Administrative Assistant

Requisition Id: 3818 

Salary: $36,756.00 - $45,000.00  

Salary Grade: S5 

Job Location:  Cape Girardeau Nat Ctr (CAPEG2) 

Closing Date: May 10, 2025

 

Our Culture: The Missouri Department of Conservation supports a culture of trusted professionals that is dedicated to our mission, practices responsible stewardship, and believes in One MDC. 

 

To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please email the hiring supervisor, Rebecca Bucher at Rebecca.Bucher@mdc.mo.gov or call 573 2905218x4454, during regular business hours. We would love to hear from you!

 

Summary/Objective

Provide clerical support to an assigned department.

Essential Job Duties

• Fulfills daily front desk operations, including working one or more Saturdays each month.
• Serves as backup for the front desk, welcoming visitors and answering the phone. 
• Is the primary point of contact for scheduling groups, programs, and rooms.
• Assist with nature center special events and programs as needed.
• Assists with department priorities and committees as needed. 
• Perform administrative functions as assigned or needed.
• Correspond and communicate with internal and external customers via phone, email and in-person discussions.
• Answer departmental process questions for internal and external stakeholders, and provide training, when necessary.  
• Develop brochures, fliers, presentations and other creative displays, as needed.
• Verify and process expense reports and invoices for payment.
• Prepare meeting agendas and take minutes.
• Order office supplies and furniture and manage vendor contracts.
• Handle reservations for public rentals.
• Maintain office supply inventory and make purchases.

Ancillary Job Duties

• Back-up and/or assist other administrative personnel, when needed.
• Troubleshoot office machines.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED/HiSET required.
• At least three (3) years of progressively responsible professional experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to use office equipment, such as copier, multi-line phone system, fax machine, scanner, 10 key machine and computer.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.

Work Environment

• Work is performed in a standard office environment.
• With this office location, along with the general job duties for this position, you will experience significant interaction with visitors in the nature center.

Physical Abilities

• Remain in a stationary position 70% or more of the time.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery.
• Frequently communicate and exchange accurate information.
• Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.
• Regularly lift up to 5 pounds, correctly lift up to 10 pounds.
• Concentrated attention is required at all times.
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function.

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.  The Missouri Department of Conservation reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises.  This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.  Management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, functions, and requirements.

Exemption Status/Special Notes

This position has been determined to be Nonexempt according to the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Employees must agree to accept compensatory time in lieu of cash payments in accordance with the Department's Compensatory Time Off and Overtime Policy. 

Salaried and hourly employees are expected to use a mobile device-cellular phone for Department business, as needed. 

MDC promotes a Tobacco-Free (smoke and smokeless) working environment.

The Department of Conservati