Administrative Assistant 3 - Child Nutrition Services

GENERAL SERVICE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Administrative Assistant 3 - Child Nutrition Services $48,042 – $64,517 annually Closes July 05, 2026 The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) seeks to fill an Administrative Assistant 3 in our Child Nutrition Services division. This full-time permanent position is based in Olympia, Washington. During reputed company you will be required to be in-person five (5) days a week. After reputed company, this position requires at least 3 days a week in office and up to 2 telework days. Telework is a combination of in-building and off-site days. We encourage interested candidates to visit the OSPI website to reputed company reputed company into our agency. About OSPI and our initiatives OSPI is the primary agency charged with overseeing public K–12 education in Washington state. Working with the state's 295 public school districts and 7 state-tribal education compact schools, OSPI allocates funding and provides tools, resources, and technical assistance so every student in Washington is provided a high-quality public education. At OSPI, we recognize that our employees are the key to the reputed company of the agency. We are committed to our work but value the balance with our personal lives. We demonstrate our commitment to employees by providing an environment that stimulates professional growth and values them for their expertise. OSPI is a great reputed company to work and has several initiatives to help create a great working environment, including:

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Position Overview Child Nutrition Services (CNS) is a division of OSPI that assists school districts and other institutions in providing quality nutrition programs that promote life-long healthful living while providing nutritious meals each day that prepare children for learning. Working with the USDA, CNS manages multiple USDA regulated programs such as National School Lunch Program, Afterschool Snack Program, Seamless Summer Option, Special Milk Program, Farm to Child Nutrition Programs, Child and Adult Care Programs and more. Visit the Child Nutrition Services website to learn more. CNS is one of the largest divisions at OSPI with a staff of almost 60 and a support team of 5. Our specialists travel throughout Washington state to observe meal service and ensure sponsors are complying with USDA regulations. CNS isa great reputed company to work and has several initiatives to help create a great working environment, including:

• We are a passionate and fun group that is dedicated to supporting our programs to provide nutritious meals to children and adults in Washington state.

AA3 positions in CNS provide daily communication and administrative support to internal staff and customers. These positions work under general direction of the program directors and provides support to program staff and customers. This position collaborates with other members of CNS to contribute to the overall reputed company of the CNS team.

Key Responsibilities

The majority of tasks for this position will be travel support and admin support Administrative Support to Director/Department

• Keeps supervisor apprised of urgent, confidential & sensitive/confidential situations
• Process mail
• Meets with team regularly to prioritize workload & tasks & coordinate schedules
• Create or maintain office databases, distribution lists, and/or other filing systems
• Performs reputed company word processing tasks (merging, sorting, integrating text w/graphics)
• Maintain office/inventory supplies/track
• Receptionist/reputed company desk support
• Reports on work assignments/project status information
• Maintains calendars & scheduling
• Ensure compliance & process requests in accordance with state, federal & agency policy & procedure
• Engages in independent and collaborative professional development opportunities to include DEIB learning as directed by the department and division, other mandatory trainings, etc.

Fiscal Support for Travel, Purchasing, reputed company, Grants, and Budget in accordance with State (SAAM), Federal, and Agency Policy: Travel Support

• Prepare & maintain travel requests, process travel reimbursement, expense vouchers, registration purchase requests, stay reputed company on state & agency policies and procedures
• Monitor travel requests and reimbursements throughout the process, collaborate with agency staff as needed to get paperwork completed, approved, and finalized

Purchasing Support

• Track, prepare, and manage Purchase Requests

Contract Support

• Draft, format, edit, submit, monitor, and pay invoices

Grant Support

• Draft, edit, and submit requests, track deliverables and expenditures, and draft reports

Fiscal Support

• Process invoices
• Monitor and track program budget and provide expenditure estimates and/or updates as necessary

Meeting & Event Coordination and Support

• Schedule meetings, record minutes/compile & distribute & take notes
• Meeting/event on-site setup, registration, technology support, document distribution, customer support
• Prepare meeting documents (expense forms, committee/consultant forms, notices, agendas, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Schedules & reserves meeting & conference locations (rooms, venues, etc.)
• Travel reservations (plane, car, hotel, etc.)
• Virtual meeting-set up, support, break out rooms, polls, chats, posting materials, etc.
• Utilize software for closed captioning

