$53,019.20 - $59,196.80 Annually
- Starting Salary: $53,019.20
- After Six Months of Successful Employment: $54,038.40
- After One Year of Successful Employment: $55,140.80
- Maximum salary is achieved after three successful years of employment.
NOTE: Annual salary adjustments may also occur, based on collective bargaining agreements.
An employee in this classification performs responsible and varied assignments in the Department of Public Works, Public Service Division.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Compose and prepare correspondence, letters, and reports
- Maintain records; research and compile information; prepare reports on spreadsheet and database software
- Perform administrative functions of the Department's capital outlay expenditures
- Administer FOIA requests
- Assist in contract administration, pay estimates, and specification research
- Assist in the preparation of bid specifications, maintenance services, and contract documents
- Attend meetings as required and generate minutes of the meetings
- Assist with various work projects
- Perform related duties as assigned
By the closing date of this announcement, an applicant must:
- Be a citizen of the United States or resident alien with the right to work in the United States; and
- Have a high school diploma or a valid equivalency certificate; and
- Have a minimum of two years full-time paid secretarial work experience within the last five years. (Part-time experience may be substituted for full-time experience); and
- Have a minimum of two years full-time paid work experience utilizing Microsoft Word or other word processing software.
NOTE: Candidates will be required to submit an original high school diploma or valid equivalency certificate by the date of the interview.
PARTS OF EXAMINATION AND WEIGHTS
Written Test - 40% Interview - 60%*
NOTE: Applicants must pass the written test and interview in order to be placed on the eligible list.
* A maximum of ten applicants who score the highest on the written test will be invited to the Interview. If three applicants or fewer pass the written test, the interview will be waived, and the parts of the examination and weights will be 100% written test.
Knowledge of:
- Standard office practices including filing, record keeping and scheduling
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Formal and informal communication
Skill in:
- Organization
- Time management
- Written and verbal communication
- Typing, data entry, and basic math
- Attention to detail
Ability to:
- Interact professionally and effectively with colleagues, and the public
- Problem solve and address issues
- Adapt to changing priorities
- Work autonomously and collaboratively
NOTE: At the time of appointment, applicants are required to pass a pre-employment medical examination conducted by a physician authorized by the City of Livonia.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this examination is to establish an eligible list to fill current, future, regular, and/or temporary vacancies.
HOW TO APPLY: Applications can be completed anytime online at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/livonia. If work experience and/or specific skills are listed as qualifications, it will be the responsibility of the applicant to describe their experience and/or skills sufficiently in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application so that it may be determined if they meet the stated qualifications. Applicants who do not comply will be disqualified from further consideration. Attachments or resumes are not accepted in place of completing the information requested on the official application. Applicants will be notified by e-mail of the next steps in the examination process.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Appointees must satisfactorily complete a six-month probationary period before the appointment will be considered regular.
