What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planning Assistant - Housing Programs position at City of Lakeland, Civil Service?
This is paraprofessional work in the field of affordable housing programs. An employee in this classification assists with various affordable housing incentive reviews. The employee works independently on routine tasks but is supervised on special or complex projects. The employee works in a team environment.
This posting will close after the receipt of the first 20 qualified applicants or 1 week, whichever comes first.
- Intakes and tracks applications for housing programs.
- Ensures efficient and accurate operations through regular coordination, communication, and production of detailed timelines and workflows.
- Conducts and tabulates surveys and prepares results in report and graphic form.
- Prepares correspondence, legal advertisements, meeting minutes, and other documentation as required.
- Performs and documents research activities and performs basic statistical analysis of data.
- Utilizes Microsoft programs to format and prepare final documents, including special presentation graphics.
- Works with other City of Lakeland employees, contracted employees, vendors, customers, and the public on various projects as required.
- May be required to participate and/or facilitate training to support departmental or City initiatives and requirements.
- May be required to work overtime or alternate hours as necessary for the efficient operation of the department.
- Position designated Mission Critical.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:
- Participates in public planning meetings.
- Performs related work as required.
- Associate degree from an accredited college or university.
- Six months of experience in personal computer applications, including report production.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
- Must maintain a valid telephone number.
- Knowledge of business English, grammar, spelling and arithmetic.
- Skill in using Microsoft Office and Adobe products to create and maintain reports and other documents.
- Ability to accurately compile data and conduct basic planning studies.
- Ability and willingness to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervising personnel, co-workers, other City employees, the media, civic organizations, and the public.
- Ability to compose professional correspondence and perform routine office management details without direct supervision.
- Ability to organize information and effectively present the information in tables, reports, and graphics.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing sometimes, exerting up to ten pounds of force regularly, and routine keyboard operations.
- The job risks exposure to no significant environmental hazards.
- The job requires normal visual acuity, field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, depth perception, and texture perception.
All City of Lakeland positions are subject to testing (e.g. written, oral, performance, computerized, interview, and/or any combination). Candidates selected for testing will be notified via email or telephone. Please check your e-mail and telephone messages regularly, including "junk" folders. Test times and locations to be announced.
THE CITY OF LAKELAND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER AND A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
Salary : $43,646 - $64,117
