General Office Assistant 5-E7 - Wayne Adult

State-of-Michigan; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) in Detroit is seeking a General Office Assistant to provide essential administrative support. Duties include filing, mail handling, data compilation for reports, and potential reception desk coverage.

Applicants must apply online via NEOGOV, attach a resume and cover letter with dates of employment, and ensure hours per week are specified. Background checks may be required for certain positions.

Qualifications

• High school education typically required.
• General Office Assistant 5: no specific experience required.
• General Office Assistant 6: at least one year of administrative support.
• General Office Assistant E7: two years of administrative support including one year at intermediate level.

Responsibilities

• Filing, retrieving, sorting and distributing mail, and copying documents.
• Reviewing forms for accuracy and completeness; compiling data for reports.
• May cover the reception desk and answer calls.

Skills

Administrative support

Mail handling

Filing

Data collection

Education

High school diploma

Tools

NEOGOV

Job description

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. For more information, please visit MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.

This position includes a variety of administrative support assignments such as filing; retrieving, sorting and distributing mail; copying; reviewing forms for accuracy and required completeness, and compiling data for reports. This function may also include covering the reception desk.

Position Description

Job Specification

To be considered for this position you must:

• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions in submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
• Attach a cover letter.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions.

Education

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience

General Office Assistant 5

No specific type or amount of experience is required.

General Office Assistant 6

One year of administrative support experience.

General Office Assistant E7

Two years of administrative support experience, including one year equivalent to the intermediate level.

The physical location of this position is the Greenview Adult Services District, 19340 Greenview, Ste. 200, Detroit, MI 48219. Remote work and alternate or hybrid work schedules are NOT available for this position.

If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.

Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

As a Condition of Employment: Certain positions may require a criminal history background check.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

The Department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Questions related to this position may be directed to Traci Reneaud at [e-mail]. Please include the posting number in the subject line.

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