Jobs in Chattanooga, tennessee

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time

04 / 22 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time

Closing Date / Time

04 / 28 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly)

3,595.00 - $5,380.00

Salary (Annually)

43,140.00 - $64,560.00

Job Type

Full-Time

City, State Location

Chattanooga, TN

Department

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, MOCCASIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE, HAMILTON COUNTY

This is an interim appointment, which is a position for a period not to exceed one (1) year.

This 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.

Qualifications

Education and Experience : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree AND experience equivalent to one year of full-time professional staff administrative and / or analytic experience.

Substitution of Experience for Education : Qualifying full-time increasingly responsible sub professional, para-professional, or professional experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Substitution of Education for Experience : Additional graduate coursework in public administration, business administration, or other acceptable field may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis.

One year of professional administrative services experience with the State of Tennessee.

Necessary Special Qualifications : Positions within the Department of Human Services may be required to :

• 1. Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
• 2. Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;

3. Supply a fingerprint sample prescribed by the TBI based criminal history records check;

4. Submit to a review of their status on the Department of Healths vulnerable persons registry.

Positions within the Disability Determinations Section of the Division of Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Human Services will be required to complete a federal background check in accordance with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) for issuance of an HSPD-12 compliant Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential card.

Overview

Summary : Under general supervision, is responsible for staff administrative work of average difficulty in support of line operations; and performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features : This is the working level class in the Admin Services Assistant sub-series. An employee in this class performs general staff work in the area of administrative services and support of line operations. Work includes a variety of assignments such as budget development and maintenance; contract negotiation, development and monitoring; personnel administration; research; planning; information compilation and dissemination; procurement and property administration; grant proposal review and monitoring; forms design; and report and correspondence preparation. This class differs from that of Admin Services Assistant 1 in that incumbent of the latter function in an entry level capacity under immediate supervision. This class differs from that of Admin Services Assistant 3 in that incumbents of the latter perform work of greater scope and complexity and have more responsibilities for developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures and often supervise incumbents in this class. This class differs from that of more specialized classes that perform administrative-related services and analytic duties in that incumbents of the latter perform these duties within a specific, limited field and function as analytic specialists rather than generalists.

Responsibilities

Staffing Organizational Units :

Monitoring and Controlling Resources :

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization :

Interacting with Computers :

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others :

Training and Teaching Others :

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates :

Performing Administrative Activities :

Analyzing Data or Information :

Documenting / Recording Information :

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates :

Getting Information :

Scheduling Work and Activities :

Competencies (KSA's)

Competencies :

Knowledge :

Skills :

Abilities :

Tools & Equipment

Other Office Related Equipment as Required

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications :

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.