Office Assistant 1; PCN

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for an Office Assistant 1 position at the Goose Creek Correctional Center (GCCC) in Mackenzie Point, Alaska.

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Under the supervision of the Mailroom Staff Sergeant, the primary responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Sort, x-ray, inspect, scan, and deliver mail for up to 1,500 inmates and 350 staff in accordance with State of Alaska Department of Corrections policy and procedure.
• Receive outgoing mail from staff and inmates, determine most cost-effective method for shipping option, affix appropriate postage.
• Maintain log for all incoming and outgoing mail, postage meter, and input inmate postage charges to the inmate accounts.
• Log and track postage meter balance. Contact Administrative Officer in a timely manner to have funds added.

The mission of the Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety. Our division provides secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry.

When working for Goose Creek Correctional Center, you’ll be a vital part of a collaborative team, with opportunities for extensive learning about correctional settings and processes. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible work schedules - 4/10 schedules available based on facility needs.
• On-site amenities including a free on-site gym with locker rooms and showers for employee use only
• Low-cost lunches available 7 days a week
• Convenient parking in a well-lit & maintained lot with winter plug-ins and a scenic drive to work while avoiding the congested commute to Anchorage!

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.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Attention to Detail:
  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hosties, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Oral and Written Communication:
  Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking in to account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and response appropriately.

High school diploma or G.E.D.;

OR

Acceptance in full standing by an accredited college (this includes acceptance in a concurrent enrollment or dual enrollment program);

OR

A Career Readiness Certificate with ACT Work Keys® scores of skill level 3 or higher in:
Graphic Literacy (formerly Locating Information), Applied Math, and Workplace Documents (formerly Reading for Information).

ACT Work Keys® skill testing and career readiness certification is available at the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Alaska Job Centers.

"Acceptance in full standing" means acceptance to a post-secondary program by a college or university and does not require enrollment or participation in the program. This includes acceptance in a program offering college credits while in high school, or both high school and college credits, but does not include taking advanced placement courses in high school.

Some positions in this class require the incumbent operate a State vehicle. Such positions require the selected candidate possess a valid driver's license and be 18 years of age or older on or before the first day of employment.

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