Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS)
Finance and Business Operations
1455 South Alvernon Way Tucson Arizona 85711

Salary: $24.0384 Hourly

Grade: 17

Closing Date: 11/12/2025

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The Department of Economic Security Division of Aging and Adult Services seeks an experienced and highly motivated individual to join our team as an Administrative Assistant 3 with the Finance and Business Operations Unit. DAAS supports at-risk Arizonans to meet their basic needs and to live safely with dignity and independence. Services and programs reach a diverse population of Arizonans.

With direction perform a variety of complex administrative and project-oriented tasks processing requests resolving issues and maintaining records and reports for fleet facilities projects and equipment for designated locations. Responsible for scheduling reservations and maintenance coordinating driving/relocating and tracking usage for fleet vehicles in designated DAAS locations. The candidate will also prepare a variety of technical and administrative reports and serve as a local area coordinator requiring them to travel to Lake Havasu Bullhead City Kingman and Yuma once a month.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Position requires driving DAAS fleet vehicles between DAAS locations repair facilities and ADOT throughout Arizona. Update monitor audit and report all necessary reservation data fleet shortages movements lost or missing keys or vehicles update photos of each vehicle each quarter.
  
• Serves as the general Unit/Division support by scheduling Unit Staff and other meetings as requested. Setting up equipment for meetings hoteling stations duplication documentation providing phone/reception area backup and completing other duties as required for designated locations.
  
• Update monitor audit and report all necessary facility and equipment issues for designated locations and point of contact for scheduled construction and deliveries for DAAS.
  
• Serves as the Local Area Coordinator for the DAAS Phoenix Apache Junction Casa Grande and the Tucson office. This Candidate will need to travel to the assigned areas once a month. However depending on the selected candidates home location employee will be based out of the
• Phoenix Chandler Apache Junction office.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of administration with special reference to organization project management.
  
• Agency division and unit rules regulations and operating procedures.
  
• Computer software packages (e.g. Excel Word Access Outlook etc.) and Procure AZ for entering requisitions.
  

Skills in:

• Conducting research and independently analyzing data and issues detecting trends and potential problem areas and focusing on solutions.
  
• Researching prioritizing and following up on issues and concerns.
  
• Business process management process improvement and resource management
  
• Maintaining credibility trust and support with colleagues throughout the organization
  

Ability to:

• Handle matters expeditiously and proactively and follow-through on projects to successful completion often with deadline pressures.
  
• Build relationships and collaborate effectively with all levels of internal/external customers/ partners.
  
• Comprehend analyze interpret and reconcile financial data.
  
• Learn and adopt new technological or process changes.

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

• A minimum of 1 year of experience with Administrative and project-oriented responsibilities. Preference to candidates with fleet maintenance scheduling and logistics experience.
  
• Prior experience with Google calendar Google docs Google sheets preferred.

• In-state travel required. Drivers License Requirements Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current valid class-appropriate drivers license complete all required training and successfully pass all necessary drivers license record checks. The license must be current unexpired and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete all required driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R.11).
• Successfully pass background and reference checks; employment is contingent upon completion of the above-mentioned process and the agencys ability to reasonably accommodate any restrictions.
• All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Economic Security offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

Affordable medical dental life and short-term disability insurance plans
Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and long-term disability plans
10 paid holidays per year
Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
Deferred compensation plan
Wellness plans
Tuition Reimbursement
Stipend Opportunities
Infant at Work Program
Rideshare and Public Transit Subsidy
Career Advancement & Employee Development Opportunities
Flexible schedules to create a work/life balance

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

State employees are required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) the State sponsored retirement contribution plan and the Long-Term Disability (LTD) program after a 27-week waiting period. The ASRS defined benefit plan provides for life-long income upon retirement. You will also have the option to participate in a voluntary deferred compensation program to take advantage of tax-deferred retirement investments.

On or shortly after your first day of work you will be provided with additional information about the available insurance plans enrollment instructions submission deadlines and effective dates.

For questions about this career opportunity please contact Brenda Vega at or

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting Brenda Vega at 6 or Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.