Office Coordinator

Position: OFFICE COORDINATOR
Job

Requisition

Closing Date: 03/11/2026

Agency:
Department of Juvenile Justice

Class

Title:

OFFICE COORDINATOR - 30025

Skill Option:
Keyboarding

Bilingual Option:
None

Salary:
Anticipated starting salary is $4,128/month (Step 1b); CBA applies;
Full Range: $4,128-5,679/month

Job Type: Salaried

Category:
Full Time

County:
Logan

Number of Vacancies : 1

Bargaining Unit Code: RC014 Clerical Employees, AFSCME

Merit Comp Code:

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the  website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the Success Factors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

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Position Overview:

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking a motivated candidate to serve as clerical assistant to the Principal at IYC Lincoln (Monarch). The incumbent in this position will perform duties such as: the preparation of technical educational reports and contractual agreements, utilizing software applications to input and maintain education records, preparing budget related reports and correspondence, and will function with a wide latitude of independence in communicating and complying with school district educational and institutional policies and procedures.

The Department of Juvenile Justice encourages all interested and qualified individuals to apply!

Essential Functions:

* Serves as secretary to the Educational Facility Administrator.

* Serves as administrative secretary.

* Provides guidance and direction to inmates and contractual clerical support staff.

* Prepares OFD's, suborders, requisitions, and invoice vouchers for supplies and equipment.

* Types complex charts, statistical reports, documents, forms, memoranda, and letters.

* Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qaulifications:

* Requires knowledge skill and mental development equivalent to two years of secretarial/business college or completion of high school and two years of related office experience or two years of independent business experience.

* Requires the ability to type accurately at 30 wpm.

Conditions of Employment:

* Requires ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.

* Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of the position held, is prohibited.

* Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency:

The mission of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is to build youth skills and strengthen families by promoting community safety and positive youth outcomes. Over 900 staff members from across various departments-security, programming, education, mental health, and more-collaborate with the understanding that youth are physically, emotionally, and cognitively different from adults. The department provides extensive services to young people through a developmental, treatment-focused model of care that builds youth resiliency, engages families, and promotes community safety at the five youth facilities it operates across the state.

IDJJ serves and houses approximately 150 youth and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on Aftercare in various Illinois' communities.

Work Hours:

8am-4pm Monday-Friday with Sat/Sun off

Headquarter

Location:

861 S State St, Lincoln, Illinois, 62656

Work County:
Logan

Agency Contact: DJJ Human Services

Email: djj.human services

Posting Group:
Office & Administrative Support;
Education

This position DOES NOT contain "Specialized Skills" (as that term is used in CBAs).

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