Administrative Support Assistant Lead

Administrative Support Assistant Lead

The Administrative Support Assistant Lead plans, oversees, and performs administrative, technical, and program support tasks. Coordinates services such as HR, accounting, budgeting, purchasing, and office management. Assists the public, agencies, and County staff with department programs and services, uses independent judgment to streamline processes, recommends workflow improvements and cost controls, and supervises employees, including hiring, training, evaluation, coaching, and discipline.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

FUNCTIONAL AREAS : ADMINISTRATIVE :

• Plans, coordinates, and participates in providing administrative, technical, and programmatic support for assigned department or division in the daily management of areas such as human resources, accounting, budget, purchasing, or office management.
• Participates in the development and implementation of department / division goals and objectives.
• Develops and standardizes procedures, work standards, and internal controls to improve and continuously monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative operations, programs, and service delivery methods and procedures; assesses and monitors workload and administrative and support systems; identifies opportunities for improvement and develops related recommendations; develops and maintains administrative operating procedures / manuals.
• Plans, coordinates, organizes, and carries out administrative and technical studies, assignments, and projects; researches, analyzes, and compiles information and data from internal and external sources on topics related to assigned areas of responsibility; identifies trends and discrepancies; presents findings and recommendations in an appropriate format for review by supervisory or management staff.
• Assists management in performing and conducting department / division-wide studies and special projects; collects and analyzes data; prepares comprehensive technical records and reports.
• Serves as a liaison and represents the department / division and County to the public, and various regulatory agencies, community groups, and other agencies.
• Coordinates the receipt, processing, and response to public records act requests, complaints, and other requests for information; researches, analyzes, and organizes information; ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Researches, interprets, and ensures compliance with laws, codes, rules, and regulations, and County program guidelines, policies, and procedures related to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Directs the design, organization, and maintenance of accurate and detailed databases, files, and records, verifies accuracy of information, research discrepancies, and records information; ensures compliance with established records retention schedules.
• Attends and participates in a variety of task forces, committees, and meetings, both internal and external, relating to assigned areas of responsibility; maintains awareness of and participation in external professional environment and resources to ensure the highest level of professional standards are applied to service delivery within the County and the assigned department / division.
• May exercise supervision of assigned staff.
• Incumbent(s) in this classification may handle sensitive and / or confidential records, plans, documents or decisions that require maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.

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SCREENING AND COMPLIANCE

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EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS