OFFICE COORDINATOR, Opt. 2

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking to hire an Office Coordinator for the Office of Land Management at Moraine View State Recreation Area. This position will provide specialized office support functions, have experience as a timekeeper, have the ability to balance accounts, utilize organizational skills and use the computer to prepare a variety of documents, databases and spreadsheets. The Moraine View State Recreation Area has fully developed facilities for picnicking, camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, boating, horseback riding and hunting, the 1,687-acre Moraine View State Recreation Area, with its 158-acre lake, is a beautiful, convenient and accessible locale for relaxation and recreation. We welcome interested applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today.

Essential Functions

• Under direction, provides complex, specialized office support functions for the Site Superintendent at Moraine View State Recreation Area, all satellite sites and other sites as assigned by the Regional Land Manager:
• Assists with maintaining the operational budget, contractor bids, Plans of Work, equipment requests, and inventory records.
• Develops complex correspondence and memos from written and dictated instruction including safety issues, questionnaires, department information and numerous detailed information requests from visitors and other agencies:
• Serves as timekeeper for Moraine View, and other sites as requested by Regional Land Manager.
• Maintains records of repairs and fuel usage for vehicles.
•  Develops complex, multiprogram databases, spreadsheets, forms, and applications for fast and efficient completion of routine reports:
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 ability to keyboard accurately at 30 wpm.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of extensive knowledge of basic mathematics.
• One (1) year of working knowledge of the logic of computer programs.
• One (1) year of experience having the ability to follow oral or written instructions.
• One (1) year of extensive knowledge of composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Conditions of Employment

All applicants must be able to meet the following Conditions of Employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position. The State of Illinois complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

1. Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history
2. Requires appropriate, valid driver's license
3. 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

Agency and Division Statement

DNR Agency Statement

Charged with preserving, protecting and promoting Illinois’ natural and cultural resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) employees oversee water, wildlife, wetlands and oil wells, parks, historic sites – and everything in between. Employment opportunities vary greatly, often providing employees the chance to work indoors and out in a dynamic yet relaxed environment. Working for the State of Illinois, IDNR employees receive excellent benefits, including, vision health and dental insurance; a retirement plan and deferred compensation options; state holidays and other time off; as well as pre-tax benefit programs.

Office of Land Management

The Office of Land Management (OLM) oversees nearly 400 individual parcels of land and institutes a wide variety of programs and activities advocating outdoor recreation through sustainable use, conservation, and preservation. The Historic Sites Division of the Office of Land Management oversees 57 Historic Sites, Monuments, and Memorials. OLM facilitates activities from small group interpretive programming at Historical Sites, to hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping.