ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 1 - 05052026-77287

Job InformationState of Tennessee Job InformationOpening Date/Time05/05/2026 12:00AM Central TimeClosing Date/Time05/18/2026 11:59PM Central TimeSalary (Monthly)$3,631.00 - $4,533.00Salary (Annually)$43,572.00 - $54,396.00Job TypeFull-TimeCity, State LocationChattanooga, TNDepartmentHealthLOCATION OF (1) POSITION TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES (CHS) DIVISION, HAMILTON COUNTYThis position is located at the Southeast Regional Health OfficeThis position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.QualificationsEducation and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree; qualifying full-time increasingly responsible sub-professional experience or paraprofessional or professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years. OverviewUnder general supervision, is responsible for professional staff work of routine difficulty in relieving an executive of administrative detail; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class routinely performs general assignments to relieve an executive of administrative detail. This class differs from that of Admin Assistant 2 in that an incumbent of the latter performs work of greater scope and difficulty. Classes in the Admin Assistant sub-series differ from those in the Admin Services Assistant sub-series in that incumbents of the latter perform duties in direct support of line operations rather than duties which emphasize relieving an executive of administrative detail.ResponsibilitiesPerforms a variety of general staff administrative duties to support program operations.Serves as liaison between agency and the general public, persons in other state departments and divisions, officials, and entities outside the organization in order to explain matters of procedures and regulations.Provides external and internal training of procedures/guidelines as needed.Analyzes, interprets and enforces existing policies and procedures.Reviews work of others to determine program requirements are met.Conducts grant monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements are met.Monitors time in Edison to ensure employees have entered time correctly and supervisors have approved all exceptions.Ensures facilities are adequately maintained according to environmental, health, and safety standards.Competencies (KSA's)Interpersonal Savvy Plans and Aligns Business InsightCustomer FocusCommunicates Effectively Knowledge:ClericalCommunications and MediaCustomer Service and Personal ServiceSkills:Active Learning and ListeningMathematicsMonitoringReading ComprehensionTime Management Abilities:Written ComprehensionAuditory Attention Speech Clarity Speech RecognitionTools & EquipmentPersonal ComputerTelephoneRetail Sales EquipmentCalculatorFax Machine/Printer/Scanner/Copy MachineTN Driver StandardsState of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:A valid driver's licenseFor the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.