Executive Assistant - LNMTC

Dept of Health and Human Services

State Operated Health Care Facilities

Executive Assistant I (S)

NC11

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

Positions in this class serve as staff/management assistants to high-level administrators, the Center Director and the Assistant Center Director in an organization that is characterized by operations with multiple and varied programs/components. The role of this position is defined and impacted by the mutual working relationship established with the administrator. These positions serve as one-on-one direct support and/or administrative support to upper management positions.

There are situations where incumbents in these positions function as an assistant the majority of the time but still have some responsibilities of an operational nature. Work ranges from standardized office support assignments to performance of administrative duties involving decision-making and judgment. Public contact is a major component of positions, both internal and external to the organization. Work requires contact with program staff, managers of other units within the organization, representatives of other state agencies/universities, clients, service recipients, elected/appointed representatives, and the public.

Positions in this class may coordinate business functions of the unit including human resources administration, and office coordination.

Recruitment Range: $45,431 to $79,504

• Understand and apply routine verbal and /or written instructions.
• Organize and prioritize individual work schedules to manage multiple tasks and / or projects.
• Make decisions that have an impact on the immediate work unit’s operations and /or services communicate and explain a variety of information.

Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center (LNMTC), located in Wilson, NC, is a state-operated certified Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). With a staff of about 520, LNMTC provides support to approximately 200 residents with complex medical needs and/or co-existing neuro-cognitive disorders.

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks. Also, the use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campuses. All employees are required to adhere to the facility’s Vaccination Policy.

• Applicants seeking Veteran’s Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
• Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach an NGB 23A (RPAS), along with the state application if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.
• Applicants who are former member of either the NC Army National Guard or the NC Air National Guard, with honorable discharge and six years of creditable…