Administrative Support Assistant 3 Anamosa - 52205 - Jones County

Iowa National Guard; Anamosa (IA); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Iowa Department of Corrections at Anamosa State Penitentiary is hiring a Warden's Administrative Support Assistant. This permanent role involves performing administrative duties and management support, including preparing agendas, reports, minutes, and correspondence, and screening calls.

You will transcribe investigations, serve on internal committees, and support diverse departments to help create safer communities.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Compile and compose agendas, reports, minutes of meetings, and correspondence.
• Screen telephone calls, provide information or refer callers to the appropriate staff member; answer inquiries requiring knowledge of Warden's viewpoint.
• Transcribe investigations conducted.
• Participate on internal special committees.

Skills

General office

Clerical work

Data entry

Tools

Typing 40 WPM

Job description

This position is for permanent Iowa Department of Corrections and Community Based Corrections employees. Those in any other status are not eligible to apply.

A Position in the Iowa Department of Correction is more than a job. It's a calling.

Corrections employees transform lives, equipping Iowans in the criminal justice system with the skills they need to contribute to their communities, inside and outside our walls.

Join our team at the Anamosa State Penitentiary as Warden's Administrative Support Assistant.

In this position you perform administrative duties and management support activities like compiling and composing agendas, reports, minutes of meetings, and correspondence.

This position also screens telephone calls, provides information or refers callers to the appropriate staff member; answers inquiries requiring knowledge of Warden's viewpoint, and exercises discretion in giving information.

You will transcribe all investigations conducted.

This position also plays a crucial role on internal special committees.

At Anamosa Correctional Facility, in Anamosa Iowa we offer a wide range of career opportunities in various departments; i.e., Security, Treatment, Medical, Administrative, Business, Records, Maintenance/Trades, Food Service and other support areas. Join our team of dedicated professionals who provide an environment that facilitates change for incarcerated individuals. Come be a part of creating opportunities for safer communities. You'll find an exceptional workplace where mutual respect and support are part of the culture.

E-Verify and Right to Work The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees' rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

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

1. Two years of full-time work experience in general office, clerical, data entry/processing, or related work.
2. 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.
3. 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.

For more information click on this link to view the job description. Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to type at least 40 WPM net as demonstrated by the completion of a typing examination.