Administrative Assistant 2

About This Job

The Housing Authority's mission is to serve the needs of low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income families in the Public Housing Authority's jurisdiction and to:

(I) increase availability of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing in its communities

(2) ensure equal opportunity in housing

(3) promote self-sufficiency and asset development of families and individuals; and

(4) improve community quality of life and economic viability;

The Housing Authority exists to serve people in need. Serving other residents must always be our first and foremost priority. It is our goal to provide excellence in service by being committed to improving housing conditions and related social, educational, and economic aspects that affect the community's overall living conditions. To accomplish this goal, we must constantly strive to expand and improve housing and related services through dedication, integrity, compassion, and responsiveness to all the needs of those we serve.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

• Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
• Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions
• Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization
• Driving Vision & Purpose: The ability to consistently communicate a compelling picture of the vision and purpose of the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

One year of experience in administrative services. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 15 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will substitute for six months of the required experience.

Job Duties And Other Information

Job Duties:

• Screens telephone calls and visitors according to supervisor's request; may refer calls to appropriate staff.

• Prepares, proofreads, and edits correspondence, reports, and other materials.

• Maintains files and reference manuals/materials; ensures confidentiality of information, as necessary.

  Maintains supervisor's calendar, as instructed, making appointments and arranging meeting rooms and materials.

• Sorts and distributes incoming mail.

• May perform administrative functions such as payroll preparation, travel reports, supply requisitions, etc

• Establishes and maintains electronic files for identifying, recording, and classifying stored data; extracts, assembles, and merges stored information to create new documents

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); or by detail to special duty.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. * Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Jurlean Wilson Sabine Parish Housing Authority View phone number on click.appcast.io View email address on click.appcast.io

Benefits

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

More information can be found at

– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at

– State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran's Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

– State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System ( ). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ( ),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( ), among others