Clerical Support Aide - Senior
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FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Salary Range: $15.00/hour
We anticipate hiring between the minimum and first quartile of the range, depending upon previous similar experience. Existing JHA employees may be eligible for above the first quartile but not above the top range.
Job Summary
Provide a wide range of clerical functions to support the S8 Housing Assistance Division. Route all phone calls received to the appropriate parties within the agency. Respond to all questions asked in person and on the telephone. Gives continued assistance to al clientele, which included but not limited to data entry, explaining, and received documentation, issuing receipts, copying papers, preparing folders for the other programs under Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and responding to landlord inquiries about the program.
Essential Functions
- Greets visitors to the Housing Authority's main office, answers incoming telephone calls, and provides information and assistance
- Answer telephone calls and either answer inquiries personally or transfer calls to appropriate person
- Greet persons who come to the JHA office and either assist them personally by answering questions, helping them complete forms, or directing them to others who can deal with person's concern
- Provide general information and assistance to the public
- Performs clerical duties such as completing and filing records and forms
- Heavy Microsoft Office knowledge experience
Minimum Qualifications
Education: High school graduation or GED plus 2 years of experience involving dealing with the public and using a computer or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in HCV preferred. Bilingual Preferred-But not necessary.
Other: Valid Driving License
Experience: Two years of general clerical work which included using computers and maintaining files, or and equivalent education, training, and experience.
Core Competences
Commitment: Sets high standards of performance; pursues aggressive goals and work hard/smart to achieve them; strives for results and success conveys a sense of urgency and brings issues to closure; and persists despite obstacles and opposition.
Customer Service: Meets/exceeds the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; identifies, understands monitors, and measures the needs of both internal and external customers; talks and acts with customers in mind; and recognizes working colleagues as customers.
Effective Communication: Ensures important information is passed to those who need to know; conveys necessary information clearly and effectively orally or in writing; demonstrates attention to, and conveys understanding of, the comments and questions of others; and listens effectively. Demonstrates clear understanding of Jobs Plus Program and ability to highlight goals and benefits to residents.
Responsiveness and Accountability: Demonstrates a high level of conscientiousness; hold oneself personally responsible for one's own work; and does fair share of work.
Teamwork: Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed; attends, supports, and participates in all team building exercises and events.
Adaptable/Flexible Skills: Ability to work additional hours if required and work with pressing deadlines and is task oriented. Proactively seeks work assignments when current assignments are completed-takes initiative.
Position Reports to: HCV Operations Manager
Leadership Accountability: None
Supervisory Accountability: None
Organizational Accountability: None
Financial Accountability: None
Customer Accountability: Interfaces with customers internally and externally.
We are an EOE & DFWP. Successful applicant will be required to pass a drug screening and criminal background. Section 3 candidates preferred.
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this job classification. All incumbents may not perform all the job duties listed, and some incumbents may perform some duties which are not listed, and incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this description.