City Overview: The Historic City of Mount Rainier, MD is a residential community sitting on the border of Washington DC and Prince Georges County, MD. Serving 8,500 residents, the community is a small urban oasis of historic homes and unique shops. Position Summary: Under the supervison of the Director of Code Compliance, the Administrative Assistant receives, logs, and distributes building plans for plan checking; checks and review permit applications and supporting documents for proper form, sufficiency of information, and conformance with legal standards;and issue permit as authorized. This is a full-time, non-exempt, position. Salary: Salary range is $42,634 to $46,044, commensurate with experience. Essential Administrative Function: - Performs basic administrative support and customer service duties within scope of authority and training; duties may vary according to job assignment.
- Greets the public and responds to routine inquires such as requests for records, reports and information.
- Provides customer services, information and assistance to customers and clients; answers questions and resolves issues within scope of authority.
- Provides clerical support, including data input, correspondence, copies, and mail.
- Processes and updates computer data and record files for area of assignment.
- Arranges and sets up meetings, meeting rooms, and equipment.
- Processes purchase requests, invoices and other administrative forms and records, and maintains supplies inventory.
- Prepares and distributes training and presentation materials and program flyers.
- Resolves routine problems encountered in performance of work assignments.
- Refers matters beyond the scope of authority and training to supervisor for resolution.
- Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues and City information; performs other duties as required or assigned..
Essential Permit/Licensing Function: - Receive and review building applications from residents, contractors, and business owners.
- Verify that projects have obtained all necessary county approvals.
- Calculate and verify valuations and fees; accept payments; issue permit as authorized.
- Maintain records and prepare reports as required.
- Log, schedule inspection requests, and prepare field files for daily for inspectors as needed.
- Prepare Certificate of Occupancy as required.
- Assist code inspectors in coordinating inspection requests; perform clerical duties to assist as
- needed.
Supervisory Responsibility: This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.
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