Solid Waste Division Clerk
Description
Perform a wide variety of general clerical duties for assigned department or division; and provide information and assistance to the public.
Essential Functions
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Generate tickets with interfaced scale software program on material brought to landfill and transfer station. Perform initial waste screening. Calculate and assess overweight charges as needed
Perform a wide variety of routine clerical work including filing, verifying and recording information.
Act as a receptionist; answer the telephone and assist the general public; provide general information on departmental and City policies and procedures as required; refer calls to appropriate department personnel.
Perform record keeping.
Ensure that inspections are performed on at least 1% of loads. Make certain that documentation is complete, and recorded and filed properly.
Operate computer, typewriter, adding machine, copy/fax machine and other office equipment.
Sort and file documents and records; maintain alphabetical, index and cross-reference files as well as notebooks of documentation as per permit regulations.
Receive, sort and distribute incoming and outgoing correspondence.
May maintain yard, including, but not limited to, mowing, watering, string trimming, weeding, hedge trimming and pruning.
May maintain office, including, but not limited to, dusting, sweeping, mopping, and painting as requested.
May maintain sidewalk and scale including, but not limited to, shoveling snow and applying de-icier, applying oil-dry material, and removing trash.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge of:
English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Principles and procedures of record keeping and word processing.
Basic mathematical principles.
Modern office methods, practices, procedures and computer equipment.
Business letter writing and report preparation.
Waste screening for special wastes.
Ability to:
Perform routine clerical work with ease and accuracy.
Multi-task effectively.
Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
Type at a speed necessary for successful job performance.
Perform simple mathematical calculations.
Work courteously with the general public over the telephone or in person.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Supplemental Information
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
No experience is required. Previous clerical experience is desirable.
Training:
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
License or Certification:
None required.
Working Hours:
Saturdays 6:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Salary:
Position will start at the entry level of the City's salary table. Consideration may be given if experience exceeds entry level qualifications.
Other:
Candidates are subject to a background check.