Administrative Assistant for Town Clerk/Board of Health

The town of Avon seeks an Administrative Assistant to provide primary general administrative support to the Town Clerk and Board of Health as well as intermittent administrative support to various Town Hall offices.

This position has frequent contact with the public and requires a high level of customer service. Essential duties include answering the telephone, waiting at the counter, daily sorting of incoming mail to all departments, collecting, and recording money received. Issues annual dog licenses and certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates. Assists with the preparations for Town Meeting, elections, and record keeping of such events. Post public meetings in a timely manner. Assists with keeping the Town’s website, Facebook page, and television monitor, current with relative information and events.

Qualifications include an associate degree, advanced degree preferred. A minimum of three years of related experience in working with the public in a municipal environment and/or related administrative assistant/office work is required. Additionally, experience in resolving difficult customer service requests is helpful. User knowledge of personal computers and Windows-based software programs. Notary Public certification by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts strongly encouraged. The work week is Monday through Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mandatory overtime is required for elections, town meetings, and other public matters. This is an AFSCME union position with full benefits. The salary range for this position is $26.28 to $31.40/hour.

Please send your cover letter, town application, and resume to Shanna Faro, Human Resources Director, 65 East Main St., Avon, MA 02322 or by e-mail at hr@avon-ma.gov. Full job description, employment application, and instructions for applying can be found at avon-ma.gov. Preference will be given to candidates who apply before March 25. This Position will remain open until filled. EOE/AA