Administrative Support Specialist II - G113 - Clerk of Council

Job Title

Columbus Consolidated Government

$15.91 Hourly

City Hall, GA

Full-Time Regular

Job Number 2025-00000368

Department : Legislative

Division : Clerk of Council

Opening Date : 10 / 21 / 2025

Closing Date : 11 / 4 / 2025 at 11 : 59 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Maintains department files and records.

Completes special assignments as required.

Researches and prepares reports.

Develops programs and coordinates, plans, and schedules special events.

Responds to requests, complaints, or concerns from the public.

Formats and types letters, memos, reports, contracts, and other correspondence.

Performs data entry duties; enters, tracks, and updates data.

Schedules appointments and maintains the department calendar.

Maintains inventory of supplies and equipment.

Answers the office telephone.

Enters payroll and personnel data as needed.

Trains, assigns, supervises, and evaluates personnel.

Processes incoming work orders.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Knowledge of government payroll procedures and practices.

Knowledge of government purchasing procedures.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of modern office administration.

Skill in problem-solving and decision making.

Skill in operating standard office equipment including work-related computer applications.

Skill in oral and written communication.

Ability to read, write, and perform mathematical calculations.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship / internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects.

Balancing maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.

Climbing ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.

Crawling moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.

Crouching bending body forward by bending leg, spine.

Feeling perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.

Grasping applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.

Handling picking, holding, or working with whole hand.

Hearing 1 perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.

Hearing 2 receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.

Kneeling bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.

Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.

Manual Dexterity picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.

Mental Acuity ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.

Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.

Pushing use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.

Reaching extending hands or arms in any direction.

Repetitive Motion substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.

Speaking expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.

Standing for sustained periods of time.

Stooping bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.

Talking 1 expressing ideas by spoken word

Talking 2 shouting to be heard above ambient noise.

Visual Acuity 1 prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.

Visual Acuity 2 color, depth perception, field of vision.

Visual Acuity 3 determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities / structures.

Visual Acuity 4 operate motor vehicles / heavy equipment.

Visual Acuity 5 close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measuring devices, or fabricate parts.

Walking on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed while intermittently standing, stooping, walking, bending, or crouching. The employee frequently lifts light and heavy objects, climbs ladders, and uses tools or equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity.

Compensation and Benefits

The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following :

Low-cost Medical Insurance

Prescription Drug Plan

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Supplemental Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Credit Union

Direct Deposit

12 Paid Holidays

Vacation Leave

Sick Leave

PERK Time Off

Retirement Plan

Supplemental Retirement Plan

Free and Discounted Services

Employee Assistance Program

Take advantage of these free and discounted City Services offered to all City Employees.

Discounted Movie Tickets

Free Notary Services

Ride a Metra Bus for Free

Free Mulch

Free Fire / Safety Home Inspection

Driver's Training for Employee Dependents

Oxbow / Bull Creek Golf Course discounts

River Center Discounts

Cell Phone Carrier Discounts

Retirement Plan The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a defined benefit retirement plan to eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety. Employees in the pension plan must meet both age and years of service requirements to qualify for retirement. The current vesting period is ten years, and the current pension contribution rate is 8% of your gross salary. Supplemental Retirement Plan The Columbus Consolidated Government offers a Deferred Compensation Plan or supplemental retirement plan that is tax deferred. This plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account. Your compensation is more than a paycheck, it allows you to plan for your financial future as well.