Job Description

Salary

$16.48 - $25.54 Hourly $34,275 - $53,126 Annually This position is a Pay Band 50

Posting Details

Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date.

Why does the job exist?

This position is responsible for completing administrative support duties for the Family Nutrition Bureau to support Bureau staff in the administration and oversight of two federal child nutrition programs.

How does it get done?

This position is responsible for multiple areas of program support services including; transportation, office functions, communications, equipment maintenance, mailing, staff travel, records storage and retention, assistance with internal and external training logistics and fixed asset and property management.

Who are the customers?

This position reports to the Family Nutrition Bureau Chief and supports the work of the Family Nutrition Bureau staff both internally and in interactions with sponsors and partnering agencies and the public.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have at least three (3) to five (5) years of administrative assistant, secretarial or administrator responsibilities in a professional setting. Prefer a candidate with three to five years of experience working in a state government office setting. Prefer a candidate that has completed one (1) year or more of college course work in any academic focused liberal arts area of study.

Minimum Qualification

High School diploma or Equivalent and one (1) year of related experience in office administration. Substitutions Apply. See Substitution Table below.

Substitution Table

These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:




Education

Experience



1
High School Diploma or Equivalent
AND
# of months or years of experience specified in the minimum qualification


2
Associate\'s Degree
AND
Zero years of experience

• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
  

• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver\'s License. Pre-employment background investigation is required and is conditional pending results.

Working Conditions

State of New Mexico employees may be impacted by the Public Health Order dated August 12, 2022, which requires facilities licensed or certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), including all hospital types, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, hospice facilities and rehabilitation facilities, as well as assisted living facilities and adult day care settings, to adhere to all COVID-related requirements prescribed by CMS, including, but not limited to masking and staff vaccination.

In addition, employees working in State correctional facilities who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to inmates are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending, and reaching may be required. Direct client interaction and some travel may be required.

Supplemental Information

Benefits: Do you know what Total Compensation is? Click here Agency Contact Information: Loren Miller, (505) 660-0864, or by: Email For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.