Office Assistant

Salary: $37,000.00 - $39,000.00 Annually

Location : Wheaton, IL

Job Type: Full-time

Job Number: 25-00065

Department: Building and Zoning Department

Opening Date: 05/09/2025

Closing Date: 5/22/2025 11:59 PM Central

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are pleased to offer the current job opportunity for an Office Assistant within the County's Building and Zoning Department. This position will be responsible for clerical support to the permitting process.

This position is eligible for our complete benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union. As a team member at DuPage County, you will also have access to time off with pay on Designated Holidays or holiday pay if required to work, Vacation time, Sick time and Paid Leave.

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DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

RESPONSIBILITIES

Screens incoming calls and routes to the appropriate location

Acts as a counter clerk and receptionist, receiving individuals or directing them to the proper location

Schedule inspections, whether on the phone or in person

Provides and interprets information regarding department policies, procedures and programs to the public

Receives applications and forms, reviews that they are complete, and forwards on to the appropriate staff member

Composes original form letters, prepares packets, and enters data into systems

Receives and distributes incoming mail and responds to basic mail requests

Answers general building and departmental questions

Schedules the building inspections

Handles confidential information

Filing, typing and other duties as assigned REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

Requirements include the following experience or equivalent combination of training and experience:

High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED)

Two years of experience in general office work which required skilled typing

A passing score on skills tests in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel required.

A pre-employment background check is required.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work will occur in an office and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

DuPage County offers a complete benefit package to full-time employees including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, holidays, vacation, sick leave, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union. Limited benefits are also offered for eligible part-time positions.

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01

Select the response below that represents your highest completed level of education.

Master's Degree from an Accredited Institution

Bachelor's Degree from an Accredited Institution

Associate's Degree from an Accredited Institution

Some college level courses complete but no degree awarded from an Accredited Institution

High School Diploma or GED

None of the above

02

How many years of general office work which required skilled typing do you have?

Two (2) or more years of experience

One (1) year to less than two (2) years of experience

Less than one (1) year of experience

No experience

03

How many years of data entry experience do you have?

Two (2) or more years of data entry experience

Less than one (1) year of data entry experience

One (1) year to less than two (2) years of data entry experience

No data entry expierience

04

Which of the following best describes your customer service experience (please check all that apply):

Face-to-face customer service

Answering customer phone calls (single-line)

Answering customer phone calls (multi-line/switchboard)

Answering customer e-mails

N/A

05

Do you have work experience with the following? (check all that apply)

Filing

Recordkeeping

Gathering detailed information

Reception/Front Desk

Reviewing detailed information

Correspondence

Opening, sorting and distributing mail

06

Are you able to perform the following, with or without an accommodation?Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Yes

No

Required Question