Administrative Assistant

Talentify; Town of Sidney (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

State of Montana Benefits

PSLF program eligibility

Job summary

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) in Sidney, MT is seeking an Administrative Assistant for the Probation & Parole Bureau. The role supports agency work with administrative, developmental, and operational duties including preparing letters, logs, and reports, and coordinating meetings and travel.

Daily contact with offenders and the public is expected. Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and 1–2 years of related experience; alternative combinations may be

Qualifications

• Education is a high school diploma or equivalent, with 1–2 years of related work experience preferred.
• Other combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Responsibilities

• Manage phone calls for the assigned office and route inquiries as needed.
• Create letters, memos, forms, schedules, and reports using standard software.
• Maintain data logs and generate statistical information upon request.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings and arrange travel for staff as requested.
• Interact daily with offenders, visitors, and others who may be hostile or under the influence.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Open — Montana has a posting for this job. Posted 25 Sep 2026.

About this job

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

PROBATION & PAROLE

SIDNEY, MT

The Montana Department of Corrections (DOC) is creating a safer Montana through Accountability, Rehabilitation and Empowerment. If you want to work making positive changes in your community, the Montana Department of Corrections is the place for you!

The Public Safety Division operates Montana’s prisons safely and securely and provides supervision and support for offenders in the community through its Probation and Parole Bureau. The work performed in this division is integral to the department’s mission to create a safer Montana through accountability, rehabilitation, and empowerment. Make a difference! Join us today!

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for a variety of administrative, developmental, operational, and other activities in support of agency work. These tasks include:

• Managing phone calls for the assigned office; refers complaints and concerns with offenders, offender’s families, criminal justice system members and the general public to the appropriate staff.
• Creates and/or prepares letters, memos, forms, meeting schedules, reports, etc., using word processing, spreadsheet, and database and/or presentation software.
• Maintains data logs in established software programs and produces statistical information upon request.
• Coordinates and schedules meetings as requested; make all necessary travel arrangements for staff as requested.
• Has daily initial contact with offenders, visitors, and others who may be hostile or under the influence of substances.

QUALIFICATIONS

The knowledge, skills, and abilities of this position are normally attained through combination of education and experience equivalent a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 to 2 years of job-related work experience.

Other combinations of education and experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

BENEFITS

Your service is rewarded with competitive compensation and generous State of Montana Benefits.

State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

NOTICES

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) - Any person who has 1) engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution; 2) been convicted of engaging in or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or 3) been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in activity as described in the latter, are not qualified for this position.

Tobacco Free - The use of all tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products and tobacco substitutes is prohibited in Department of Corrections buildings. In secure care facilities possession of tobacco products is prohibited.

Successful applicants will be subject to:

• Criminal history check
• Reference checks

The Department of Corrections participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. After accepting a job offer and completing form I-9, your information will be submitted to the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration for verification. For more information about E-Verify, please visit the E-Verify website found here, https://www.e-verify.gov/.