Administrative Specialist – Travel (Tier 1) (Head Start)

Job title: Administrative Specialist – Travel (Tier 1) (Head Start)

Company: Hillsborough County

Job description: Job Category: AdministrativeJob Description:Job OverviewPerforms administrative and office support duties providing customer service, clerical, secretarial, processing and/or internal financial related duties, which may require varying degrees of independent judgment. Positions in this series normally report to either a Section/Division Manager, or Division Director.Salary$36,732 –Ideal CandidateThe Ideal Candidate will have an Associate’s Degree or higher in a fiscal-related field; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience with a minimum of two years of administrative experience. Experience in coordination of travel arrangements, such as airplane and hotel reservations, is also desired, as is knowledge and experience in providing support for a fiscal departmentCore Competencies

• Customer Commitment – Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity – Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence – Takes ownership for excellence through one’s personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork – Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Tier 1Duties and ResponsibilitiesNote: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Performs various complex administrative, secretarial, and confidential functions and duties supporting a section/divisional manager or senior divisional manager, and other professional staff.
• Composes, proofreads, and edits correspondence, memos, spreadsheets, minutes, logs, and reports in final form, for approval or signature of divisional manager or senior divisional manager.
• Reviews and distributes for the divisional manager or senior divisional manager, detailed incoming and outgoing mail, electronic mail, correspondence, and statements.
• Schedules, coordinates, and prepares meetings, meeting materials/handouts, appointments and conferences for divisional manager or senior divisional manager.
• Accesses and secures restricted, sensitive, and confidential records or information.
• Researches and responds to requests for information and assistance and determines priority status and refers to divisional manager or senior divisional manager, or other professional staff, as needed.
• Plans, organizes, and coordinates division-wide activities required by divisional manager or senior divisional manager, and other professional staff.
• May provide guidance and training, and review the work of others to ensure accuracy, completion, and timeliness; may supervise lower level administrative/clerical staff.
• May take and transcribe dictation, verbally or from electronic sources; may take department meeting minutes for divisional manager or senior divisional manager.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job Specifications

• Knowledge of procedures, policies, and rules of assigned division or unit.
• Knowledge of processing administrative and secretarial procedures, such as word processing, files and records maintenance, transcription, and other related procedures.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar.
• Skill in the use of computers, computer related software or programs, local networks, databases, and internet search engines.
• Skill in communication and effective writing.
• Ability to transcribe documents and information from different sources.
• Ability to handle restricted, sensitive, and confidential information.
• Ability to serve the public and represent the County with courtesy and professionalism.
• Ability to effectively lead or supervise lower-level administrative/clerical staff.

Physical Requirements

• This job is performed in a professional office environment.
• This job is largely a sedentary role.
• This job may require the incumbent to lift boxed up to 30 pounds, open filing cabinets, and bend/stand as necessary.

Work Category

• Sedentary work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Associate degree in the related area; AND
• Two (2) years of administrative/secretarial experience; OR
• An equivalent combination of education (not less that possession of a High School diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.

Emergency Management ResponsibilitiesIn the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency/disaster.Additional Job RequirementsA department, depending on the nature of its mission and operations, may require that employees in all or certain positions in this job classification:Maintain the ability to pass the background checks required for the position. These background checks may include but are not limited to:

• Criminal History Background Check using Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
• Level 1 and Level 2 Background Screening (Ch. 435 Florida Statutes)
• Child Abuse, Abandonment, and Neglect Record Check using the State Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)
• Sex Offender and Sexual Predator record check using the list maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Possess the necessary job-related license(s) or certification(s) that may include possession of a Florida Driver’s License (Class E).Career ProgressionEmployees in this classification that acquire the competencies and minimum qualifications for the next tier will be able to apply for promotional opportunities through a competitive selection process. Employees will not automatically be upgraded to the next tier. Reclassifying a position is based on business need and financial impact and is not based solely on the job competencies or qualifications of the incumbent.

Expected salary: $36732 per year

Location: Tampa, FL

Job date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 02:23:17 GMT

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