Administrative Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

This is a half-time position in the Finance department, with mostly morning hours. Hourly rate is $22.85/hour. Benefits include IPERS, paid vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay. 

Duties include:

• Receiving payments for City licenses, rents, fines, services, etc. by person and by mail. Issuing receipts, balancing daily cash receipts, preparing deposit slips, and maintaining various records of funds collected.
• Sorting and distributing mail to City departments.
• Answering the telephone and transferring calls to appropriate City personnel.
• Receiving inquiries for information from the public and City employees by telephone and in person; providing routine information in response to these requests.
• Performs other clerical duties in the department as needed. 

Qualifications include: 

Completion of high school

At least one year experience or course work in general clerical or secretarial field

Experience in dealing with the public

Considerable knowledge of secretarial practices and procedures. 

Skill in working with confidential information

Ability to operate a personal computer including word, excel, and various software programs

Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions

Ability to make simple computations and tabulations with speed and accuracy

Must reside within 30 air miles of Muscatine city limits

Must pass post offer physical and drug screen 

Hiring Process
For civil service positions, applications are screened for minimum qualifications. Applicants meeting the criteria will be invited to participate in the civil service testing process.

For non-civil service positions, the hiring process is established in a manner appropriate for the position. It is the City’s goal to successfully match the right candidates for the right positions.

It is the policy of the City of Muscatine not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, religion, or disability. The City is an EQUAL. OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER, and recognizes the requirements of THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. The City of Muscatine has also made a strong commitment to employees and the public to provide a safe and drug-free work environment through the implementation of a DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM.

The CITY OF MUSCATINE has, and will continue to make, a reasonable commitment toward achieving the spirit and intent of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination against the handicapped/disabled.