DHS - Administrative Assistant

Role: Administrative Assistant

Pay rate 15 to 15.5 USD/Hour on W2

Location: TN (Nashville Shelbyville lafayette Lebanon Kingsport Hartsville)

Education and Experience:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree; qualifying full time increasingly responsible subprofessional experience or paraprofessional or professional experience may be substituted for the required education on a yearforyear basis to a maximum of four years.

Description:

under general supervision is responsible for professional staff work of routine through average difficulty in relieving an executive of Administrative detail; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class routinely performs general assignments to relieve an executive of Administrative detail and other duties which do not require his/her personal attention. Routinely acts as liaison between executives office and the governors office departmental staff and other state departments and agencies local and federal agencies and community organizations and groups; attends legislative functions and meetings as required to gain information; routinely handles complaints and requests from members of the legislature and other departments citizens and employees as required; attends receptions luncheons dinners and other gatherings in performing personal contact duties. Assigns trains supervises and evaluates assigned clerical and other staff and their work; makes recommendations on personnel actions such as employment promotion demotion transfer retention and increases for exceptional performance. Handles routine correspondence including composition of replies and routes to the appropriate operating division for reply; prepares nonroutine correspondence as requested; assembles information for speeches staff meetings and other purposes; may take minutes at staff meetings. Makes travel arrangements; keeps expense accounts; orders office supplies as needed. Operates standard office machines and equipment as necessary.