Administrative Assistant – Police Department
Job Description:
The Town of Woodstock is seeking professional, collaborative, and courteous individual to join the Police Department as an Administrative Assistant. The Administrative Assistant position performs intermediate skilled administrative support work performing administrative and clerical functions for an assigned department. Responsibilities include preparing reports and correspondence, maintaining files, ordering supplies, greeting the public, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the assigned supervisor.
The position’s required knowledge, skills and abilities include thorough knowledge of the methods, procedures and policies of the assigned department; thorough knowledge of the laws, ordinances, regulations, and standards pertaining to the specific duties and responsibilities of the position; thorough knowledge of modern office practices and procedures including word processing, spreadsheet, and file maintenance programs; general knowledge of arithmetic, spelling, grammar and punctuation; ability to organize workflow and coordinate activities; ability to develop and modify work procedures, methods and processes to improve efficiency; ability to maintain a variety of moderately complex records and to compile data from them; ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; ability to exercise tact and courtesy in frequent contact with citizens; ability to maintain effective relationships with co-workers, supervisors, vendors, and the general public.
The position requires a high school diploma or GED and moderate experience in office administration, customer service, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
