ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Administrative Assistant

Chicago Public Library

HWLC-Staff and Organizational Development

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary starts at $51,936

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 03/30/2026

Under general supervision, performs administrative, clerical, and/or secretarial duties for a city manager or supervises staff performing office assistant support functions, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Processing training requests and payments

* Manages the travel request process, ensuring staff receives and completed required paperwork correctly, serves as liaison to the OBM travel liaison. Helps to resolve issues between the traveler and the City's travel requirements.

* Assisting with Learning Management System course input, running reports and data analysis

* Assisting with planning and leading staff training

* Assisting with planning and implementing all staff institute day

* Assisting with administrative tasks like supply ordering

* Compiles documents and obtains data from various sources to prepare programmatic and administrative reports

* Coordinates and monitors the processing of various forms, documents, and record requests (e.g., purchase requisitions, invoices, vouchers, work orders, applications, court files and documents, subpoena and rap sheets)

* Plans, assigns, and supervises the activities of staff engaged in the performance of routine office assistance and general clerical work functions, as required

* Creates, formats, and maintains spreadsheets and reports using various software packages

* Reviews incoming correspondence and drafts standard responses for supervisor's signature

* Proofreads documents and correspondence submitted for supervisor's review for grammatical, spelling and formatting errors

* Oversees the filing, storage and maintenance of office and electronic filing systems and updates tracking logs and databases

* Responds to requests for information of departmental records and processes requests in accordance with departmental policies and procedures

* Provides public contact work responding to departmental inquiries and requests (via telephone, in-person and email) explaining programs and directing the general public and staff accordingly

* Performs timekeeping and payroll functions for departmental employees

* Maintains personnel and time records

* Relays directives and distributes information to staff as directed

* Prepares a variety of statistical, operating, ad hoc and performance reports

* Performs various clerical duties to relieve supervisor of administrative and clerical detail

* Coordinates the ordering, storage and distribution of office supplies and/or coordinates equipment repair and maintenance

* Processes payment vouchers, travel and mileage reimbursement requests

* Trains and instructs staff in office and clerical operations and departmental rules and policies

NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.

Location: 400 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60605

Days:Monday-Friday

Hours:9:00AM - 5:00PM

THIS POSITION IS IN CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

* Two (2) years of administrative, office assistant or secretarial experience

Should the above criteria not be fulfilled, the following options are acceptable:

* A diploma or a certificate of completion form a vocational or business education program in Office Administration, plus one (1) years of administrative, office assistant or secretarial experience

* Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree, plus one (1) year of administrative, office assistant or secretarial experience

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include assessment test as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the interview process will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates, to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices, click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor