Administrative Assistant I - The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Riverside, CA
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Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
As an Administrative Assistant I within the WSO Operations Support Services (OSS) Section Administrative Services team, you will be responsible for providing a wide variety of administrative support to management and staff in a field office environment. Your responsibilities will include assisting with processing purchase requisitions for construction or operations-related work, maintaining job files, meeting/event support, maintaining supplies, mail distribution, compiling information and preparing reports, and responding to immediate and time-sensitive requests and assignments.
In addition to exceptional customer service, your ability to succeed in this role depends on your attention to detail, teamwork, willingness to learn, time management, organizational skills, administrative skills, and ability to communicate and interact with others effectively. You may also assist and perform similar duties at the Weymouth facility in La Verne, California, when necessary.
This job announcement is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification/job.
To view the full job description click here: Administrative Assistant I
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: A high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and four years of relevant experience; or Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and two years of relevant experience; or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
Relevant Experience is defined as: administrative work experience assisting in purchasing goods and/or services, assisting in preparing business documents and reports, maintaining databases, and record keeping.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.
JOB-RELATED SELECTION CRITERIA
25% Interpersonal Effectiveness
20% Technical knowledge/Skills
20% Customer Service Skills
15% Job Preparation (education, experience, and training relevant to the position)
10% Organizational Skills
10% Oral Communication
100% Total
Benefits:
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements
• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis
• On-site fitness center
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)
ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan’s mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan’s facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 830 miles of pipeline, and 15 hydroelectric power plants.
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).
Job Status:
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