Secretary

Talentify; Saint Louis (MI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan Department of Corrections is seeking a Secretary to provide comprehensive secretarial support to the Assistant Deputy Warden's office. The role includes sorting mail, composing routine correspondence, scheduling meetings, and handling confidential information with discretion.

The position requires 2 years of office experience in administrative support and may involve completing mandatory trainings such as NCNET and other online modules.

Qualifications

• Education level typically attained through completion of high school.
• 2 years of office experience involving administrative support practices.
• Secretary 7 or E8 level experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to the Assistant Deputy Warden's office.
• Sort and distribute mail, compose routine correspondence, schedule meetings, and appointments.
• Handle confidential information and complete special projects as assigned.
• Participate in required trainings and maintain ethical standards.

Skills

Administrative support

Confidential info handling

Office experience

Education

High school diploma

Job description

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This position provides secretarial support to the Assistant Deputy Warden(s) office within the Facility. This position will complete standard secretarial duties, including sorting and distributing mail, composing routine correspondence, scheduling and arranging meetings and appointments. These duties will require the handing of confidential information. This individual also completes special projects and other duties as assigned.

Education

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience

• Secretary 7
• Two years of office experience involving administrative support practices, including one year equivalent to 6-level administrative support experience.?
• Secretary E8
• Three years of office experience involving administrative support practices, including one year equivalent to experienced-level administrative support work or equivalent to a Secretary 7 or Legal Secretary 7.

The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017

Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.

**** REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards.

As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application. Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form)

New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.

This is a drug and alcohol test-designated position.

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/S/Secretary.pdf
Secretary Position Description