Office Assistant - Connecticut Staffing : Job Details

The Connecticut Department of Correction is seeking highly motivated Office Assistants to join our team and deliver support to Bridgeport Correctional Center. Work at a Forbes-recognized company! Connecticut is proud to be featured on both America's Best Employers by State and Best Employers for New Grads in 2024. With our dynamic job market and commitment to fostering a thriving workforce, Connecticut stands out as a top destination for both seasoned professionals and fresh graduates seeking to launch their careers.

This is a full-time, 40 hour per week position on first shift. Schedule is Monday-Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm. As an Office Assistant, you will perform a full range of general clerical duties as described in the following areas:

• Typing a variety of materials and entering and retrieving data;
• Maintaining filing and indexing systems;
• Composing routine correspondence;
• Compiles and generates recurrent technical, statistical, or financial reports;
• Provides general information in response to citizen complaints;
• Responding to inquiries from other work units or departments/agencies;
• Maintaining calendars;
• Other duties as assigned.

Since 1968, the Connecticut Department of Correction has proudly served and protected the citizens of the State of Connecticut by daily ensuring the safety, security, and order of our 14 correctional facilities in a manner that is widely viewed as a national model. The Department endeavors to provide the programming, education, and treatment that willing inmates may utilize to improve themselves and the success of their eventual reintegration into society. Our staff of dedicated correctional professionals takes great pride in the daily performance of their duty to our state.

The State of Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safety and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens, and offenders.

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Purpose of job class (nature of work): In a state agency this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of general clerical functions or for carrying out responsibility for the flow and completion of clerical work in an assigned area.

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The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.