What are the responsibilities and job description for the Office Assistant - McGough Nature Preserve position at City of Largo, FL?
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Mission: Provide Superior Services that Inspire Community Pride
Vision: To be the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay
Values: Integrity, Collaboration, Passion, Creativity
Largo's commitment to a High Performance Organization (HPO) model builds a flexible and resilient organization that intentionally builds leadership capacity at all levels of the organization.
CITY OF LARGO ... Naturally A Great Place to Work!
Closing:
02/15/2025
Salary:
$15.83 hourly rate
Job Summary:
Nature Center Receptionist – Where Work Feels Like an Adventure!Are you passionate about nature, wildlife, and engaging with people? Do you love greeting visitors with a smile and making them feel welcome? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Join our Nature Center Team as an Entry-Level Receptionist, where every day is filled with friendly faces, fascinating animals, and the beauty of the great outdoors.
Hours/Days for this position are Sunday through Tuesday. Up to 20 hours a week.
What You’ll Do:
Greet and assist a steady flow of visitors with enthusiasm and warmth
Provide information about our nature center, exhibits, and programs
Perform basic clerical tasks following well-established procedures
Support staff in daily operations and help care for educational animals
Answer calls, respond to inquiries, and direct guests as needed
What We’re Looking For:
✔️ Friendly and outgoing personality with great customer service skills
✔️ Passion for nature, wildlife, and environmental education
✔️ Organized and detail-oriented with basic clerical abilities
✔️ Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with frequent public interaction
✔️ Ability to follow guidelines, policies, and procedures effectively
Why You’ll Love This Job:
Work in a fun and dynamic setting surrounded by nature and wildlife
Be part of a passionate and welcoming team
Gain hands-on experience in environmental education and customer service
Enjoy a unique workplace where animals might just be your next co-worker!
If you’re ready to bring your enthusiasm for nature and people to our team, apply today and start
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
All employees share components of leadership, management, technical, and team skills to assist in making the City of Largo the community of choice in Tampa Bay.
Leadership
- Demonstrates an understanding and reflection of the City’s mission, vision, and values and a commitment to achieve organizational goals aligned with the City’s strategic plan
- Champions a high performance work culture that encourages and embraces new ideas, develops individuals and welcomes and encourages diverse perspectives
- Articulates strategic and innovative thinking and provides clarity to deliver superior services
- Approaches the job with enthusiasm and curiosity to promote a solutions-oriented work culture
Management
- Effectively manages assignments and priorities to ensure the fulfillment of projects, tasks, and responsibilities
- Follows suggested procedures to assure the highest standards of risk management, employee safety and risk avoidance
Technical
- Provides customer service to visitors
- Makes simple postings to various clerical and fiscal records
- Signs for all deliveries and mail distributions
- Serves as the department receptionist, answering and directing telephone calls and routing visitors to the appropriate location; assists the public in preparing forms and statements, and in processing complaints
- Copies and files daily reports and supporting documentation for dissemination internally and to other agencies
- Assists other City staff in obtaining information, receiving copies of reports, printing and distributing reports, and taking and distributing messages
- Prepares simple records involving numerical, tabular, or personal history data
- Types basic information on cards, labels, or similar reference sources; sorts documents according to routine classifications
- Opens, sorts, and delivers mail; delivers office supplies and similar items to various locations
- Prepares records and files for microfilming or archive storage, and creates new books and file folders for new records and files
- Inputs and retrieves data from a computer system; ensures data has accurately been entered into computerized records; compares internal department records to external agency databases
- Participates in the maintenance and upkeep of legal records and record keeping systems
Team Skills
- Supports honest and transparent decision-making
- Collaborates with all team members in a way that builds upon ideas and takes personal accountability and ownership of projects, roles, and assignments
- Openly exhibits a positive attitude, in words and action, and encourages others to do the same
Performs related work as required.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE STATUS: As a condition of employment, City of Largo employees will be required to work as directed during an undeclared and/or a declared emergency. All employees are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the official job description.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or general education diploma (GED), and two (2) years experience in office or related clerical work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Valid Driver's License
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of business English, spelling, arithmetic, and office practices and procedures
- Ability to:
- meet and deal courteously with the general public
- understand and follow oral and written instructions
- learn assigned clerical tasks readily and to adhere to prescribed routines
- make arithmetic computations and tabulations accurately and with reasonable speed
- type and operate a computer keyboard
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work Environment: 99% inside a climate controlled building; 1% outside which may include driving.
