Administrative Assistant I

Full-time, regular position.

About the role

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing administrative support to program areas and support functions or serve as an assistant to or provide administrative support to an administrator or an official. This may include responsibility for the administration of an agency program providing services to agency customers, maintaining various records, preparing correspondence, presentations, reports, or other materials; or performing or overseeing administrative operational functions such as bookkeeping or accounting, human resources, purchasing, contracts, or similar tasks.

Responsibilities

• Participates in projects as team member or team leader.
• Develops and implements special procedures.
• Initiates correspondence requiring knowledge of agency or program procedures and policies.
• Develops and maintains confidential or complex files.
• Interprets and advises internal and external customers on departmental or program rules, regulations, and laws.
• Administers, prepares, or oversees administrative operational functions, such as preparing invoices and payments of claims, requisitions, purchase orders, bookkeeping or accounting, and other fiscal duties.
• Represents agency, supervising official, or program area at meetings, conferences, or civic organizations.
• Coordinates activities with internal and external customers.
• Establishes educational and/or training programs.
• Interviews callers, arranges appointments, and performs other office tasks and duties.
• Utilizes advanced technological equipment and data processing equipment to provide requested information to internal and external customers; reviews coded and uncoded source documents; edits documents and reports; examines and verifies reports and other documents for completeness, appropriateness, adequacy, and conformity to established requirements, and resolves discrepancies and refers complex discrepancies to appropriate staff.
• Trains or mentors other staff.
• Supervises subordinate staff, including an administrative, clerical, or technical clerical unit or staff responsible for performing a variety of duties.

Requirements

• Knowledge of spelling, punctuation, and business English; business mathematics; modern office methods and procedures; the maintenance of complex records; and the major policies and procedures governing assigned programs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; perform confidential work and maintain confidentiality; interpret and complete routine matters according to agency policies and procedures; and follow oral and written instructions.

Qualifications

Education and experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree or four years of technical clerical, administrative, secretarial, or general office work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Some agencies may require frequent job-related travel for certain positions. Some agencies may require typing or keyboarding at a rate of 50 words per minute from printed copy. Some agencies may require a specific bachelor’s degree or college hours. Some agencies may prefer a candidate with a specific bachelor’s degree or college hours.

Pay

$38,328.16

Location: Tulsa County Probation and Parole Office