Job Description

Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and meet all selective requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list.

The mission of DPS is to serve the people of Iowa by providing public safety services with leadership, integrity and professionalism through the core values of courtesy, service and protection. The Department is a statewide law enforcement agency and includes the Administrative Services Division, the Iowa State Patrol, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Iowa State Fire Marshal and the Division of Intelligence. The Department works in conjunction with federal, state and local jurisdictions of the criminal justice community to provide for the safety of persons living in, or traveling through the State of Iowa.

The Department of Public Safety, as a State of Iowa Executive Branch agency, offers exciting benefits:

• Health/Dental and Life Insurance
• Paid time off - Nine paid holidays plus generous paid vacation and paid sick leave which begin to accrue on your first day of employment
• Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) defined benefit program
• Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
• Collaborative, creative, positive work environment
• Paid opportunities for professional growth and development - including training, courses and conferences

Performs administrative support functions for Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit (CMVU) Major, Captains, Grant Manager and Lieutenants. Maintains area map and roster. Compiles statistical data needed to generate monthly and year to date reports for MCSAP grants and Size and Weight Plan. Assist in creation of departmental forms for use in Word and Excel. Serves as the liaison for all 99 County Attorney\'s Offices/Clerk of Court for requested reports and videos. Opens, distributes office mail, including MCSAP inspections returned to Iowa State Patrol Headquarters. Review all correspondence and distribute to appropriate staff.

Shares the responsibility of answering incoming telephone calls to State Patrol Headquarters in a polite, professional, and timely manner. Telephone calls are handled by using available resources, personal knowledge or routed to appropriate staff.

Responsible for compiling, maintaining and submitting payroll data. Reviews Time and Activity Reports (TARS), Workday and completes attendance sheets to ensure accuracy in Troopers work hours and proper billing to grants.

Runs weekly tow reports to ensure compliance with the process outlined in Iowa code 321.89. Coordinates and prepares travel requests (in-state and out-of-state) and arrangements to ensure billing to proper cost center / grant. Coordinate escort bills for escorts performed by Troopers to ensure proper billing to the motor carrier. Attends meetings as needed to take minutes of proceedings for review by Command Staff.

Applicants are encouraged to attach a cover letter and resume within the NEOGOV application.

The selected candidate must have passed a thorough background investigation conducted by Iowa Department of Public Safety investigators before a final letter of employment offer is delivered.

Selectives

083 Typing Score of 40 or greater (40-49 WPM)
Information about typing tests and scores related to State of Iowa employment can be found at:

***Please Note:
If you do not have a test, you may schedule a time with IowaWorks locations across the state, schools and other places may be closed to take tests. We are temporarily allowing ONLINE tests. Many free and reliable tests can be found by searching online. A site that has been popular amongst applicants is . You may also use or . The test can be accepted if it is witnessed by another person and it has met the requirements/guidelines on the document submitted.

These guidelines must be met and need to be on the typing document you submit:

• Gross number of words typed in a five minute timed test
• Number of errors
• Net words per minute (one point deduction for each error)
• Your name and date must be on the document submitted to this office.
• And it must be signed off by a witness or another person not just from the typing website\'s electronic signature.
• You may attach the document to the online application.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Experience equal to two years of full-time general office work, one year of which must have involved secretarial or related administrative support duties;

OR post high school course work in an accredited secretarial, business, or closely related curriculum may be substituted for the required experience on a month-for-month basis;

OR completion of thirty (30) semester (or equivalent) hours of undergraduate college level course work may be substituted for the one year of required general office experience;

OR certification from the State of Iowa Administrative Assistant Certificate Program will substitute for six months of the required experience;

OR employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes the equivalent of one year of full-time work as a Secretary 1.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

Typing Requirement: Applicants may be required to have the ability to type 40 wpm net. If included in the Minimum Requirements of this job vacancy, you must provide verification of your typing score prior to the closing date of this vacancy.

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