Job Posting Title

Administrative Assistant I

Agency

400 OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization

400 COJC Program Management

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Job Description

A Career with Purpose

The Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) is searching for an Administrative Assistant to join our team at Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. This position requires knowledge of modern office methods and procedures and the ability to handle confidential work. We encourage those with administrative support and technical clerical experience to apply.

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing administrative support for program areas and support functions, or serve as an assistant to, or provide administrative support to an administrator or an official. This may include supervising an administrative or clerical unit, responsibility for an administration program providing various services to agency customers, and similar duties and responsibilities. It may also include responsibility for supervising an assigned staff of administrative technicians in performing duties involving the processing of applications for various types of permits or licenses, maintaining various records, preparing correspondence or other materials, and similar activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Trains other staff.

• Assigns projects to staff as needed; develops and places in operation 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.

• Prepares invoices and payments of claims, requisitions, purchase orders and other fiscal duties.

• May supervise subordinate staff.

• Represents agency, supervising official, or program area at meetings, conferences, or civic organizations.

• Coordinates activities with internal and external customers.

• May establish educational and/or training programs.

• Interviews callers, arranges appointments, and handles office details.

• Enters and retrieves information using Personal Computer or other data processing equipment and receives and reviews coded and uncoded source documents; reviews data and makes routine corrections.

Other Duties

• Demonstrates knowledge of and supports mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.

• Ability to multi-task and adapt to demanding and changing timelines.

• Ability to maintain a high degree of discretion, integrity and sensitivity to confidentiality and privacy.

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment while building strong relationships with all levels of staff and effectively collaborating, communicating, respecting, and assisting peers.

Compensation 

• Annual Salary: $34,054

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of four years of technical clerical office work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Special Requirements

• Must be willing fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and possess a valid Oklahoma driver’s license for operating state-owned vehicles.

• Must be able to pass OSBI and FBI background check.

• A trial period of 12 months will be required.

The Office of Juvenile Affairs has determined that some positions in this job family are safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

Why You’ll Love It Here!

HOPE. COMPASSION. COMMITMENT. As a Hope-centered agency the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) strives to provide Oklahoma youth and families with the resources and support they need to reach their full potential. Our mission is to collaborate with youth, families, and community partners to create pathways for success through prevention and treatment for all Oklahoma You