Salary : $36,587.20 Annually
Location : New Braunfels
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 2300090
Department: Animal Control
Opening Date: 09/06/2023
Closing Date: 9/20/2023 5:00 PM Central
Pay Grade: N3
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Incomplete applications will be rejected. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application and/or the Work History section.
Any position posted may be closed or extended at any particular time during the advertisement period, at the discretion of Comal County.
Summary
SUMMARY
This position serves the Animal Control Department and falls under the supervision of the Animal Control Officer II. Responsible for performing administrative/clerical duties. Serves as primary focal point for all public inquiries via telephone and walk-in traffic. Assists with special projects, correspondence preparation, and office upkeep.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Duties include the following:
- Answer and direct incoming phone calls to Animal Control. Be able to dispatch appropriate agency and/or personnel as needed.
- Handle telephone inquiries and direct callers to appropriate departments or agencies. Provide callers with sufficient information to preclude unnecessary referral.
- Prepare correspondence in accordance with instructions received by the Animal Control Officers, assuring accurate and timely output.
- Assist with incoming/outgoing mail to include proper certifications, protection of contents, and correct routing.
- Draft statements/various communications for affected departments, as required.
- Assist with special programs/projects, as needed.
- Assist with clerical duties related to general administration, including scheduling appointments.
- Assist with the general upkeep of office area; maintain office supplies, and office equipment.
- Type, copy, receive and route mail, maintain files for the offices of Animal Control.
- Other clerical duties as requested.
- Attendance is an essential function of the job.
Note: The duties listed above are intended as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is assigned by the supervisor.
Mandatory Qualifications
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High School diploma or GED equivalent required; previous clerical experience and/or training preferred.
Desired Minimum Qualifications
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, write and understand the English language.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and calculate the percentages.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This is a sedentary position. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finer, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision with correction.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
*If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, the interview process, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please direct your inquires to Comal County Human Resources at (830) 643-5859 or
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