The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County provides opportunities for people to connect with nature. We offer to the public 60 forest preserves 166 miles of trails 47 miles of rivers and streams and 6 nature and cultural centers. We have 6 million visitors each year.
The Districts mission is to acquire and hold lands containing forests prairies wetlands and associated plant communities or lands capable of being restored to such natural conditions for the purpose of protecting and preserving the flora fauna and scenic beauty for the education pleasure and recreation of its citizens.
Job Summary
This position provides highlevel administrative and technical assistance necessary for the daily operations and administration of the Law Enforcement department specifically with training inventory recordkeeping and other administrative support tasks.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform daytoday administrative duties including filing opening and distributing mail scanning of documents and preparing documents for meetings.
- Utilize suite of Microsoft office software products to create prepare and modify a variety of reports and documents.
- Compose and type correspondence. Create and maintain recordkeeping reports and filing systems. Assist with research and document preparation on special projects of a sensitive nature.
- Assist with the coordination of trainings including registration preparation of agenda coordination and distribution of materials and notification of members. Create and distribute training record reports.
- Assist with the purchasing of equipment uniforms and supplies. Maintain inventory and reconcile invoicing.
- Plan support and participate in special events and sponsorship activities.
- Assist with the police lobby: greet and provide information to the public and other internal and external contacts regarding District rules policies and activities. Accept and process payments. Receive and relay complaints in accordance with department policy practices and procedures.
- Foster a working environment that promotes safe work habits; Become familiar with and observe all applicable safety rules policies and work procedures; Follow all safety rules that pertain to the duties performed and support all aspects of the districts safety and risk management program; Keep work area clean orderly and free of hazards; Immediately report all unsafe conditions and incidents.
- Maintain a supportive working environment and demonstrate a desire to exceed the expectations of internal and external customers.
- Perform other duties as required.
Requirements:
- Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of hire.
- High School Diploma/GED required; 13 years of related experience in an administrative role; or equivalent combination of education training and experience.
- Successfully complete a criminal history check through the Law Enforcement department as well as submit fingerprints for federal and state check prior to hire date.
- Ability to perform job duties with a high degree of tact and discretion while dealing with confidential materials and actions.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to maintain complete accurate and organized records.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to establish rapport and maintain effective working relationships with the public vendors elected officials and staff.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects while interpreting and applying complex written and verbal instructions.
Schedule: Part Time 20 hours per week consisting of four 5hour days a week. Tuesday Friday preferred.
Location: Office setting at Forest Preserve District Headquarters in Wheaton IL.
Starting Salary: $20.79 23.39 an hour.
Eligible for performance review and possible pay increases biannually.
Benefits: Vision insurance Flex Spending Deferred Compensation AFLAC PrePaid Legal Coverage Credit Union Optional Life Insurance Tuition Reimbursement 12 paid Holidays Vacation Days Personal Days Pension through Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace built on a foundation of respect integrity teamwork and excellence. Our organization provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Required Experience:
IC