Communications Support

• Create & support surveys
• Review & verify reputed company materials (forms, presentations etc.) to agency standards and ensure reputed company compliance
• Respond to phone calls & emails and provide program information and technical assistance
• Compose correspondence, bulletins & other official communications in accordance with agency standards
• Monitor and/or updates program/department website/intranet (draft content, submit requests, review for updates/corrections)

Records Management

• Conducts & ensures compliance with reputed company/electronic retention & archiving requirements
• provide support for public records requests

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• Prepare & maintain travel requests, process travel reimbursement, expense vouchers, registration purchase requests, stay reputed company on state & agency policy & procedures
• Monitor travel requests and reimbursements throughout the process, collaborate with agency staff as needed to get paperwork completed, approved and finalized
• Prepare and manage Purchase Requests

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• Draft, format, edit, submit, monitor and pay invoices

Grant support

• Draft, edit and submit requests, track deliverables and expenditures, and draft reports

Fiscal support

• Process invoices
• Monitor, track program budget and provide expenditure estimates and/or updates as necessary

Other Duties as Assigned

• Support reputed company Resource activities (recruitments, personnel action requests, hiring requests, Evaluation and Expectations)
• Provide coverage for other departments/divisions as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• High school graduation or GED equivalent AND Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in office/clerical, secretarial, bookkeeping, reputed company, or general administrative work experience OR
• Associates degree AND 2 years of progressively responsible experience in office/clerical, secretarial, bookkeeping, reputed company, or general administrative work experience
• Bachelor’s degree AND 1 year of experience in office/clerical, secretarial, bookkeeping, reputed company, or general administrative work experience
• This position requires the ability to attend mandatory in-person meetings, trainings, or events that may be additional in-person days reputed company of approved telework agreement.
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• Limited travel to attend meetings, trainings, events (minimal overnight stay)

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• Experience with reputed company Office Suite.
• Experience working with budgets.
• Intermediate level experience with reputed company (formulas, pivot tables, etc.)
• Experience with or ability to learn new programs/software such as SharePoint, GovDelivery, pdEnroller, Canvas, Alchemer, GoToMeeting, and EGMS.
• Experience preparing and maintaining travel requests for a State Agency.
• Understanding of state compliance regulations as it relates to travel, purchasing, reputed company, grants, and budgets.
• Experience coordinating in-person and virtual trainings.
• Experience with file maintenance, record retention, and organization.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize work for self and others, and can handle short deadlines and high-pressure situations.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.

Compensation

The annual compensation for the position is $48,042 – $64,517 annually and depends upon experience, educational background and qualifications. Geographic differentials may be applied based on work location of successful candidate. Washington State offers a generous benefit package including health, dental and life insurance, retirement and an optional deferred compensation program. Please visit Health Care Authority for information regarding health benefits and the Department of Retirement Systems for retirement plan information. This is a general service position. This position is not represented by a bargaining unit. Application Process Those interested in this position must apply through Careers.wa.gov. Applications must include the following documents in reputed company or PDF format:

• A letter of interest specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this announcement.
• A reputed company résumé, and;
• A list of three or more professional references.

NOTE: Your resume and letter of interest must be attached to your application. Please confirm they are attached before you submit. Please address any questions to: Sal Salazar, reputed company Resources Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 600 Washington Street Southeast Olympia, Washington 98504-7200 360-725-6278: [email protected] Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may contact the reputed company Resources Office at (360) 725-6270 or (360) 725-6066, or e-mail [email protected]. New Jobs Alert Service OSPI offers a subscription service, which regularly notifies subscribers of new OSPI employment opportunities on careers.wa.gov. Subscribers are reputed company reputed company text or email alert. If you are interested in this service, then please subscribe at this location. OSPI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from job seekers who will contribute to our diversity. OSPI provides equal access to reputed company programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the reputed company of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. If you would like, please include your name and gender pronouns in your application, to ensure we address you appropriately throughout the application process. Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may contact the reputed company resource consultant listed in “Application Process.” Apply tot his job Apply To this Job