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CITY OF BELLE GLADE
EMPLOYMENT AND PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

 


Human Resources

The City of Belle Glade is an equal opportunity employer/ Maintains a drug free workplace and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, marital or veteran status. Federal law requires that The City hire only US Citizens, or lawfully authorized aliens who provide proof of their identity and employment eligibility. Candidates are required to pass a drug and alcohol-screening test, and have a clean background record prior to employment.

        

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DEPUTY CITY CLERK
$30,001.95 ANNUAL BASE
Closing: Open Until Filled

The purpose of the class is to assist the City Clerk and provide clerical and administrative support to City Clerk’s Office. The class is responsible for responding to citizen or staff requests, public notices, agendas and minutes, assisting with elections, records management and other clerical duties as directed. The class works within a general outline of work to be performed; develops work methods and sequences under general supervision.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assists City Clerk and acts in his/her behalf during absences.
Meets with citizens, staff, or public or private activities; assists with public information or resolves problems.
Maintains Records Management Program, records retrieval, manages public documents or other official information.
Assists with elections; issues notices and assists candidates and citizens by providing information.
Provides administrative services such as notary, processing fiscal documents, managing correspondence.
Attends board and committee meetings; prepares minutes.
Performs routine office tasks, such as typing, filing, faxing, phoning, and copying.

DATA INVOLVEMENT:
Requires gathering, organizing, analyzing, examining, and/or evaluating information and may prescribe action based on such information.. Summarizes, tabulates, or formats data or information in accordance with a prescribed schema or plan.

PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT:
Requires giving information, guidance, or assistance to people which directly facilitates task accomplishment; may give instructions or assignments to helpers or assistants.

INVOLVEMENT WITH THINGS:
Handles or uses machines, tools, or equipment that require moderate instruction and experience such as computers and software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets or custom applications.
REASONING REQUIREMENTS:
Performs skilled work involving rules/systems but solves problems almost constantly.

MATHEMATICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Performs addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percents.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
Reads journals, manuals, and professional publications; speaks informally to groups of coworkers, staff in other organizational agencies, the general public, and people in other organizations; composes original reports and other written materials using proper language, punctuation, grammar, and style.

MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Performs specialized clerical, and administrative work requiring general understanding of operating policies and procedures and their application to problems not previously encountered; applies administrative or professional principles and practices, and uses a wide range of administrative methods in the solution of problems; requires normal attention with long periods of concentration for accurate results and occasional exposure to unusual pressure.

VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION:
Requires Associates Degree, Vocational Technical Degree, or specialized training equivalent to satisfactory completion of two years of college education with emphasis in business, public service, computer information systems, or a closely related field.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
Notary Public License

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Requires over four years; typing speed of 60 cwpm;

PHYSICAL AND DEXTERITY REQUIREMENTS:
Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time, exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a recurring basis, and routine keyboard operations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
The job risks exposure to no significant environmental hazards.

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
The job requires normal visual acuity, and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, and texture perception.

JUDGMENTS AND DECISIONS:
Guides others, making frequent decisions, affecting the individual, coworkers, and others that depend on the service or product.


DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
$77,000 ANNUAL BASE
Closing: Open Until Filled

The purpose of the class is to supervise staff and oversee all Finance Department operations. The class is responsible for supervision, planning, budgeting, administration, financial operation, records, and reports. The class researches and formulates long range goals for the organization; develops policy and position papers and negotiates with chief administrative officer and/or elected officials.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises staff including selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.
Researches and monitors state or local laws or rules regarding accounting policies and practices; develops long range plans and policies in conjunction with elected and appointed officials.
Directs all financial functions such as receipts, disbursements, purchasing, grants, investments, debt, risk management, billing, licensing, pensions, and cash flow.
Develops City budget; coordinates with departments to solicit budget requirements; negotiates with elected and appointed officials on budget matters; administers budget in accordance with established requirements.
Establishes and maintains relations with financial agencies such as banks, investment agencies, and outside auditors.
Provides technical financial guidance to city departments, elected and appointed officials, and other interested agencies; oversees auditing, controlling, or other accounting for all budgeted funds.
Develops and submits department budgets; justifies and defends budget requirements; negotiates for new resource requirements; monitors and/or approves expenditures; negotiates purchase agreements with vendors; submits financial forms and reports.
Directs all department administrative functions such as training, records, reports, supplies, and other.
Directs the collection and maintenance of information to support periodic and special reports documenting department activities and events.
Attends or conducts staff or executive meetings to exchange information or negotiate matters affecting the department or organization; attends and schedules others to attend in-service training and technical or professional classes, seminars, or conferences to improve technical or professional skills.

