Event Program Assistant Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $28.59 - $45.73 Hourly
Location : Pueblo, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: IIB 03794 8/3/2026
Department: Colorado Department of Human Services
Division: OBH - CMHIP
Opening Date: 08/03/2026
Closing Date: 8/17/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information: Shanice Hill- shanice.hill@state.co.us
Primary Physical Work Address: In Person: Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo, 1600 W. 24th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Department Information
Program Assistant II - Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator - Full Time
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)
100% In-Person
This position is required to work at the assigned work location during your scheduled work times.
Shift details will be discussed during the interview.
Please note: Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.
This position is open ONLY to Colorado State Residents
Candidate, please keep in mind that even though you may have applied for a position on a specific unit as indicated in this announcement and if the hiring manager chooses to extend a job offer to you, the hiring manager may make you a job offer within the same classification for a different unit within the hospital. These opportunities will be based on vacancies at the time of offer and business needs. All work locations evaluated will remain within CMHHIP.
Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP)
As a cornerstone of the Pueblo community for over a century, Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo (CMHHIP) is a leading employer, provider of quality mental health services, and a community partner.
CMHHIP is a 24 hour behavioral health acute care facility that is intended to provide a safe, secure, and therapeutic setting for patients with both psychiatric and medical issues. The services provided include evaluation and treatment for patients who are severely mentally ill, and the goal of this facility is to return patients to their optimal level of functioning and assist them in returning to the community as appropriate.
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Description of Job
Program Assistant II - Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator - Full Time - CMHHIP
This posting will be used to fill Multiple Units
About the Position:
This position exists to provide professional and technical support for Nursing Administration and specifically for the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator to maximize efficient managerial organization, communication, and facilitation of duties. In addition, this position must take the initiative and exercise judgement, exhibit a high degree of decision making, organize and prioritize multiple projects, scheduling and deadlines, and complete those projects timely and thoroughly. Must practice a high level of interpersonal skills to manage and resolve conflict with others, professionally receive and interact with internal and external customers. Protects and maintains patient and staff information, including confidential and sensitive material. This position is expected to identify opportunities for improvement in nursing services working in collaboration with the Nursing Department administrative support team. Supports all Departments overseen by the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator to include but not limited to Clinical Safety Specialist operations, Ambulatory Clinic, Staffing Office, Nursing Education, the Chief Nursing Officer office and all patient care units assigned to the Director of Nursing. Analyzes presented problems in the area of information management, personnel issues related to Federal Labor Laws, personnel rules and regulations impacting the employees under the Appointing Authority. The person in this position is a leader in establishing guidelines, defining techniques and implementing successful methods in the areas of exemplary service. Actively participates and/or designs methods to collect, synthesize and interpret data for decision making by Nursing Administration.
Duties in this position include:
Administrative/Program Assistance

• The Program Assistant II is responsible to develop and prepare meeting agendas, attend meetings, record and transcribe meeting minutes as needed within agreed upon deadlines and may involve a variety of special duties or tasks, which will be evaluated at the discretion of the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator.
• Prepares reports using Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and/or Google (Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Docs). Develops and maintains filing systems and tracking. Tracks completion reports and for yearly performance evaluations of the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator.
• Manages action items for the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator to ensure timely approval of contracts, reports, correspondence, etc., and responds to inquiries and works on assignments.
• Assists in the coordination and tracking of various administrative assignments and/or activities.
• Acts as the project lead and manages special projects in support of the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator. Develops and coordinates the implementation of administrative projects/initiatives.
• Translates project concepts into concrete operations to support the goals of the office.
• Demonstrates a high level of skilled decision making for short and long term planning.
• Provides technical assistance, and responds to questions and requests for information for program areas, answers internal and external stakeholder questions and routes more specific requests to appropriate program staff or managers within CMHHIP.
• Identifies workflow issues and suggests solutions reviewing processes, documentation, or other materials as determined.
• Creates and manages work plans tracking completion and to help the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator to be able to notify CMHHIP/OCFMH leadership of potential for missed deadlines.
• Compile information and prepare documents, slides, etc., on the shared Google Drive and In accordance with delegated authority, determine which correspondence can be approved and signed on behalf of the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator and which must be personally sent for the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator's approval and signature.
• Manages the calendar and scheduling of the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator by recommending, scheduling and committing to meetings and functions, outlining options and assisting with the prioritizing of commitments and appointments. Confirms appointments calendar to ensure that the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator's time is utilized efficiently. Reviews calendar daily to resolve any appointment conflicts. Meets as necessary with the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator to review appointments.
• Handles mail received on the same day of receipt.
• This position is responsible to assist the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator with formulation of letters, processing the incentive pay for Units, and assisting with the compilation of C-STAT materials.
• Development and maintenance of QAPI information and working diligently with the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator to complete any other nursing administrative duties as defined.

