Administrative Assistant Iii

Position: 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 (ASPC) - DOUGLAS 6911 North BDI Blvd. Douglas, AZ 85607 United States (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Salary: $38,400.00 Grade: 17 Closing Date: 11/11/2026

The Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation & Reentry (ADCRR) is currently looking for a professional individual who performs as an organized and proactive ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT III.

In this role, you will complete special projects requested by the Deputy Warden/Associate Deputy Warden/Administrator, research and respond to public inquiries, draft letters for Deputy Warden’s signature, coordinate special events and meetings and coordinate employee recognition for the Arizona State Prison Complex (ASPC) - Douglas.

Job Duties:

• Researches and compiles reports, letters, inquiries, and policy updates
• Manages unit budget, including purchases and tracking expenditures
• Tracks disciplinary actions and prepares final outcome and documents
• Completes projects as assigned
• Coordinates special event fundraisers
• Conducts capital equipment inventory
• Supervises subordinate staff
• Drives on State business
• Performs other duties appropriate to the assignment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of administration and management
• Agency/program rules
• Regulations and operating procedures
• Accounting and budgeting
• Departmental policy and procedures
• Management and supervision
• MS office Suite

Skill in:

• Oral and written communication
• Maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Organization
• Project management
• Composing correspondence

Ability to:

• Plan, analyze and coordinate activities and establish priorities
• Developed effective operating procedures
• Assess situations and make sound decisions
• Interpret policies and procedures
• Work in a prison environment

Selective Preference(s):

• Working knowledge of computer programs, including MS Word, Excel, and outlook
• Three (3) years of responsible administrative experience reporting to a Manager or Administrator position

Pre-Employment Requirements:

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

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