Office Assistant 2 HR

at  State of Alaska

THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT YOU CAN EXPECT:

Goose Creek Correctional Center is a minimum/medium custody facility that houses up to 1500 inmates and employs over 350 staff. You will be working in an office environment with other staff daily with the potential of working around inmates. Office Assistants typically work a regular 37.5 hour week, 5 days per week. A 4/10 schedule may be available after training is completed.

We are looking for someone with:

• excellent and effective communication skills,
• strong organization skills,
• ability to multi-task,
• maintains a positive outlook and demeanor,
• experience with multiple computer programs,
• ability to remain calm in a multitude of situations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma or the equivalent.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education and Training section of the Applicant Profile. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degrees Obtained field. Copies of transcripts will be required at the time of interview.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Goose Creek Correctional Center, Alaska’s largest and newest Correctional Facility, is currently recruiting to fill one Office Assistant 2 position. The successful candidate will perform a wide array of clerical functions for administrative and security staff. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, file maintenance, administrative support, customer service and records processing.

"HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA EQUIVALENT” MEANS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) A G.E.D.; 2) COMPLETION OF ANY BASIC ADULT EDUCATION COURSE EQUIVALENT TO 480 CLASS HOURS (16 WEEKS AT 30 COURSE HOURS PER WEEK); 3) ACCEPTANCE IN FULL STANDING BY AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY; 4) HIGHEST GRADE OF SCHOOL COMPLETED PLUS AN AMOUNT OF PAID OR VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE THAT TOTALS 12 YEARS AND INCLUDES BASIC CLERICAL TASKS SUCH AS GREETING CLIENTS, ANSWERING PHONES, TYPING, FILING, SORTING MAIL, ENTERING DATA, RECEIVING PAYMENTS, MAKING CHANGE, OR MAINTAINING LOGS.

Some positions in this class may require the incumbent to operate motor vehicles. Such positions require that the applicant possess a regular driver’s license and be 18 years of age or older.
Some position in this class may require skill in typing. Recruitment and selection may include this requirement.