Program Specialist I - Maintenance Office Administrator - Smith Unit (028653)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice•Lamesa, TX

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About The Position

Performs routine consultative services and technical assistance work. Work involves assisting with planning, developing, and implementing an agency program; and providing consultative services and technical assistance to program staff, government agencies, community organizations, and the public. Works under moderate supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED.
Five years full-time, wage-earning customer service, clerical, administrative support, or technical program support experience. Fifteen semester hours from a college or university accredited by an organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or by the United States Department of Education (USDE) may be substituted for each six months of experience.
Knowledge of office practices and administrative procedures.
Knowledge of business terminology, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Skill to communicate ideas and instructions clearly and concisely.
Skill to coordinate with other staff, departments, officials, agencies, organizations, and the public.
Skill to interpret and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Skill in problem-solving techniques.
Skill in the use of computers and related equipment in a stand-alone or local area network environment.
Skill to prepare and maintain complex records and files in an automated system.
Skill to plan work in order to meet established guidelines.
Ability to walk, stand, sit, kneel, push, stoop, reach above the shoulder, grasp, pull, bend repeatedly, climb stairs, identify colors, hear with aid, see, write, count, read, speak, analyze, alphabetize, lift and carry under 15 lbs., perceive depth, operate a motor vehicle, and operate motor equipment.
Ability to maintain the security and integrity of critical infrastructure as it is defined by state law.

Nice To Haves

Facilities maintenance experience preferred.
Experience in the supervision of employees or inmates preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides support and collaborates in the planning, development, implementation, analysis, and documentation of a unit maintenance program
Requisitions and tracks merchandise, supplies, parts, and equipment necessary for unit maintenance and construction activities
Maintains perpetual inventory control of materials and supplies using automated systems
Develops and maintains automated records of labor and material used in maintenance and construction activities.
Coordinates the preparation, editing, and distribution of correspondence, reports, studies, and forms
Audits field operating reports, invoices, requisitions, purchase orders, work orders, and other documents.
Coordinates maintenance and construction work between staff and departments of the agency
Confers with staff on maintenance and construction program problems.
Trains and supervises inmates in administrative support procedures used in unit maintenance and construction programs.
Assists in maintaining the security of assigned inmates.
Performs a variety of marginal duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed.