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State of South Carolina
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REPOST Administrative Support Specialist II / 61016131
State of South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Location
South Carolina, 29210
Salary
$32,257 - $39,900
per year
Type
Closes
March 12, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This role involves providing administrative and secretarial support to the Upstate Adoptions Division at the South Carolina Department of Social Services, handling tasks like managing correspondence, screening calls, processing paperwork for vehicles and purchases, and organizing files for children and families.
It supports the mission of protecting and strengthening vulnerable populations through efficient office operations.
A good fit would be someone organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable making independent decisions in a fast-paced environment focused on social services.
Key Requirements
- Strong knowledge of office operations, programs, and procedures to make independent decisions
- Excellent communication skills for screening and referring callers and solving programmatic problems
- Proficiency in handling administrative tasks such as purchase orders, invoices, and vehicle maintenance requests
- Ability to manage correspondence, including screening, forwarding, and providing background information
- Experience with file maintenance, archiving, and record-keeping for sensitive documents like children and family files
- Skills in using spreadsheets and assisting with HR functions
- Capacity to recommend procedural improvements and provide clerical support to supervisors and administrators
Full Job Description
Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults? Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.
Job Duties:
- The Administrative Support Specialist II performs a variety of administrative secretarial duties for Upstate Adoptions Division involved in the operations of the office, department or unit; applies written and unwritten policies to perform various tasks that have significant impact on the operation of the office; uses knowledge or operations, programs and general office procedures to make independent decisions concerning processing of information that would assist supervisors.
- Receives telephone and personal callers; screens and refers them appropriately. Personally solves programmatic/procedural problems or answers questions that require substantial knowledge.
- Completes vehicle maintenance requests, car reports, purchase orders, and invoices.
- Receives and reads incoming correspondence, screens that which can be handled personally, forwards remainder with necessary background information to the appropriate staff member.
- Assists in maintaining children and family files, prepares closed files and arranges for State storage/archiving.
- Makes recommendations to supervisor concerning procedural improvements to office operation. Provides clerical support to the Administrator, Coordinators, and Supervisors.
- Maintains various departmental or programmatic information on spreadsheets, assists with HR functions as requested.
- Ensures that personal identifying information (PII) is properly used, accessed, gathered, shared and disposed. Protects the agency networks and applications by safeguarding systems, equipment and data.
- Performs other job duties as required.
Requirements
A High School Diploma and two (2) years of clerical experience.An Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree may be substituted for the required program experience.
Additional Information
This application for employment with the SC Department of Social Services must be completed in its entirety.
A resume may be included; but shall not be substituted in lieu of the completion of this application in part or in whole.
"See Resume" is not acceptable information for the completion of any part of the requirements of this application.
If such is submitted, this employment application will be considered incomplete and may not be forwarded as eligible for consideration to hiring managers.
Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle. Individuals must comply with necessary field work assignments.
If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript, if you are selected for job offer.
The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs
DIVISION: Child Welfare Services / Greenville County
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