Administration Assistant II - Risk Management

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Functional

Title:

Administration Assistant II - Risk Management

Job Title:

Administrative Asst II

Agency:
Health & Human Services Comm

Department:
Risk Mgmt / Safety & Investig

Posting Number: 17524

Closing Date: 06/17/2026

Posting Audience:
Internal and External

Occupational Category:
Office and Administrative Support

Salary Range: $2,694.33 - $3,946.25

Pay Frequency:
Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-A-11

Shift: Day

Additional

Shift:

Telework:
Not Eligible for Telework

Travel:
Up to 5%

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full Time/Part Time:
Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Nonexempt

Facility

Location:

Abilene State Supported Living Center

Job Location City: ABILENE

Job Location Address: 2501 MAPLE ST

Other Locations:
Abilene

MOS Codes: ,,,6046,15P,3F5X1,420A,42A,56M,68G,741X,8A200,AZ,LS,LSS,MC,PERS,PS,RP,SN

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Brief

Job Description:

Come work in an environment where we truly value and respect those we serve and believe in the mission that all people can achieve a higher level of wellness and independence.

The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems. The centers provide campus-based direct services and supports at 13 centers located throughout the state. Learn About Our State Supported Living Centers

If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you!

Our staff are well organized, able to multi-task, possess the ability to learn policy regulations, able to thrive in a challenging, fast-paced, and evolving environment, have good communication skills, a positive attitude, strong work-ethic and a desire to help others. If you also possess these skills, then we are looking for you. If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you!

Administrative Assistant II performs secretarial and clerical duties to support the Risk Management Department. These duties include, but are not limited to answering telephones, data entry, ordering supplies, distributing mail, completing work orders, and other office duties. Provides assistance in coordination and management of the Return-to-Work Program. Insures return to work paperwork is processed accurately. Provides consultation, training and support to employees and supervisors involved in the Return-to-Work program, FMLA, Employee Reassignment Process and Workers Compensation Management Program including vocational, medical and personal case management.

Documents and maintains clear and concise records of transitional duty and alternate duty assignments. Coordinates and monitors the reassignment of employees to return employees to work as efficiently as possible. Interacts with medical providers and other state agencies to gather and distribute relevant supporting documentation. Provides Support to the Workers Compensation/FMLA Case Manager. Acts as a consultant to facility supervisors.

Acts as a liaison between the Facility and medical providers to ensure the information is processed completely and in a timely manner. Acts as a backup for the Worker's Compensation Case Manager and Transitional Duty Coordinator. Provides guidance to case management staff insuring all laws, rules and policies of all regulatory authorities are adhered to. Works under close supervision with minimal latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Reports to the Facility Risk Manager.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.

1) Routine administrative support and/or technical program assistance work, moderately complex secretarial/clerical work in areas such as bookkeeping, inventory control, statistics, purchasing and accounting.

2) Answers all phones, check voicemails, types and edits correspondence, letters, and reports; handles all incoming and outgoing mail directly. Orders office supplies and enters work orders for Risk Management Department.

3) Completing Risk Mgt. case management notes for Staff who call into Risk Mgt. over the phone, sending notification email, notifying Return to Work Coordinator of completion and assisting Return to Work Coordinator as requested or needed. Serve as the back up to the…