TCEQ - Administrative Assistant V

Job Description

Are you an experienced Administrative Assistant, ready for a unique opportunity to grow with an environmental state agency?

Join TCEQ! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state's public health and natural resources.

TELEWORK

This position offers an opportunity for a hybrid work schedule with a minimum 4-day work in office.

BENEFITS

• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans
• Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSA
• Paid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observes
• Professional development opportunities
• Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state
• Wellness Program and Activities
• Onsite Nurse Practitioner in HQ

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

As part of TCEQ Compliance and Enforcement, you would help ensure that those we regulate comply with the state's environmental laws.

This position is a member of our Central Texas Division.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Track programmatic information, and produce spreadsheets; draft, edit, and prepare special reports, correspondence and publications; reviews administrative processes to determine most effective use of resources; develops administrative procedures; manages region's air program files in filing system.
• Communicate with agency staff, management and the public regarding guidance, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures related to program area.
• Assist with personnel issues, travel, telecommunications, correspondence, purchasing, inventory, receptionist, cashier activities, and monitoring administrative issues.
• Assist staff with compiling information, reviewing and tracking data, preparing reports, and preparing letters.
• Coordinate the administrative work between programs; may train others on administrative issues.
• Serve as the primary contact for coordinating requirements relating to program records maintained in the Central File Rooms. Work closely with the Records Administrator to ensure agency records management policies and procedures are followed in the division to include records retention, storage, access, and destruction.

Qualifications:

KEY QUALFIICATIONS

• Experience filing documents and/or maintaining file systems
• Experience preparing and/or proofreading correspondence, forms, spreadsheets, manuals, and/or reports

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from a standard senior high school or its equivalent plus five years of full-time experience providing administrative support in an office setting.

Fifteen semester hours from an accredited college or university may be substituted for each six months of the required experience with a maximum substitution of four years.

OR

Two years as an Administrative Assistant IV at TCEQ.

TRANSCRIPT/ COLLEGE HOURS or COURSE WORK:

See instructions on how to attach documents. A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above.

CURRENT TCEQ EMPLOYEES

This position is also available as a lateral transfer opportunity (LTO) to TCEQ employees within the Administrative Assistant V state classification. The selected candidate must meet the minimum qualifications of the corresponding job in the Administrative Assistant V series.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment.

In compliance with ADA, if you need any special accommodations during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at (512) 239-0102.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) CODES

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes can be found at: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/. Please click the hyperlink under 'Occupational Category' for the respective Class Title.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.