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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Onsite
Pay Range: $24.67 - $30.83/hr. | $51,308 - $64,135 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Remote work not available during initial probation
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest‑growing large cities in the U.S., serving nearly one million residents. Our organization is committed to exceptional customer service, mutual respect, diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
The Financial Management Services Department, Purchasing Division, is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to provide administrative, procurement, and operational support to the division's Administrative and Buying teams. This role is responsible for supporting purchasing and contract administration activities, researching and responding to Public Information Requests (PIRs), assisting internal City departments with purchasing needs, and ensuring accurate and timely completion of administrative and procurement-related tasks.
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
The Purchasing Assistant job responsibilities include:
Conditions of Employment and Physical Demands:
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. 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.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.