ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REHABILITATION & REENTRY

Our mission is to enhance public safety across Arizona through modern, effective correctional practices and meaningful engagements.

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) is committed to creating a safe, secure, and humane correctional system. With public safety top of mind, ADCRR and its more than 8,000 officers and professional staff are driven by a heart for public service and a commitment to deliver perfect effort each day. ADCRR is redefining itself as an agency whose daily work centers on transparency, accountability, and fairness.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III

Job Location:

Address

Arizona State Prison Complex - Safford

896 South Cook Road

Safford, AZ 85546

Posting Details

Salary: $38,400.00

Grade: 17

Closing Date: 03/04/2025

Job Summary

The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is looking for a

professional individual who performs a variety of complex administrative tasks for the

Warden and staff, to include researching administrative matters, preparing reports, and

completing special projects, responding to correspondence on administrative matters, and

maintain Warden’s operating budget. This position also orders supplies, materials, equipment

and directs inmate work activity at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Safford. Apply now, and

join a great team!

Job Duties

• Researches and compiles reports, letters, inquiries, and policy updates
• Manages supervisor calendar
• Sets deadlines
• Supervises subordinate staff
• Researches material and gathers data for special projects
• Maintains inventory control, develops or modifies procedures and forms, interprets
  
  

and explains organizational rules, regulations and department orders

• Attends meetings
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

• Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) Personnel Rules and Arizona
  
  

Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) policies and

procedures

• Grammatical formatting using concise, specific, and grammatical correct non-technical
  
  

language

• Organizational movement, management of business practices, and work processing
• Accounting and budgeting procedures
  
  

Skill In

• Problem solving
• Analytical thinking
• Maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Verbal and written communication
• Managing and supervising
  
  

Ability To

• Provide effective guidance and supervision of employees
• Investigate and resolve problems
• Plan, analyze, coordinate activities, and establish priorities
• Develop effective operating procedures
• Work effectively under short deadlines
• Handle multiple tasks
• Work with self-motivation and minimal supervision
• Work in a prison environment
  
  

Selective Preference(s)

• Three (3) years of administrative experience reporting to a manager or administrator
• Working knowledge of computer programs, including Google Suite
• ADCRR experience and knowledge of ADCRR policies and procedures
  
  

Pre-Employment Requirements

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation, drug test.

In an effort to maintain a safe environment, all employees are required to take a Tuberculosis (TB) test during their New Employee Orientation and every year thereafter.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then

the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business

must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all

required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The

license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive

on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable

driving records, and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a

personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability

insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.11).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Benefits

We offer an excellent and affordable comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees:

• Vacation and sick days with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability options
• Exceptional retirement program
• Optional employee benefits such as deferred compensation plans, credit union membership, and a wellness program
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
  
  

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Retirement

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Current ADCRR Employees: Consult with your respective Human Resources Liaison if you are

in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above.

Contact Us

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 255-2430. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.