The City of Topeka’s Property Maintenance Unit is seeking an organized individual to serve as its Office Assistant III. This position performs advanced administrative and clerical duties to support the department’s operations.
What you'll do:
- Greet visitors, address inquiries, resolve issues, and escalate to appropriate personnel when necessary.
- Answer and direct phone calls, emails and other correspondence.
- File, retrieve and maintain physical and digital records.
- Collect, manage and distribute ingoing and outgoing mail.
The ideal candidate:
- Is highly organized with the ability to multi-task.
- Is passionate about providing excellent customer service.
- Has demonstrated experience operating basic office equipment.
- Possesses excellent communication skills.
Minimum qualifications:
- High School diploma or its equivalent is required.
- Minimum of three (3) years of clerical experience is required, including experience operating standard office software.
- Three (3) years of customer service experience is preferred.
- Must pass an extensive background check, including a Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) background check, KBI fingerprinting, and polygraph.
Entry Rate of Pay - $18.71 per hour
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The City of Topeka offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Health/Dental/Prescription Insurance
- Kansas Public Employee Retirement System.
- Generous paid Vacation and Sick leave
- Paid Life/Long Term Disability Insurance
- Deferred Comp Savings Plan
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Onsite Health & Wellness Clinic
- Free in-house full-service fitness facility
- Employee Assistance Program
The City of Topeka is an Equal Opportunity Employer
