Location: Lexington,KY, USA
SALARY
The minimum salary is $16.150 per hour
This position is eligible for overtime (non-exempt), if applicable.
Pay Grade 509
FILING DEADLINE DATE
The deadline to apply is Monday, January 6, 2025
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this position is to provide routine staff support in a variety of functions within the Division of Youth Services.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
* High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
* One (1) year of related experience
* Additional years of related education may substitute for years of experience
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
* Answers telephones and gives information to callers, takes messages, or screens and transfers calls to appropriate individuals
* Creates, maintains, and enters information into databases
* Greets visitors and handles their inquiries or directs them to the appropriate persons according to their needs
* Completes and maintains electronic and paper forms and records in accordance with procedures and LFUCGs record retention schedule
* Communicates with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, disseminate or explain information, take orders, and address complaints
* Accepts payments, issues permits, and creates deposits as needed
* Opens, sorts, and routes incoming mail; answers correspondence, and prepares outgoing mail
* Inventories and orders materials and office supplies as needed
* Performs related work as assigned
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
* May be subject to callback and on-call duty or flexible work hours, as required, and the ability to
work weekends and holidays, as assigned or during emergencies.
* All positions require drug testing and background check before employment and may require a post job offer physical as stated in Ordinances 21-14(b), 22-13 and 23-16. In addition, positions within the Divisions of Youth Services and Family Services require Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) check, and State and National sex offender registry checks before employment.
HOW TO APPLY
Submit LFUCG electronic application through lexingtonky.gov/jobs and attach/upload applicable documents to verify your education, training, certification/license(s), or DD214 (for military preference with appropriate discharge) by filing deadline date.
RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE APPLICATION, but are highly encouraged to be attached/uploaded to the application.
Please note that the section titled Application Questionnaire has to be completed every time a new or revised application is submitted. Even if other information is pre-filled, the Questionnaire does not transfer.
* APPLICANTS WHO FAIL TO COMPLETE THE ELECTRONIC APPLICATION IN ITS ENTIRETY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER*
CLOSING STATEMENT
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government offers an outstanding benefits package. Links to our most popular benefits are below:
* Health and wellness benefits: lexingtonky.gov/working/employee-handbook#chapter-3-health-and-wellness-benefits
* Paid and unpaid time off benefits: lexingtonky.gov/working/employee-handbook#chapter-4-paid-and-unpaid-time-off-benefits
* Direct deposit is required of all employees.
The LFUCG is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, and as such is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay and other aspects of employment.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information, call, e-mail, or visit:
Division of Human Resources
200 East Main St.
Lexington, KY 40507
Phone: (859) ###-####
Website: lexingtonky.gov/jobs
E-mail: ...@lexingtonky.gov