Administrative Support Associate

CITY OF EL PASO, TX
El Paso, Texas United States  View Map
Posted: Sep 11, 2025
  • Salary: $49,502.54 - $73,263.77 Annually USD
  • Full Time
  • Clerical and Administrative Support
  • Job Description

    Requirements

    MOS Code: 47Q (Army), 018 (Coast Guard), 001802 (Navy)

    Education and Experience : A High School diploma or GED, or higher, and six (6) years office administrative experience, including two (2) years performing paraprofessional administrative support functions that entailed recommending, developing, implementing or coordinating office procedures.

    Licenses and Certificates : None.

    General Purpose

    Under direction, provide complex paraprofessional administrative support for an executive or City official and provide varied problem solving support.

    Typical Duties

    Provide paraprofessional administrative support and perform office functions. Involves: Participate in developing and implementing standardized long and short-range business and planning initiatives, and analyze studies and surveys. Conduct research to resolve discrepancies or gather information. Review a variety of reports, files and records to verify information, resolve errors, and gather information. Utilize a personal computer to create memoranda, agenda items and other correspondence. Manipulate, and retrieve files and/or information from databases and create reports. Gather and compile pertinent information for meetings and presentations. Post, draft agendas and take minutes. Coordinate with other city departments or outside agencies on special projects, as assigned. Provides the public with general information, explain processes, and procedures, and answer questions, and resolve a variety of problems within a defined scope. Schedule and maintain calendar of appointments. Process and schedule travel and lodging arrangements and reconcile travel costs. Maintain filing systems and provide input for improvements to accommodate needs. Ensure proper distribution of communications, flag urgent information and communicate priorities to the appropriate person. Provide human resource administrative support and services. Maintain performance reviews data and due dates. Maintain confidentiality. Represent the department at various meetings.

    May Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations, and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay or other employee status changes.

    General Information

    For a complete job specification, click here.

    Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

    Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
    Please note: This is a new advertisement for Administrative Support Associate. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.

    Note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

    A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

    To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

    Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

    Determined by agreement

    Closing Date/Time: Continuous
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • City of El Paso
    • City of El Paso

    THE CITY OF EL PASO HAS IMPLEMENTED PROGRAMS TO INVEST IN ITS WORKFORCE, INCLUDING:

    • Competitive wages
    • Pension Plans
    • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
    • Health Savings Account
    • Paid Time Off­ and Paid Parental Leave
    • Quality Training and Tuition Assistance Programs

    Mission:

    Deliver exceptional services to support a high quality of life and place for our community.

    Vision:

    Develop a vibrant regional economy, safe and beautiful neighborhoods and exceptional recreational, cultural and educational opportunities powered by a high performing government.

    Values:

    Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, People

    THE COMMUNITY

    Located at the westernmost edge of Texas along the Rio Grande River, El Paso has long been recognized as one of the nation’s safest cities with a population of over 800,000. This thriving community is aptly referred to as the “Sun City” – a moniker derived from the 300+ days of sunshine experienced annually.
    El Paso, the largest Texas City on the U.S./Mexico border and the sixth largest city in Texas, is a dynamic and vibrant community whose location on the border provides the City with a culturally diverse population and a rich heritage that embraces the past while building for the future.

    El Paso is filled with many attractions that residents and visitors enjoy alike. For sports enthusiasts, the City is home to The El Paso Chihuahuas, the Minor League baseball team and Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. El Paso is also home to Sun Bowl Stadium at UTEP where many events occur, including Division I college football games and other events, including the nationally televised Sun Bowl game held each year. UTEP is also the home of the legendary Don Haskins Center where Division I college basketball games are played. Residents and visitors may also take in an El Paso Locomotive FC soccer game or an El Paso Rhinos hockey game. Located in El Paso are amusement parks, water parks, state parks, museums, the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. At the heart of the City is the Franklin Mountains State Park, the largest urban state park in Texas.

    Fort Bliss is the largest installation in the United States Army Forces Command and the second largest military installation in the Army overall with the largest being the adjacent White Sands Missile Range.  Fort Bliss is an anchor of the local economy and its economic stability, as it is the single largest employer in the area supporting over 167,000 people with an annual economic contribution of over $25 billion. The City of El Paso strives to be the #1 City in America for Veterans to live. The City of El Paso has been recognized by the Texas Veterans Commission for its high Veteran Employment rate. The City government currently employs approximately 14% of veterans and has a Military and Veterans Affairs department.

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