• Job Description

  Req#: 534245

  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:

  ARIZONA STATE PRISON COMPLEX - PERRYVILLE
  PRISON OPERATIONS
  2105 North Citrus Road
  Goodyear, Arizona 85395
  https://corrections.az.gov/
  

  Posting Details:

  Salary: $38,400.00
  

  Grade: 17
  

  Closing Date: 07/15/2025

  Job Summary:

  The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is seeking an individual to perform a variety of complex administrative tasks for the Deputy Warden and staff, including researching administrative matters, preparing reports, and completing special projects, as well as responding to correspondence on administrative matters.

  Job Duties:

  -Researches and compiles reports, letters, inquiries, and policy updates
  -Manages unit budget to include purchasing and tracking expenditures
  -Tracks disciplinary actions and preparation of final outcome documents
  -Completes projects as assigned
  -Coordinates special event fundraisers
  -Conducts the capital equipment inventory
  -Supervise subordinate staff
  -Other duties as assigned

  Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

  Knowledge of:
  
  -Principles and practices of administration and management agency or program rules
  -Regulations and operating procedures
  -Accounting and budgeting procedures
  -Departmental policy and procedures
  -Management and supervision
  
  Skill in:
  
  -Verbal and written communication
  -Maintaining interpersonal relationships
  -Organization
  -Project management and composing correspondence
  
  Ability to:
  
  -Plan, analyze and coordinate activities and establish priorities
  -Develop effective operating procedures
  -Assess situations and make sound decisions
  -Interpret policies and procedures
  -Work in prison environment

  Pre-Employment Requirements:

  Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a background investigation.
  
  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).

  If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.
  

  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.

• About the company

  Arizona is on a mission to become the #1 state in the nation in which to live, work, play, get an education, and retire. Arizona state government plays a vital role in making this happen, and in order to maximize our potential the State of Arizona must operate in way that demonstrates a business-like approach. We are looking for enthusiastic and talented people to join the team.

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