Administrative Assistant

Duties Summary

Under general supervision, to perform varied and highly responsible and complex administrative support tasks of a paraprofessional nature; coordinate section administrative office activities in support of a division, and/or perform highly technical operational functions in support of ongoing activities and projects for a major division; may perform lead and training duties; exercise regular and substantial independent judgment and procedural knowledge in performing work requiring interpretation of rules, regulations, procedures, policies, and guidelines; perform related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This class is the advanced, technical and para-professional level in the office support series. This class is distinguished from the journey level Senior Office Assistant by the higher complexity confidential, and technical nature of assignments. Incumbents in this class serve as the key coordinator for Section administrative office activities, perform lead and training duties, and perform diverse and complex technical support work requiring technical or in-depth knowledge and training in specialized areas, projects, or programs, requiring application and understanding of the specialized or technical area. Incumbents are required to exercise substantial and regular independent judgment in performing work assignments, to handle and prioritize multiple high-level technical responsibilities for assigned functional area independently and possess substantial knowledge and understanding of the functions of the work unit operations in performance of work assignments. Supervision and direction are received from an Administrative Coordinator or Section Head.