Physical Requirements: The essential functions of the job require: sitting approximately six (6) hours per day, standing approximately one (1) hour per day, and walking approximately one (1) hour per day. The work often requires: bending/stooping, climbing, crawling, fine manipulations, grasping, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, lifting/carrying of objects weighing up to 15 pounds; occasionally lifting/carrying of objects weighing 15 to 44 pounds.
Sensory Requirements: Hearing: Ability to understand what others are saying in normal conversation in person and on the telephone. Speaking: Ability to communicate orally with others in person and on the telephone. Seeing: Ability to see and read computer monitor screens, detect color coding, read fine and normal print, and drive.
Driving Requirements: Requires occasional driving and possession of a valid Florida Driver's License.
Technology: The work requires ability to operate telephones, smart phones, tablets, photocopiers, printers, desktop and/or laptop computers, calculators and all associated software.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
No - DRUG TESTING (Safety Sensitive)
No - CHILDCARE FINGERPRINTING
No - CREDIT CHECK
No - FDLE AND CJSTC SECURITY CLEARANCE: As mandated by the FDLE, CJSTC and the Largo Police Department, this position may be subject to additional security clearances due to access to the police department facility or police department's electronic data.
About Us
The City of Largo a great place to work, naturally! Largo is the third-largest city in Pinellas County and the fourth largest in the Tampa Bay area. Conveniently located near world-class beaches and attractions in a picturesque natural setting, Largo offers a great quality of life for residents with affordable housing and entertainment, an engaged and active community along with safe and attractive streets. The City Parks system is made up of nearly 500 acres of green space including 20 parks, 11 miles of walking trails and many opportunities to canoe, kayak, and paddleboard.
About the Organization
The organization serves over 80 thousand residents and four thousand businesses by providing superior services that inspire community pride. The organization is made up of 12 departments with a shared strategic focus on sustainability, public health & safety, and community pride.
Largo is committed to building a High-Performance Organization (HPO) model to intentionally support flexibility, resiliency, and leadership capacity at all levels of the organization. HPO empowers individuals to participate in meaningful projects and initiatives to promote employee and community engagement.
As a national Top Workplace winner three years in a row, the City of Largo is proud of our innovative, collaborative, and passionate workforce. Team members enjoy competitive compensation, professional and personal development, generous benefits and leave packages, and work-life balance. A family-friendly atmosphere, tree-lined streets, and award-winning parks just begin to define the community we serve. The City of Largo prides itself on living up to its vision of being the Community of Choice in Tampa Bay, Naturally! To learn more about the organization, please watch the
City of Largo Values
video.
About our Benefits
Team members enjoy competitive compensation, professional and personal development, generous benefits, leave packages, and a flexible work life balance. Largo provides medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as wellness benefits. Additional benefits include flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA) along with paid life insurance and AD&D coverage. Supplemental life is offered at additional cost.
Full-time team members are enrolled in a Defined Contribution Plan 401(a) with a generous 6% City match. Public Safety team members covered by IAFF (Fire) and PBA (Police) have plan provisions outlined in each union agreement. All team members are eligible to open an optional Deferred Compensation 457(b) and/or Roth 457(b).
Benefits also include 11 paid leave days and 24 hour full access to fitness centers. Continuous learning is supported through tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities. For more information on the City of Largo Employee Benefits offerings, please review our
Largo Lifeline
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