General Office Assistant-E; -E7 in Records-Jackson

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This position will be responsible for receiving offender files from facilities across the states and other areas within the Department and shelving them properly and updating the appropriate database(s). It will also involve identifying files that are needed at the facilities across the state and other areas of the Department, pulling the proper files needed, sending them to the requestor and updating the appropriate database(s).

Additional duties include identifying files that need to be destroyed, pulling those files, sending those files for destruction and updating the appropriate database(s). The staff member will retrieve a pull list each day and identify what, if any files, are needed by the facility staff or the FOA staff.

• Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.
• 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. Organisational skills, forward thinking, intermediate level computer skills in Microsoft Office, ability to lift heavy boxes, up to 50 pounds, ability to pull/push carts/bins up to 200 pounds, eyesight corrected to 20/20 and good hand eye coordination.

Candidate for this position may be required to have a criminal history background check.

Please attach a cover letter and resume. Failure to do so may result in you being screened out of the interview process. All required documents must be attached and submitted at the time of application for further consideration. Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV to be considered.

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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.

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.

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.