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Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.

At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion – Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to interview and to perform the essential functions of a role.

Next-level benefits at the State of Indiana are here! Be sure to review our expanded benefit package offerings below.

About the Miami Correctional Facility:
Miami Correctional Facility is located on the former Grissom Air Force Base, on the southeast corner of the Grissom Aeroplex, just south of Peru, Indiana, in Miami County. This facility is classified as a medium/high maximum security correction facility, housing a maximum of 3,188 offenders. At the DOC, we promote public safety by providing meaningful, effective opportunities for successful re-entry. As the model of best correctional practices, we strive to return productive citizens to our communities and inspire a culture of accountability, integrity and professionalism.

About the Job:
As the Clerical Assistant, you will be responsible for performing a variety of office duties of a clerical nature. In this position, your duties will be in accordance with office procedures and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing, office machine operation, and filing.

A Day in the Life:

• Prepare correspondence, maintaining reference and resource materials and updating files, forms, and reports.
• Prepare a variety of periodic statistical, informational and/or work activity reports.
• Compute and record information, such as records or reports.
• Accurately maintain and organize office files.
• Properly sort and deliver mail.
• Prepare information and take notes for meetings as needed.
• Direct incoming correspondence to the appropriate individual.
• Completes data entry and prepares reports in Excel on a variety of processes.

What You'll Need for Success:

• General knowledge of office administration functions.
• Specialized knowledge of the procedures involved in applying policies, programs and activities of the department as well as working knowledge of other related agency programs and other departments within same agency.
• Specialized knowledge of available records and resource material and an ability to trace required information.
• Basic knowledge of computer procedures.
• Ability to effectively communicate.
• Ability to pay attention to details and priorities work.
• Ability to establish cooperative work relationships.
• Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans.
• Wellness program (offers premium discount for the medical plan and gift cards);
• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution;
• Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities;
• Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match;
• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options;
• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:150 hours of paid new parent leave;

Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave;

• Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off;
• 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years;
• Education Reimbursement Program;
• Group life insurance;
• Referral Bonus program;
• Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits;
• Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program;
• Free Parking for most positions;
• Free LinkedIn Learning access;

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $27,638.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person