Office Assistant

City of Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth, Texas United States  View Map
Posted: Apr 04, 2025
  • Part Time
  • Clerical and Administrative Support
  • Job Description

    Pay Range: $17.11/hr. - $21.31hr. | $37,440 - $44,326 annual compensation

    Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, April 10, 2025

    Workdays & Hours: Part-time position, 29 hours; the number of hours will fluctuate depending on Department needs but cannot exceed an average of 29 hours. Nights and weekends are common with some holidays.

    Benefits for this position include: (Part-time job with no available full-time employee benefits)

    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.

    A Part-Time Office Assistant job is available with the City of Fort Worth Police Department Code Blue Unit. This position will contribute to the City’s strategic goals, mission and vision by providing professional support to both general employees and sworn police officers at all levels.

    Minimum Qualifications:
    • High school diploma/GED certification.
    • Two (2) years of responsible clerical experience.
    • Must pass Drug Screen and background check.

    Preferred Qualifications:
    • Higher levels of education and clerical experience as it relates to the vacancy;
    • Experience working with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel (A successful candidate will have intermediate level proficiency in Excel);
    • Extensive telephone and public contact customer service skills;
    • Experience in PeopleSoft or a similar human resources system.

    The Office Assistant job responsibilities include:
    • Collecting, processing and distributing correspondence and other materials within the department;
    • Filing documents and reports in an organized manner according to department specifications; organizing, filing and retrieving departmental or divisional records;
    • Assists with special department events.
    • Engage with the community, educate citizens about the Code Blue Program
    • Must drive personal vehicle to multiple worksite
    • Payroll type monitoring of volunteered hours, including creating and maintaining various
    • Spreadsheets (Volunteers hours)
    • Work with uniformed police officers daily
    • Ability to work independently and in a team atmosphere
    • Ability to adapt to a change environment and handle multiple priorities
    • Coordinate volunteer activities including
      • crime scene grid searches (may see body parts and other evidence)
      • assist with training (includes firearm and recruit training)
      • maintaining time logs of volunteer hours

    Organize events
      • preparation of food
      • setting up and clean up
      • training
      • recruitment

    Working Conditions

    Final candidates selected for hire in the Police Department will be subject to a 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 ten (10) years.

    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.

    Physical Demands

    Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work

    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.
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • City of Fort Worth
    • City of Fort Worth

    The Community

    The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
    Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.

    Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.

    There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.

    Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.

    Exciting Growth & Future Development

    One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.

    Mission

    We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.

    Vision

    Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.

    Benefits That Are Well Worth It

    The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.

    Medical Program

    The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.

    The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s

    primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.

    The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).

    • Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
    • Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.

    Vacation

    Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
    6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.

    Holidays

    Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.

    Wellness Program

    The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.

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