ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ASSISTANT 4 - 10252025-72599

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time

10 / 25 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time

Closing Date / Time

11 / 02 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly)

$4,057.00 - $6,099.00

Salary (Annually)

$48,684.00 - $73,188.00

Job Type

Full-Time

City, State Location

Nashville, TN

Department

Safety and Homeland Security

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY, HIGHWAY PATROL DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position requires proof of education i.e. transcripts or a diploma.

For more information, visit the link below :

https : / / www.tn.gov / content / dam / tn / safety / documents / MemoHiringProcessDuration.pdf

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 four years of full-time increasingly responsible professional staff administrative work.

Substitution of Experience for Education : Qualifying full-time increasingly responsible sub professional, paraprofessional, 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, to a maximum of two years.

OR

Three years of increasingly responsible 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

Under general supervision, performs professional staff administrative work of considerable difficulty in support of line operations; and performs related work as required. Incumbents in this class function at the lead level and may supervise subordinate staff. This work involves considerable participation in developing, implementing and evaluating policies and procedures having significant impact on a department as a whole or a segment of the public. This class differs from that of Admin Services Assistant 3 in that incumbents of the latter function at the advanced working level and perform duties with less scope and impact in the areas of policy development, fiscal control, and personal contacts. This class differs from that of Admin Services Assistant 5 in that incumbents of the latter independently perform very complex administrative services duties having broad scope and impact and often independently manage fiscal services and budgetary activities of greater size and complexity.

Responsibilities

1. Independently develops policies and procedures for implementing new or modifying existing administrative services programs and activities.

2. Oversees a program function such as fiscal services, budgeting, grants administration, contract management and administration, procurement, property administration, space planning and management, personnel, stores, records management, mail, printing, public information, and general research with independent control over grants and / or contracts of significant complexity and monetary value.

3. May supervise staff, write job plans, and conduct performance evaluations. Makes recommendations on staff employment, retention, promotion, demotion, and other human resources actions.

4. Serves as a liaison between the agency and officials, administrators, legal, technical, and business professionals, and the general public in order to explain, interpret, and enforce pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

5. Prepares and reviews operating budgets to determine agency needs. Conducts grant administration and monitoring to ensure compliance with grant requirements.

6. Maintains agency records based on established guidelines. Communicates managerial directives to program operations to ensure their enforcement.

7. Performs human resources administration in one or more of the following areas : employee relations, EEO, recruitment, employee development, and training. May act as the Administrative Services Officer or the Assistant Administrative Services Officer based on the complexity of the administrative services operation and the size of the agency.

8. Conducts research in one or more of the following areas to obtain relevant information : fiscal, economic, non-technical legal, legislative, and publications.

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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.