Administrative Assistant - Spruce Cottage

Position: Administrative Assistant - Spruce Cottage - 8:00a - 4:30p
Location: Labette

Job Posting

Important Recruitment Information for this vacancy

Job Posting Closes: 6/15/2026

Parsons State Hospital

Vision Statement:
People experiencing the highest quality of life regardless of the challenges.

Mission Statement:
To improve lives by connecting people with supports and services.

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About the Position:

* Who can apply:
Anyone (External)

* Classified/Unclassified Service:
Unclassified

* Full/Part-time:
Full-Time

* Regular/Temporary:
Regular

* Exempt/Non-Exempt:
Non-Exempt

* Work Schedule:

8:00a-4:30p

* Eligible to Receive Benefits:
Yes

* Veterans' Preference Eligible:
Yes

* Search :

$15.18/hour

* Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits:

* Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage

* Sick & Vacation leave

* Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave

* Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)

* Employee discounts with the STAR Program

* Retirement and deferred compensation programs

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Position is located at Spruce Cottage, 8:00a - 4:30p, days/hours may vary.

All employees are expected to work in a harmonious and cooperative fashion with other staff to provide efficient and effective customer service: to use free time as available to assist other staff in the completion of work assignments and perform other tasks as needed; to contribute to a positive work environment through a positive, helpful, courteous demeanor towards staff, customers and the general public;

and to adhere to appropriate standards of conduct regarding the use of leave, reports to work on time and in the designated fashion.

The purpose of this position is to function as an administrative assistant to the QIDP performing all clerical, timekeeping, and many cottage management duties. Many of the tasks assigned to these positions are critical to meeting federal ICF standards, e.g. clothing and medical records; and the timekeeping duties are essential to the payroll process for assigned employees. This position involves daily contact with the residents on the living unit though general communication with the resident, requesting information, giving information and/or requesting assistance.

This position may involve contact with residents through general involvement of purchasing for resident wants and needs. The person in this position needs to be a positive role model for residents by their work and actions.

The essential functions of this position do require occasional necessity to intervene with resident behavior for protection and emergency assistance is sometimes required.

Parsons State Hospital is funded in part by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is subject to requirements bestowed by Federal and State levels of government conditions of participation.

Qualifications:

Minimum Required Criteria:
Six months of experience in general office, clerical, and administrative support work.

Staff who operates a motor vehicle must possess an unrestricted driver's license.

Positions in this class require that at the time of appointment the selected candidate must take and pass a law enforcement security clearance in compliance with policies of the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Contact Information:

Recruiter Contact:

Name:
Faye Van Nice Phone:  x 3064

Email:
Faye.

Van Nice Fax:

Required documents for this application to be complete:

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* DD214 (if you are claiming Veteran'sPreference)

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