Administrative Assistant II (Phep) - Public Health

Summary

GRANT FUNDED

Provides administrative support to the division's projects including reporting, accounting, data collection, budget monitoring and preparing correspondence.

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Tarrant County employees enjoysuperior health, retirement, and insurance benefits.

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http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/human-resources/employee-benefits.html

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support to the division's projects.

• Purchases supplies and services.

• Coordinates records management.

• Manages supply and equipment inventories.

• Manages site agreement documents.

• Greets the general public. Provides routine information or refers them to the appropriate information source.

• Prepares personnel forms as needed.

• Assists with payroll and mileage.

• Assists with grant development and preparation.

• Monitors and maintains employee contact and health record database.

• Answers telephone; takes messages and provides information to the public.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

NOTE: You must fill out the work history and education sections of application to show you have years of experience/education as required by hiring department or be disqualified.

• High School Diploma, GED or higher education.

• Three (3) full-time yearsrelated work experience.

• Must possess a valid driver's license.

• Must have good organization and communication skills.

• Good command of the English language to include reading and writing.

• Proficient clerical and computer skills that include typing, word processing and spreadsheets. Must be able to draft letters, memorandums, reports to include those using spreadsheet and other statistical packages.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to interface with department staff, Tarrant County Staff, outside vendors, and the public and health/business community.

• Must have the ability to handle a heavy workload and meet timelines, solving immediate issues at hand while dealing with many distractions.

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

If hired, must provide proof of educational attainment at new hire processing.

Tarrant County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudication in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

Physical Demands and Work Environment & Other Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is regularly required to bend, carry, drive, keyboard, lift, pull, push, reach, reach overhead, sit, stand, stoop, and walk.