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Administrative Support Assistant 3

Salary

$41,100.80 - $60,174.40 Annually

Location

Des Moines - 50313 - Polk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-00853

Agency

595 Iowa Department of Public Safety

Opening Date

10/06/2025

Closing Date

10/16/2025 11:59 PM Central

LinkedIn Tag

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Point of Contact

Mitch Mortvedt ([email protected])

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

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Job Description

The Iowa Department of Public Safety is seeking to fill anAdministrative Support Assistant 3position within its Division of Professional Development and Support Services.

Organization Background:

The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) is a statewide law enforcement agency committed to serving the people of Iowa with leadership, integrity, and professionalism. We uphold the core values of courtesy, service, and protection, and collaborate with federal, state, and local jurisdictions within the criminal justice community to provide for the safety of people living in or traveling through the State of Iowa.

DPS is comprised of the following divisions:

+ Iowa State Patrol

+ Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)

+ Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement

+ Iowa State Fire Marshal

+ Division of Intelligence

+ Administrative Services Division

Why Join Us?

As a State of Iowa Executive Branch agency, the Department of Public Safety offers a supportive, mission-driven work environment and comprehensive benefits, including:

+ Health, dental, and life insurance

+ Nine paid holidays, plus generous paid vacation and sick leave starting on your first day

+ Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) defined benefit program

+ Professional development opportunities, including paid training, certifications, and conferences

+ Employee discounts through various vendors

+ A collaborative and positive workplace culture where your work truly matters

About the Role:

This position assists with the functions that fall within the responsibility of the Division of Professional Development and Support Services.

This includes but is not limited to the following:

+ Serve as the master administrator for the PowerDMS database that is the central repository for all DPS policies, procedures, manuals, reference materials, and accreditation documentation

+ Coordinate, create, publish, and facilitate departmental training bulletins and training courses

+ Implement training modules for DPS staff in WorkDay

+ Administrative functions supporting the DPS Law Enforcement Academy

+ Assist with recruitment efforts

+ Serve as backup to the department's accreditation manager

+ Document, manage, and prepare reports on training records for DPS employees, sworn and non-sworn

+ Assist in the coordination of the medical physicals for all DPS sworn staff (approximately 650 officers)

+ Manage and coordinate billing with accounts payable relating to responsibilities within PDSS

+ Maintain authorization as Certified proctor of Police Officer Standardized Test (POST) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Additional Requirements:

+ Applicants must be able to pass through a background investigation conducted by the Iowa Department of Public Safety.

+ Applicant must receive NCIC certification within 6 months of hire.

Further Information:

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

+ The selection process may include phone or in-person interviews and could take up to 120 days.

+ Applicants are welcome to explore additional employment opportunities within DPS.

+ This position is not a remote position

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

+ Two years of full-time work experience in general office, clerical, data entry/processing, or related work.

+ A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

+ Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 2 or eighteen months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 1.

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Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability? Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely.Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question.Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

+ No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

+ Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

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Do you have two years of full-time work experience in general office, clerical, data entry/processing, or related work?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have a total of two years of education and/or full-time work experience in general office, clerical, data entry/processing, or related work? Thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

+ Yes

+ No

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Are you a current permanent State of Iowa executive branch employee? IF YES - Do you have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 2 or eighteen months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 1?

+ Yes - I am a current permanent State of Iowa executive branch employee AND have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 2 or eighteen months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 1.

+ I am not a current permanent State of Iowa executive branch employee

+ I am a current permanent State of Iowa executive branch employee BUT DO NOT have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 2 or eighteen months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 1

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

595 Iowa Department of Public Safety

Address

215 E 7th St

Des Moines, Iowa, 50319

Website

https://dps.iowa.gov/

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