What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Support Professional position at State of Missouri?
Job Location:
Southeast MO Mental Health Center (SMMHC) – Farmington Site
Why You’ll Love This Position
At Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center you will join a multi-disciplinary team of talented, compassionate professionals, helping individuals impacted by a mental illness and/or developmental disability to transform their previous experiences into a personal journey of healing, resilience, and recovery, through exceptional care and the highest quality, evidence based practice.
Job Duties
Supervisory positions at this level are accountable for overseeing and coordinating the work of staff doing a limited range of general activities in direct support of agency programs or operations, including but not limited to clerical, printing services, mail services, medical coding, administrative, and other business support activities ensuring the timely, accurate, and efficient flow of work in the office or department. Employee supervision includes hire recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline. Supervision at this level also requires these employees to have the knowledge and skills to perform and review the work overseen.
Required Skills
All you need for success as an Administrative Support Professional: Professional individual contributors positions at this level are accountable for a variety of support service functions such as personnel; expenditure control; accounting; maintenance of files and records; maintenance and upkeep of buildings and grounds; requisitioning, storage, issuance, and/or local procurement of supplies and equipment; approval of requisitions for payment of operating expenses; selection, placement, and supervision of staff; and operation of a central switchboard and/or printing and mailing. Assists agency directors, administrators, commissioners, their deputies, and other executive service management in the administration of agency programs and operations in the coordination of communications internally and externally, and in representing the agency to the public, special interest groups, the legislature, and the media.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
In addition to those identified in the previous levels: Knowledge of the principles and practices of office management and/or supervision. Knowledge of a variety of support service functions, and rules and regulations related to those areas. Ability to mentor, coach, and develop skills of staff. Ability to oversee and coordinate support operations to attain work objectives.
Typical Qualifications
4-6 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s degree and 0-2 years of relevant experience. (Substitutions may be allowed.)
Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.
If you have questions about this position please contact: Human Resources: (573) 218-6800 or lisa.moore2@dmh.mo.gov
Note: disciplinary action(s) within the past six (6) months may disqualify applicants for promotional changes in classification. Any request for an exception to this criteria must be submitted to Human Resources for consultation with facility administration for final approval.
Southeast MO Mental Health Center (SMMHC) – Farmington Site
Why You’ll Love This Position
At Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center you will join a multi-disciplinary team of talented, compassionate professionals, helping individuals impacted by a mental illness and/or developmental disability to transform their previous experiences into a personal journey of healing, resilience, and recovery, through exceptional care and the highest quality, evidence based practice.
Job Duties
Supervisory positions at this level are accountable for overseeing and coordinating the work of staff doing a limited range of general activities in direct support of agency programs or operations, including but not limited to clerical, printing services, mail services, medical coding, administrative, and other business support activities ensuring the timely, accurate, and efficient flow of work in the office or department. Employee supervision includes hire recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline. Supervision at this level also requires these employees to have the knowledge and skills to perform and review the work overseen.
Required Skills
All you need for success as an Administrative Support Professional: Professional individual contributors positions at this level are accountable for a variety of support service functions such as personnel; expenditure control; accounting; maintenance of files and records; maintenance and upkeep of buildings and grounds; requisitioning, storage, issuance, and/or local procurement of supplies and equipment; approval of requisitions for payment of operating expenses; selection, placement, and supervision of staff; and operation of a central switchboard and/or printing and mailing. Assists agency directors, administrators, commissioners, their deputies, and other executive service management in the administration of agency programs and operations in the coordination of communications internally and externally, and in representing the agency to the public, special interest groups, the legislature, and the media.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
In addition to those identified in the previous levels: Knowledge of the principles and practices of office management and/or supervision. Knowledge of a variety of support service functions, and rules and regulations related to those areas. Ability to mentor, coach, and develop skills of staff. Ability to oversee and coordinate support operations to attain work objectives.
Typical Qualifications
4-6 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s degree and 0-2 years of relevant experience. (Substitutions may be allowed.)
Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.
If you have questions about this position please contact: Human Resources: (573) 218-6800 or lisa.moore2@dmh.mo.gov
Note: disciplinary action(s) within the past six (6) months may disqualify applicants for promotional changes in classification. Any request for an exception to this criteria must be submitted to Human Resources for consultation with facility administration for final approval.