DATA INVOLVEMENT:
Requires synthesizing or integrating analysis of data or information to discover facts or developing knowledge or interpretations; changes policies, procedures, or methodologies based on new facts, knowledge, or interpretations.

PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT:
Requires negotiating, exchanging ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policy and programs or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions.

INVOLVEMENT WITH THINGS:
Requires leading others and operating complex equipment that requires extended training and experience such as computers and the application of complex accounting software; may involve installation and testing of new systems or applications.

REASONING REQUIREMENTS:
Requires performing work involving the application of principles of logical thinking and accounting or other professional practices to diagnose or define problems, collects data and solves abstract problems with widespread unit or organization impact.

MATHEMATICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Uses mathematics involving the practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions or measurements, uses algebraic solutions of equations and inequalities, descriptive statistics, and mathematical classifications or schemes.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
Requires reading technical journals, abstracts, financial reports, and/or legal documents; speaking before professional and civic groups, participating in panel discussions and speaking extemporaneously on a variety of subjects; writing complex articles, reports, and developing presentations for sophisticated audiences.

MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Requires performing professional level work requiring the application of professional accounting and managerial methods in the solution of administrative and financial problems; requires extensive understanding of operating policies and procedures and ability to apply these to complex problems; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressures.

VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION:
Requires Bachelor's degree or education and training equivalent to four years of college education in accounting, economics, government finance, management, or a closely related field.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
CPA and Certified Government Finance Officer or Certified Government Financial Manager preferred but not required.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Requires over five years and up to and including ten years of appropriate and progressively more responsible experience.

PHYSICAL AND DEXTERITY REQUIREMENTS:
Requires sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves routine keyboard operations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
The job risks exposure to no unusual or significant environmental hazards.

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
The job requires normal visual acuity, field of vision, hearing, color perception, and speaking.

JUDGMENTS AND DECISIONS:
Requires being responsible for long range goals, planning and methodologies. Decision-making is the focus of the job, affecting entire organization and surrounding population; works in an unstable environment with frequent and significant changes in conditions.


SERVICE TECHNICIAN II
$9.56 Hourly – $19,887 ANNUAL BASE
Closing: Open Until Filled

The purpose of the class is to collect refuse for delivery to disposal site. The class is responsible for following prescribed route, collecting/loading refuse, disposing, cleaning and maintaining vehicles, and completing logs or forms. The class works according to set procedures under general supervision. The tasks listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional tasks related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

Follows prescribed route picking up refuse.
Answers customers questions as required and provides assistance as required.
Delivers refuse to designated disposal sites.
Cleans up around facilities including raking, sweeping, picking up trash, or other tasks.
Completes logs or forms as required documenting activities.
Operates medium to heavy equipment in earth moving operations such as drainage maintenance, street maintenance, ground maintenance, or other heavy maintenance tasks.
Maintains vehicles or equipment including cleaning, pre-inspections prior to work assignment.

DATA INVOLVEMENT:
Compares or inspects items against a standard.

PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT:
Follows instructions and orders of supervisor.

INVOLVEMENT WITH THINGS:
Operates or repairs complex machinery or equipment that require extended training and experience such as heavy construction equipment, heavy trucks, bulldozers, and loaders.
REASONING REQUIREMENTS:
Performs semi-routine work solving occasional problems.

MATHEMATICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Performs addition and subtraction, multiplication and division.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
Reads basic sentences, instructions, or work orders; writes basic sentences and completes uncomplicated job forms; speaks sentences using basic grammar.

MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Performs manual tasks prescribed by standard practices but which may require computation, the use of several procedures, and the use of independent judgment with obvious choices; requires normal attention for accurate results.

VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION:
Requires high school, GED, or specialized vocational training.

SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
Requires Minimum Florida Class B CDL

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Requires over six months and up to and including one year.

PHYSICAL AND DEXTERITY REQUIREMENTS:
Requires medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, digging, pushing and raising objects and involves exerting between 20 to 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis and 50 to 100 pounds of force on a occasional basis.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
The job may risk exposure to extreme heat and/or cold, bright/dim light, dusts and pollen, wet or humid conditions, extreme noise levels, animals/wildlife, vibrations, fumes and/or noxious odors, traffic, and moving machinery.

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:
The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, speaking, color perception, sense of smell, depth perception, and texture perception.

JUDGMENTS AND DECISIONS:
Guides others making a few decisions, affecting the individual and a few coworkers.

ADA COMPLIANCE

The City of Belle Glade is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

Employment Applications accepted at:
City of Belle Glade Human Resources Department
110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd. West
Belle Glade, FL 33430-3900

Phone: (561) 996-0100 ext. 119
Fax: (561) 993-1813


Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays