Planning Clerk
Planning Clerk
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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent fostering growth opportunities and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:- Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Assistance Program
Description
This is a journey-level position utilizing a balanced amount of independence judgement and discretion. This classification is responsible for providing clerical administrative and customer service support for public boards and commissions including but not limited to the City Planning Commission Commission of Architectural Review Board of Zoning Appeals History and Culture Commission Urban Design Committee and Public Art Commission.
Supervision Exercised/Received:- Exercised: typically does not supervise other employees
- Received: typically reports to a Deputy Director Senior Manager or Program and Operations Manager
- Note:other reporting relationships may apply
Duties include but are not limited to
Duties may include but are not limited to:
- Preparing documents for meetings and workshops
- Providing administrative and technical support at meetings and workshops
- Taking minutes transcribing notes and using audiovisual devices to record meetings
- Assisting with the management retention and responses to inquiries of public records
- Preparing filing and retrieving documents (both in paper and electronic format)
- Providing customer service (telephone e-mail and in-person correspondence and routing)
- Creating publications presentations and content for websites and public distribution
Qualifications Special Certifications and Licenses
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary
Knowledge (some combination of the following):- City rules legal codes board and commission functions and parliamentary processes
- Common office software such as Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook Word PowerPoint)
- Standard office equipment including computers telephones copiers fax machines scanners presentation easels and audiovisual devices
- English language and grammar
- Basic knowledge of state and local land use laws and zoning codes
- Basic knowledge of principles methods and practices of land use planning and zoning and how they affect each other
Skills (some combination of the following):- Document preparation and handling
- Administrative and technical support
- Meeting management
- Public records management
- Customer service
- Content creation including presentations publications content for websites and public distribution
- Be adaptable
- Think critically utilizing logic and reason to identify solutions
- Effectively communicate with staff and clients
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:- High School Diploma or GED
- Two (2) years of advanced administrative assistant experience with experience in taking meeting minutes and transcribing notes
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
- No special certification or license required
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Associates degree in a related area
- Four (4) years of advanced administrative assistant experience with experience in taking meeting minutes and transcribing notes
- Experience working for local government in an urban environment
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond 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.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Jessica McKenzie Human Resources Manager by email at .
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
