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State of Nevada Announces
An Open Competitive Recruitment for:
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -  $30,192.48 to  $43,639.20  PAY GRADE: 25
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancy
Department: Health and Human Services
Division: Public and Behavioral Health
Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa
Job Class Code: 02.212
RECRUITMENT INFORMATION
Announcement Number: 24857
Open to all qualified persons.
Posted 05/01/2015
Close Date: 05/05/2015
Recruiter:
   KENDRA MCCALLISTER
   Phone: **None**
   Email: kmmartin@admin.nv.gov
Applications accepted for another Expired
The Position
Administrative Assistants perform a broad variety of clerical, secretarial and administrative support duties in an assigned agency, program or other work unit within State government and the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This position is located in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health Child Care Licensing Program in the Carson City office. The incumbent will review documents prepared by others for program compliance; identify discrepancies, resolve problems and provide guidance to lower level staff; authorize and approve documents within assigned parameters. In addition, the incumbent will also compose documents and materials including correspondence, memoranda, reports, charts and other items in support of program and agency operations; provide and explain information including applicable rules, regulations, guidelines, policies and procedures; distribute materials to concerned parties according to established distribution lists or on an as-needed basis. The incumbent will be required to research information from a variety of internal and external sources including the Internet for projects which may include unique purchases; identify sources of information and communicate with vendors and others concerning technical aspects of the project/purchase; evaluate and compare information; report findings to the supervisor. ***This recruitment may close prior to the posted closing date without notice. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.***

To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
    Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of clerical and administrative support experience which included experience in one or more of the following areas: maintaining records and files; preparing a variety of materials using a personal computer or word processor; assisting customers in completing forms and applications; and/or performing secretarial duties in support of professional staff; OR one year of experience as an Administrative Assistant I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Requirements
    A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items.
Additional Position Criteria
    Requires experience with HIPAA and handling sensitive/confidential paperwork.
    Microsoft Excel-intermediate
The Examination
CLERICAL SUPPORT EXAM
The exam will consist of a written weighted 100%.

Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview.
The following are the number of questions in each category of the exam:
20 - Office Operations and Practices
20 - Following Written Instructions & Reading Skills
10 - Arithmetic
20 - English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
15 - Computer Usage
15 - Interpersonal & Customer Service Skills
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB
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Email
Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management
Northern Nevada
209 East Musser Street,
Room 101
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management
Southern Nevada
555 East Washington Avenue,
Suite 1400
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-1046

TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868


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