PLANNING & BUILDING ASSISTANT

TITLE: Planning & Building Assistant REPORTS TO: Planning Director, Jennifer Kharrl BENEFITS: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance paid for employee, PERSI Retirement, Sick Leave, Vacation after 1 year, Holiday Pay, and Funeral Leave SUMMARY To provide high quality planning, zoning and administrative services to Gem County in a fair, consistent and thorough manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES Greets customers on the phone and in person; Performs clerical duties including filing, scanning and typing; Assists with building, zoning or administrative application intake process; Assists Building Official with filing, data entry, completeness review, and issuance of building permits; Data entry for all development applications and public hearing follow-up; Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with applicants, the public, co-workers and other local government departments; Uses associated computer databases to research property ownership and land use information; Serves as the primary department contact for accounts receivable and accounts payable; Types correspondence, forms etc; Prepares daily receipt logs for the Clerks Office; Handling of the daily mailings, including the postage and delivery to the Post Office; Attends monthly meetings held in the evening if needed; Prepares packets for Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of County Commissioners public hearings and meetings and other mailings; Performs other duties as assigned or needed.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Knowledge of: Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook; Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.

Ability to: Work independently with minimal supervision and oversight with a strong initiative for multi-tasking; Demonstrate positive behavior through optimism, decisiveness and team decision making; Maintain a positive attitude of cooperation in performance of work assignments, including adaptability, flexibility, proactive engagement with co-workers and clients, problem solving, decision making, resiliency, organization and time management; Provide outstanding customer service by communicating respect, being open-minded, having a spirit of collaboration, and calmly resolving conflict with individuals that may be upset or angry; Develop and uses empathetic listening skills; Collaborate with co-workers and other staff to accomplish assigned tasks as a team; Demonstrate good judgment and initiative to interpret and apply County policies and procedures; Demonstrate integrity in the performance of assigned tasks.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING High School diploma plus equivalent combination of experience, education and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job; Must have strong customer service skills, and be able to manage multiple tasks and projects; Must have good writing and research skills and have a strong attention to detail; Ability to u...