Registration Clerk​/Office Assistant

This position is open until filled, with a close date of January 19, 2025 at 11:59 P.M.

NOTE:

Schedule for this position is Monday - Friday, 10:00a.m.

- 7:00p.m.

The City of Auburn Parks, Arts, & Recreation Department is seeking a dynamic Registration Clerk / Office Assistant
. This position performs routine clerical work that includes basic keyboarding, data entry, calculating, filing, and frequent interaction with the public in person and over the phone.

• Customer service
• General understanding of the recreation department/field
• Experience with cash handling
• Experience with program registration or facility bookings

Auburn's Recreation Division provides opportunities for the public to participate in diverse recreational programs and activities designed to meet the needs of the community. These programs include preschool, youth, teen, and adult leisure programs; youth, teen, and adult athletics; fitness and wellness programs; programs designed to provide social and recreational opportunities to senior citizens and those with special needs, and a host of special events suitable for the entire family and community e information about our Recreation division is available on the City website.

The City of Auburn is home to over 80,000 residents and encompasses over 29.8 square miles of land, two rivers, and is part of two counties—King and Pierce. The City operates as a strong‑mayor form of mayor‑council government, with a City Council of seven at‑large members.

• Courteously and effectively work with public officials, citizens, registrants, special populations participants, and other employees, both in person and over the phone.
• Greets customers as they arrive at the building.
• Assist the public with a wide variety of information pertaining to City and department programs, facilities, services and community activities.
• Act as a cashier for department program fees; reconciles funds.
• Take messages and complaints from citizens and the community in a polite and professional manner. Determine nature of message or complaint and, if it cannot be resolved by employee, refers to appropriate staff or department head.
• Develop, update and generate class rosters and mailing lists for Parks, Arts and Recreation programs.
• Be responsible for administration of the ACTIVENet database to schedule, record and process class and athletic programs.

While these duties may be a primary focus of this job, the full job announcement includes a more comprehensive list of responsibilities. The complete class specification can be reviewed by visiting the City’s website.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 year of office support experience in customer/consumer based work environment

• Ability to type and enter data accurately.
• Vocational or college courses in computer and office skills preferred.
• Cashiering experience preferred.

• Competitive salary
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision plans with employee premiums paid by the City
• Employer contributions to the State Retirement System pension plans
• 12 days of paid vacation per year (prorated)
• 11 paid holidays per year
• 2 paid floating holidays of your choice per year
• VEBA (tax‑free health savings account)
• Optional Flexible Spending benefit plan
• Deferred Compensation plan options
• Employee Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• And more!

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Team Auburn values diverse perspectives and life experiences, and welcomes applications from people who will help us consistently demonstrate the values of equity, respect, and partnership. The department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and veterans. Individuals interested in joining our team must be committed to racial, social, and economic equality for all people in our community.

The City of Auburn is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment…