Administrative Assistant 1G at North… · Greater…

Summary: Prince George’s County Department of Social Services provides public benefit assistance and direct support for children, vulnerable adults, and families in the county. The Administrative Assistant 1G performs routine administrative and operational work, supports department administration, prepares correspondence and reports, and assists with budget and procedural activities.

Responsibilities:
- Performs routine and less complex work assignments in key functional areas
- Assists a department head in the administration of the agency to which assigned; participates in the performance of routine operational tasks; suggests, for the benefit of general policy changes, those operational defects which should be remedied
- Sees to the fulfillment of administrative detail; performs special assignments and submits reports based on such assignments; consults administrative superior on matters of general policy
- Studies and develops revised procedures for the fulfillment of routine activities; receives difficult complaints; offers information to interested persons and groups; prepares correspondence
- Analyzes revenues and expenditures; reviews budget estimates and assists in the determination of appropriations to be recommended by superior; analyzes divisional procedures in an attempt to conserve funds
- May be required to use automated equipment in conjunction with assigned duties and responsibilities
- Willingly and cooperatively performs tasks and duties which may not be specifically listed in the class specification or position description, which are within the general occupational category and responsibility level typically associated with the employee's class of work
- Performs other related duties

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited College or University in Liberal Arts, one of the Social Sciences, or Public or Business Administration; or field closely related to assignment/functional area
- Some experience in secretarial and general clerical work or related functional area
- An equivalent combination of education, experience and training which provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered

Required Skills: Secretarial/Administrative Support, General Clerical Work, Office Management

Benefits: Medical/Prescription/Dental/Vision Insurance Coverage (part time employees are eligible for medical insurance if they work 15 + hours, per week), Group Term Life Insurance, Long & Short-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care Assistance Program, Health Care Flexible Spending Account, Paid Leave (Annual, Personal, & Sick), 13 Paid Holidays, Retirement Benefits, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Employer Contribution Rate-11.71%, Supplemental Pension Plan, Employee Contribution Rate (Pre-Tax)-3.48%, 457(b), 403(b), Employee Discounts, Employee Assistance Program, Voluntary Benefits, Critical Illness, Whole Life Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Services, A spouse (to include a same sex spouse) can be added to the health benefit plans., Children under the age of 26 are eligible for coverage under the health benefit plans., The premiums for health benefits are deducted on a pre-tax basis with the exception of Long-Term Disability, Extra Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits (Short-Term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, Cancer Indemnity, Hospital Indemnity Protection, Accident Indemnity Plan, Supplemental Dental and Group Legal Services)., New employees must enroll in the County’s health benefit plans within thirty (30) days of the hire date., The effective date of the health benefits coverage is the beginning of the month following a waiting period of forty-five (45) days from the date of hire.