Career Opportunities - Polk BoCC

Career Opportunities

Polk County, in partnership with Source2, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing firm, is recruiting exceptional candidates for various positions across the organization. If you are looking for an opportunity to join one of Florida's leading municipal governments please apply below.

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Polk County is positioned at the center of Florida's business universe. The geographic center of Florida, Polk lies on the I-4 Corridor, 25 miles east of Tampa and 25 miles west of Orlando. As the geographic center of Florida, it is estimated that more than 7.5 million people reside within a 100 mile radius of Polk County. This is one of the largest concentrations of population in the southeast.

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Secretary II

Job Title: Secretary II

Job ID: 956877

Begin Date: 6/24/15

Duration

Location: Bartow, FL 33830

Other Location

Description: Secretary II-Parks Natural Resources

This position is recruited and staffed under Source2 for a probationary period of one year prior to BOCC

Must have the physical, developmental and mental ability to perform job tasks, work efforts, responsibilities and duties of the job illustrated below:

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

Will include many if not all of the following:

·    Assists Division Director, supervisory management and other office personnel by performing secretarial and related office work, which follows the established procedures, practices, and policies of the assigned office using personal computers and other general office equipment.
·    Acts as personal assistant to Division Director by assisting, initiating and carrying to completion various administrative duties and independently follows up or processes project information, meetings, or actions including secretarial and related clerical program/work duties.
·    Independently drafts, prepares, proofreads, types, processes and/or researches forms, memoranda, letters, records, reports, summaries, and other related office material using
word processing and other software utilized by the work unit.
·    Assembles division agenda and related material for meetings, conferences, and other related work unit needs/requirements.
·    Posts data, fiscal information or other record keeping information either by written notation, or by entering such information into personal computer database systems.
·    Reviews statements, and ensures that fiscal matters, reports, statements and purchase orders are calculated and extended correctly.
·    Deals with the public, other employees or officials via telephone or in person guiding them according to the unit's established procedures, providing information and responding to inquiries as directed or trained by supervisor.
·    May act as office receptionist.
·    May handle routine mail duties.
·    Maintains and schedules appointment calendar, advising others of appointments and meetings.
·    Takes and transcribes dictation and/or meeting minutes when required by the assigned unit/office.
·    Makes necessary travel arrangements; secures and provides tickets and other reservation materials and finalizes schedule itinerary.
·    May supervise the work of others.
·    Performs related duties as required

·    Knowledge of business English, punctuation, spelling and arithmetic.
·    Knowledge of general office practices and procedures and record keeping methods.
·    Ability to work independently and adhere to prescribed routines and practices.
·    Ability to learn assigned secretarial and clerical task of office assigned.
·    Ability to prepare or draft routine documents and compose business letters, memoranda and related forms and program materials.
·    Ability to make mathematical computations and tabulations accurately and with reasonable speed.
·    Ability to meet and deal courteously and work effectively with employees, officials and the public.
·    Ability to use personal computers, related software and other office equipment of the assigned work unit.
·    Ability to operate and provide general care and maintenance of office machines and equipment.
·    Skill in typing at a prescribed rate of speed.
·    Ability to take and transcribe dictation should it be required.
·    Ability to oversee the work of others when assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

·    Graduate of an accredited high school or possess an acceptable equivalency diploma and have a minimum of three (3) years secretarial office or clerical work experience.
·    Must be able to type a minimum of 45 CWPM with a maximum of 10 errors.
·    Must be able to utilize all features afforded by word processing and other required software and personal computers utilized by the assigned work unit.
·    A comparable amount of training and related experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Location-Parks and Natural Resources
Work Schedule-Monday-Friday- 8AM-5PM
Rate of Pay-$12.89
Closing-Pending-Will close without notice

Required Skills: 3 years experience and typing test at the time of application to be considered further. You must type a minimum of 45 words per minute.