Administrative Technician

Job Description:

Administrative Technician

Description

Pay Range: $21.26/hr. - $26.57/hr. | $44,219 - $55,273 annually

Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Administrative Technician job is available with the City of Fort Worth Police Department / Traffic Division. This position will contribute to the City’s strategic goals, mission and vision by providing clerical and administrative support to the Traffic Division Captain including performing a variety of routine fiscal and administrative tasks for staff and management personnel in assigned area of responsibility.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in Business, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Office Administration or a related field.
• Two (2) years of clerical and administrative experience.
• Must pass Drug Screen and CJIS.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel), PeopleSoft (ERP) and Adobe Acrobat Sign.
• Experience with sworn civil service.
• Extensive telephone and public contact customer service skills.
• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish).

The Administrative Technician job responsibilities include:

• Provides administrative assistance to staff by preparing documents. Processes travel documents, employee travel reimbursement requests and conference registrations.
• Provides administrative support by verifying costs for various budget items, gathering data, and entering data into City systems. Ensuring financial/budget practices adherence to department guidelines.
• Process requisitions and purchase materials and supplies to maintain inventory
• Document overtime for major events (e.g., 211').
• Reconcile P-Cards and review for compliance.
• Receive invoices and ensure accurate processing for payment.
• Create spenddowns for the fiscal year and track expenditures.

Working Conditions

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Conviction

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class. Final candidates selected for hire in the Police Department will be subject to fingerprint/criminal history background check and polygraph examination, Applicants must not have used marijuana during the previous two (2) years, nor illegally used any controlled substances within the last five (5) years.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.