Administrative Assistant ; PCN

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill an Administrative Assistant I position in Fairbanks at Fairbanks Juvenile Probation.

The Administrative Assistant I position performs a variety of administrative support services for the Northern Region of the Division of Juvenile Justice. The primary responsibilities of this position include arranging and reconciling travel as well as processing accounts payable. This position also provides other general clerical and administrative support, including covering the front desk as needed.

In the division's Northern Region, there are five probation offices (in Bethel, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Nome, and Utqiagvik) and two youth facilities (in Bethel and Fairbanks). Through Restorative Justice, we hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime.

Our core values include:

• Prioritizing Safety – of our youth, staff, families, and communities.
• Responsiveness – providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners.
• Professional Relationships – recognizing that successful treatment services provided to our clients, coworkers, victims, and others rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness.
• Dedication – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership.
• Respect – for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences.

Joining our team will bring the opportunity to support meaningful change in youths’ lives and Alaskan communities. We are dedicated to our work and take pride in the amount of collaboration throughout the organization. We believe in enhancing the strengths of our staff by promoting training and professional development within the workplace.

This position is located within the Fairbanks Youth Facility (FYF) at 1502 Wilbur Street in Fairbanks. FYF is a 24-hour secure juvenile detention and treatment facility as well as the site of the Fairbanks Juvenile Probation Services office. The Fairbanks administrative team consists of six staff committed to supporting the efforts of the division, the region, and each other.

In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

• Clerical: Applies knowledge of clerical equipment and software, processes, techniques, and professional standards to complete routine office work to generally accepted professional standards. Completes work independently with minimal supervision. Uses skills and abilities to complete tasks consisting of many different and connected parts, including deciding which processes to use.
• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.
• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

• Six months of advanced clerical experience. This experience includes work such as Office Assistant 2, Accounting Clerk, and similar classes with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer.
• OR;
  Six months of any combination of post‑secondary education, vocational education, and/or advanced‑level clerical experience. (Three semester or four quarter hours of post‑secondary education are equal to one month…