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The CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation seeks an Office Assistant (Typing) at Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown, Tuolumne County. Under supervision, you provide clerical support in the Food Service Department, maintain files, type documents, compose memorandums, and route vendor communications to the right staff.
Responsibilities include collecting statistics for reports, assisting with purchases and inventories, managing timekeeping, and taking minutes.
This advertisement is for an Office Assistant (Typing) position located at Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown, Tuolumne County. Please indicate the position number on your application: 099-211-1379-830.
CDCR/CCHCS employees are encouraged to use their existing CDCR email address on their job application.
Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.
Under the supervision of the Correctional Food Manager II, DOC, the Office Assistant (Typing) is responsible for clerical support in the Food Service Department. Under Supervision, the Office Assistant provides various clerical expertise, establishes, coordinates, and maintains computer automated files for the Food Services Department and composes memorandums and correspondence. Function as a resource in directing vendors and/or control agencies to appropriate staff. Collect statistics for various reports. Assist and/or coordinate various food service purchases. Assist in conducting inventories and is responsible for staff timekeeping. The Office Assistant is responsible for filing, typing, research, attending meetings, and taking and distributing minutes. Ensure that complete filing is maintained with accuracy and work area and computer is always secured from incarcerated individual access. This position is responsible for direct and indirect responsibility for the work supervision, on-the-job training and work performances evaluation of at least two incarcerated individuals for a total of 120 hours per pay period.
Individuals who are eligible for a Training and Development assignment may also be considered for this position(s).
Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires that each full-time employee receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 30, 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
About this location – Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) is located in the foothills near Jamestown, California, in the heart of the Mother Lode Gold Country. It is adjacent to the Stanislaus National Forest, offering pine trees, mountain streams, and an abundance of recreational activities (fishing, swimming, camping, skiing, golfing, etc.). The prison is approximately 70 miles from Yosemite National Park.
The primary mission of SCC is to provide housing, programs and services for minimum and medium custody incarcerated individuals, to aid in their rehabilitation. SCC is responsible for the training and placement of male incarcerated individuals in the Conservation Camp Program. SCC administers male camps located throughout California.
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.