Office Liaison

• Serves as the office's first point of contact for internal and external customers including other program managers and staff, Executive Management, citizens, other State Agencies, County Departments, other community stakeholders, and the Office of the Attorney General. Interacts daily with other executive offices to coordinate assignments.
• Works with other Program Assistants (PA's) and office support staff to organize and ensure administrative coverage. Directs the flow of the Office assignments, required and critical information as to the appropriate staff and program area.
• Reviews, prioritizes and accurately responds to address all incoming correspondence. Assists with formal business communication, including formatting and writing documents developing and refining presentations. Drafts responses (memos, letters, and emails) to routine inquiries to be approved by the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator. Reviews, edits, and finalizes documents (letters, briefing papers, memos) timely ensuring that the documents adhere to established CDHS guidelines for correspondence. Accurately composes, designs, and types documents, correspondence, forms, organizational charges, and reports utilizing a variety of software applications (e.g., Microsoft Office, Visio, and Google).
• Coordinates the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator's communications and communicates with other senior staff within CDHS, AG's Offices, Legislative Offices, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Serves as a liaison for stakeholder meetings ensuring tours, preparing agendas, conference rooms, conferencing materials or technology.
• Receives incoming telephone calls, triages calls according to guidance, and responds to customer inquiries and/or allocates calls to the appropriate staff member. Respond to emails and voicemails to solve problems for the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator.
• Educates staff on departmental procedures, policies and proper preparation of correspondence, documents and special reports.
• May assist in addressing confidential human resource issues.
• May gather, compile, and analyze information in preparation for meetings. Analyze and follow-up on action items, identify solutions and data sources, communication issues with appropriate points of contacts, and draft responses for approved administrative changes.
• Prioritize information requests from federal, state and local officials and respond to deadlines.
• As the first point of contact, this position manages customer service for the Office including attending to complaints from employees, customers and disgruntled and/or concerned citizens with tact and diplomacy; determining the problem or concern, and the remedial action requested by the individual. Research the appropriate action or person to assist using various resources. Track and monitor responses and resolution of complaints. Prioritize and communicate to the applicable stakeholders' critical issues, legal matters, potential lawsuits, and complaints .
• May be called upon by other Departments to provide administrative office support for special projects and functions and as a backup during absences of other departments program assistants.

Travel/Budget/Purchasing/P-Card Administration

• Purchases office supplies, equipment, and furniture within approved purchasing and accounting guidelines to ensure the office is welcoming and professional at all times. Assures equipment is inventoried, properly installed and may provide training on the use of equipment. May write contracts for personnel service to achieve program goals. Measures deliverable outcomes and makes recommendations for new services or equipment. Reconciles monthly expenditure transaction and reallocates funding/coding string as appropriate for all purchases and transactions. Print, review and acquire signatures from P-Card approver within expected timeframes for monthly statements.
• Maintains and creates a spreadsheet to track the budget for the Office and ensures that all purchases are in line with policy and have appropriate approvals. Follows fiscal rules and ensures proper accounting procedures and policies are followed. Reconciles the budget monthly. Communicates the status of all line items target vs actual percentage of expenditure with the Staffing Office and Ambulatory Clinic Administrator on a monthly basis or as needed.

Timekeeping

• Verifies timekeeping functions are completed accurately and timely within all Federal rules and regulations, Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA), Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) and CMHHIP policies and procedures.
• Assures timekeeping entries align with documentation and are recorded in accordance with leave/time used.
• Maintains timekeeping records for all employees as assigned.

Other Duties as Assigned:

• Any other duties that may arise in the course of performing duties of this position that are not covered in the above duty statements.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience must be specifically documented in the work experience section of your application. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience Only: Five (5) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position.
OR
Education and Experience: A combination of related education and/or experience in