JOB SUMMARY
Performs complex administrative support work. Work involves providing administrative support
including disseminating information; assisting with maintaining filing systems; and preparing and
editing reports and documents. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use
of initiative and independent judgment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
A. Prepares and disseminates information concerning various agency programs and services;
prepares, edits, and distributes correspondence, reports, studies, forms, and other documents;
and performs complex typing and word processing.
B. Maintains filing and record keeping systems; responds to inquiries regarding rules, regulations,
policies, and procedures; and assists in the development of administrative and technical
assistance policies and procedures.
C. Coordinates meetings and conferences to include scheduling, making travel arrangements, and
preparing related paperwork.
* Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A. Education, Experience, and Training
1. Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.
2. Two years full-time, wage-earning customer service, clerical, secretarial, administrative
support, or technical program support experience. Fifteen semester hours from a college or
university accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States Department of Education (USDE) may be
substituted for each six months of experience.
3. Computer operations experience preferred.
Knowledge and Skills
1. Knowledge of office practices and procedures.
2. Knowledge of business terminology, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
3. Knowledge of agency and departmental organizational structure, policies, procedures,
rules, and regulations preferred.
4. Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.
5. Skill to coordinate with staff, officials, agencies, and the public.
6. Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
7. Skill in the use of computers and related equipment in a stand-alone or local area network
environment.
8. Skill to prepare and maintain accurate records, files, and reports.
9. Skill to type 45 words per minute (with no more than 10 errors) preferred.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
A. Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend
repeatedly, climb stairs, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, speak, analyze,
alphabetize, lift and carry under 15 lbs., perceive depth, operate a motor vehicle, and operate
motor equipment.
B. Conditions include working inside, working around machines with moving parts and moving
objects, radiant and electrical energy, working closely with others, working alone, working
protracted or irregular hours, and traveling by car, van, bus, and airplane.
C. Equipment (machines, tools, devices) used in performing only the essential functions include
computer and related equipment, copier, calculator, fax machine, telephone, dolly, and
automobile.
For more than 36,000 dedicated public servants, our mission is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society and assist victims of crime. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is the Lone Star State’s largest state agency and manages more than 146,000 offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities that contract with the TDCJ. The agency also provides funding and certain oversight of community supervision and is responsible for the supervision of offenders released from prison on parole or mandatory supervision.
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