Location: Lawrenceville,GA, USA
Class Summary
Job Description
This position provides a wide variety of administrative support duties to the Office of Professional Standards (OPS) which is comprised of the Background Investigations and Recruiting units. These units are responsible for filling vacant sworn and non-sworn positions.
Essential Duties
* Provides administrative support such as coordinating meetings & agendas.
* Edits and prepares newsletters, brochures and basic reports.
* Researches and keys information in department reporting systems.
* Maintains and updates records associated with Police Services recruitment.
* Performs background checks.
* Prepares and processes personnel transaction forms.
* Verifies timesheets, tracks performance evaluations, and maintains other related personnel information.
* Performs basic office duties such as answering phones, copying, filing, faxing, distributing mail.
Grade & Salary
The grade for this position is B21(1).
Minimum Qualifications
* High School Diploma, or G.E.D.;
* Two (2) years of administrative support or related office experience;
* Or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above;
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience using an Applicant Tracking Tool, such as Neogov or other tool.
* Advanced Microsoft skills (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Other Job Requirements/Information
* This position may require travel up to 6 times a year.
* This is a civilian position in a public safety department. Due to the sensitive nature of this position, a public safety background check is required to include motor vehicle histories, criminal histories, and finger printing.
For information related to position specific Essential Duties, Knowledge, Skills, and Physical requirements, click here.
NOTE: The class specifications listed on this site are not the official class specifications for Gwinnett County and are subject to change.
THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM.
Additional Information
Police Department
For more information about this department, please click here.
About Gwinnett County
Welcome to Gwinnett County - one of America's fastest-growing counties for the past 20 years. Our dynamic and exciting county combines the best of big-city living with the comforts of the suburbs.
The county's population in 2000 was about 588,448 and we've only continued to grow since then, with the population expected to reach one million by the year 2022.
Gwinnett has many advantages, beginning with its location and road system. The county is just 45 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Thanks to this location, 80 percent of the U.S. population is within a two-hour flight. Georgia Highway 316 has been extended to Athens, reducing travel time to the University of Georgia to 25 minutes. Gwinnett's infrastructure includes more than 2,750 miles of roadways to provide excellent mobility for our residents.
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