TDCJ - Administrative Assistant II - Health Servic

Applicants must submit both a résumé and a completed application to be considered. Both documents should include sufficient work history to assess qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine administrative support work, including disseminating information, assisting with the maintenance of filing systems, and preparing and editing reports and documents.
• Provides consistent administrative assistance to support daily operations.

Work is performed under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Requirements

You have graduated from an accredited senior high school or possess a GED, and you have one year of full-time, wage-earning experience in customer service, clerical, secretarial, administrative support, or technical program support. You may also qualify if you have completed college coursework: fifteen semester hours from an accredited college or university may be substituted for each six months of experience.

Skills

• Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite or an equivalent set of programs, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.
• Experience in correctional operations and ability to navigate a structured, policy-driven environment with professionalism.
• Ability to thrive when working with people, maintain a positive and respectful demeanor, and build effective working relationships to support a collaborative and customer-focused workplace.

Additional Information

• Travel: 25% – Position may spend 15 nights away per month.
• A writing exercise which may include spelling, grammar, punctuation, proofreading, letter and/or report composition may be administered as part of the selection process.
• Outside applicants will be required to submit to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment.

To receive military preference, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application. Helpful resources for translating military experience into civilian job terms are available at the Texas Veterans Commission, O*NET Online, and State Auditor’s Office Military Crosswalk Guide.

An applicant must be eligible to work in the United States and must remain eligible, without sponsorship or any assurance of financial or other assistance from this agency, during the term of their employment.