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Company Name : Office of State Representative Matt Bradford
Location : Philadelphia, PA
Position : Legislative Assistant

Job Description : Legislative Assistant
Salary
$32,000-$35,000
Location
Montgomery County, PA
Job Type
Full-Time
Department
District Offices – State Representative Matt Bradford
Job Description
Assist Member in District Offices by providing a variety of administrative and governmental services for constituents.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Answer telephone in a courteous manner; take accurate messages, and/or refer calls to relevant person.  Greet visitors, determine nature of business, and assist as needed.
Process PennDOT items, property tax/rent-rebate applications, birth/death certificates, fishing and boating forms, unemployment compensation requests, and other constituent-related materials.
Receive, sort, and route mail; maintain and direct publications.   Answer constituent mail, process mailings and prepare written correspondence on behalf of Member.  
Research and prepare appropriate and thoughtful written responses to constituent inquiries that reflect the Member’s wishes, position, or legislative record on various public policy issues.  
Prepare citations and send them to the Legislative Reference Bureau for processing.  
Maintain a constituent contact database and spreadsheet files as required by Member. Cultivate and maintain relationships with local businesses and government officials. 
Coordinate and attend activities for constituent groups.  Represent the Member at events in the district when the Member is unavailable.
Perform clerical duties as needed, such as typing, faxing, filing, photocopying, collating, and bulk mail preparation.  
Order, receive, and maintain office supplies.  
Manage Member’s calendar/scheduling in conjunction with Harrisburg office. 
Review and pay monthly legislative bills, maintain checking account, and process expense vouchers for expense reimbursement.
Interact with Harrisburg office staff; coordinate workload accordingly.
Door knocking in neighborhoods within the district to hand out our constituent guide.

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Minimum Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. *EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE College degree from an accredited college or university; or one-year related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
COMPUTER SKILLS Ability to complete tasks in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook,PowerPoint), Legislative Data Processing Center, and CTS (Constituent TrackingSystem) software applications on a desktop computer system.
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, interpret and compose general business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from superiors, constituents, and the general public. Ability to effectively communicate with the public.  Ability to converse fluently in a secondary language is a plus.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
BENEFITS:
Full-time employees are eligible for:

Paid Holidays
Paid Annual, Personal and Sick Leave
State Employee Assistance Program (SEAP)
Pension/Retirement Plan offered through State Employee Retirement System(SERS) 
Group Life Insurance
Sick Parental and Family Care Absence (SPFCA) (if eligible)

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $32,000.00 – $35,000.00 per year
Benefits:

Dental insurance
Flexible schedule
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Retirement plan
Vision insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Monday to Friday

Work Location: Multiple Locations

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