Services Officer III

Date:
Sep 8, 2026

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Functional

Title:

Staff Services Officer III

Job Title: Staff Services Officer III

Agency: Dept of State Health Services

Department: Vital Statistics

Posting Number: 21075

Closing Date: 10/08/2026

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations

Salary Range: $4,020.33 - $5,000.00

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-19

Shift: Day

Additional Shift: Days (First)

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:

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 1100 W 49TH ST (DHR)

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Brief Job Description

Reports to the Director of Staff Services and Support and performs duties associated with the Vital Statistics Section human resources, fiscal, and administrative functions. Duties include evaluation and coordination of complex administrative activities; contributing to development and evaluation of administrative goals and objectives; development and evaluation of personnel budgets; development and interpretation of policies and procedures and preparation of correspondence. Maintains and develops confidential records systems including human resource, payroll, and personnel documents and assist team lead.

Maintains and develops criminal background check processes, policies, and associated records. Coordinates with HHS Human Resources, Office of General Cousel, and Texas Department of Public Safety on criminal background check processes. Acts as team lead in the absence of the Staff Services Officer IV for the Section’s fiscal and administrative functions. Work involves coordinating, assigning and/or monitoring work of other staff within the Section and/or participating in work groups and committees within the Section and agency.

Works under limited direction with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs)

• (35%) Performs duties as a member of a team providing administrative support to the Vital Statistics Section that performs, coordinates, and supports administrative and fiscal functions of the Section. Promotes uniformity of activities through consultation with management, administrative and other personnel to accomplish program goals and objectives in compliance with DSHS policy, procedures, guidelines and regulations. Performs tasks supporting human resources, budget/fiscal, planning, and training functions.
  
  Plans, develops and implements budgets for the Section and its programs. Monitors expenditures and allocations for those budgets. Tracks and monitors state funds allocated to the Section. Develops and uses spreadsheets to track travel expenditures. Coordinates budget requests. Approves and tracks purchasing for the Section and its programs. Prepares…