Administrative Officer 1 (20043554)

What We Need:

Ohio EPA Administrative Officer 1

What We Do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What We Need YOU To Do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest administrative officer in the Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM), working at our Central Office in Columbus, Ohio.    

You are at the heart of everything we do.

Ohio EPA is looking for a motivated, goal-oriented person to help our Central Office DMWM team stay on track!

In this role, you will plan, direct, and coordinate DMWM activities by overseeing statewide administrative support, including purchasing and clerical duties like handling the division’s record management and mail. You will support licensing and registration activities and oversee the division’s e-document ingestion and management to help guarantee the accuracy of metadata quality and searchability of ingested documents.

You’ll serve as the liaison with the Office of Human Resources for hiring, including onboarding and offboarding staff. You’ll supervise assigned staff and conduct performance reviews and develop Professional Development Plans to help resolve personnel issues while encouraging staff skills and career growth.

You are going to support division fees collection to ensure the accurate and timely submission of agency fees. You’ll also supervise staff to ensure completion of work commitments in accordance with agency and program policies and performance standards.

Here Are The High Points:

• Plan, direct, and coordinate DMWM activities.
• Support licensing and registration activities and oversee the division’s e-document ingestion and management.
• Serve as liaison with the Office of Human Resources for hiring, onboarding, and offboarding.
• Support division fees collection to help maintain accurate and timely submission of agency fees.

What are you waiting for – we need you!

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

• 24 mos. exp. in administrative, management or supervisory position.
• OR completion of undergraduate core program in business or public administration or closely related area.
• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Management, Planning and Development, Records Management, Interviewing, Hiring and Onboarding, Training, Equipment Operations, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Customer Focus

All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application.  Attachments will not be accepted for this posting.  Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.

Location: 50 W. Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Division: Materials and Waste Management

Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.  Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position.  An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

EEO Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protections Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices.  Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms and conditions of employment.

ADA Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614-644-2100 prior to testing or interviewing.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.