On-Site Administrative Assistant for Public Service

FALL CREEK FARM & NURSERY; Mayhill (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid vacation and holidays

Optional dental, vision, and life

Job summary

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services seeking an Administrative Assistant in Denton for unit support. The role involves front‑line contact, routing inquiries, and handling documents for caseworkers, with duties spanning travel vouchers, correspondence, and mail processing.

Typical pay ranges from $2,694.34 to $3,404.91 monthly. This full‑time, non‑telework position offers generous health benefits, retirement plans, and paid leave, with possible overtime.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent
• One year full‑time administrative support, general office, clerical or Texas Department of Family and Protective Services experience.
• Thirty semester hours from an accredited college or university may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required experience

Responsibilities

• Answers and screens telephone inquiries; takes and routes messages and records intake information for referral to caseworkers. Greets visitors, responds to general questions, and directs callers to proper location.
• Prepares correspondence, forms narratives, travel vouchers, meeting notes, performance evaluations, and other documents to support work of the unit.
• Assists staff in matters of office processes and operations including, solving office software and equipment problems such as copy and fax machines to duplicate and transmit materials. Assists with sorting and routing mail.
• Prepares various forms, including time and leave, and arrangements and reimbursement for travel, in addition to assisting with training activities as needed to back-up other unit administrative assistants.
• Maintains a system for progress updates, and develops and maintains various forms, case files and reports.
• Performs data entry into IMPACT and other electronic programs and systems. Provides program and agency information and/or makes referrals to other community resources.
• Attends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned. Promotes and demonstrates appropriate respect for cultural diversity among coworkers and all work‑related contacts.

Skills

Office practices

Windows skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Office equipment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

College coursework substitution available

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Job description

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services seeking an Administrative Assistant in Denton for unit support. The role involves front‑line contact, routing inquiries, and handling documents for caseworkers, with duties spanning travel vouchers, correspondence, and mail processing.

Typical pay ranges from $2,694.34 to $3,404.91 monthly. This full‑time, non‑telework position offers generous health benefits, retirement plans, and paid leave, with possible overtime.