Administrative Services Technician IV - Limited Service

The Human Services Board is currently seeking a new Administrative Services Technician IV to provide support to our team. This position is based at our main office in Montpelier, VT. The Human Services Board receives, schedules and hears appeals from certain programs within the Agency of Human Services. This position mainlyprovides high level clerical support - including appeal intake, editing memoranda and recommended orders, drafting form letters and hearing notices, filing, copying, mailing, and having phone/email contact with the public/appellants, administrative staff, and hearing officers. You will have frequent contact with members of the public, board members, and attorneys.
Ideal candidates for this position will have some experience working in a law office or similar environment and strong editing and proofreading skills. You should also be a strong communicator, both over the phone and in writing. Good computer skills and familiarity with MS Outlook email and calendaring, as well as a working knowledge of MS Word and Excel, are needed. The Board's case management system runs on a Salesforce platform; while this position requires becoming familiar with this system, previous experience with Salesforce is not required.
This position reports directly to our Legal Hearing & Support Specialist and will work closely with other staff as well. The position is based on-site but with some potential for partial remote work.

This position, Administrative Services Technician IV - Limited Service (Job Requisition #54706), is open to all State employees and external applicants. It is a Limited Service position, which is non-tenured and authorized for a specific period of time. Limited Service positions are established for specially funded projects or programs.

If you would like more information about the duration of this position or other details, please contact joseph.reinert@vermont.gov.
Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.

AHS BACKGROUND CHECKS: Candidates must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the position. In accordance with AHS Policy 4.02, Hiring Standards, Vermont and/or national criminal record checks, as well as DMV and adult and child abuse registry checks, as appropriate to the position under recruitment, will be conducted on candidates, with the exception of those who are current classified state employees seeking transfer, promotion or demotion into an AHS classified position or are persons exercising re-employment (RIF) rights.

Work is performed in a standard office setting.

High school graduation or equivalent and one (1) year of experience providing administrative-level support to a business or organization.

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One (1) year of College level study in accounting, business or public administration, office administration or a related field.

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One (1) year as an Administrative Services Technician III with the State of Vermont.

For some positions experience working with the VISION system (VISION is the State of Vermont PeopleSoft financial management system) may be required.

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