Administrative Professional

Position: Administrative Professional 1 (20018049)

All job postings will expire at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Final date to receive applications.

Agency Contact Name and Information: VLora Mc Afee

Organization: Rehabilitation & Correction - Operation Support Center

Work Location: 1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43223
United States

Compensation: $22.59

Schedule: Permanent - Full Time

Work Hours: no specified

Classified Indicator: Classified

Union: OCSEA

Primary Job Skill: Administrative Support/Services

Who We Are

Guided by a single mission “To reduce recidivism among those we touch,” the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction believes that everyone is capable of positive change. Our staff embrace these core values and serves as role models for pro-social behavior conveying an attitude of dignity and respect in the treatment of others.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has been tasked with front line crime reduction through rehabilitative treatment and programming efforts provided in a safe, secure and humane correctional environment and effective community supervision. Our goal is to protect the public through helping individuals turn away from crime and become productive, contributing members of our communities, ensuring a safer Ohio for all Ohioans now and in the future.

To learn more about our agency, please visit our website .ohio.gov.

What You'll Do

• Requires considerable knowledge of clerical functions and office procedures in order to prepare and type correspondence and reports for OCSS from rough draft/copy and oral instructions which includes educational terminology
• Prepares and types agendas and reports for education
  Initiates and signs routine letters of inquiry, in-house memos, etc. Gathers, collects and interprets data and/or statistics
• Types monthly reports for education department
• Prepares education records and progress of inmate students on Ohio Central School System official transcript
• Maintains various student apprenticeship records and test results
• Prepares and types purchase requisitions for education
• Monitors equipment usage and budgetary constraints
• Maintains necessary student records and responds to telephone and written inquiries
• Designs, establishes and maintains record keeping systems
• Attends meetings, trainings and conferences
• May give presentations and conduct training
• Responds both verbally and in writing to questions and concerns
• Works on special projects and/or committees as assigned

Additional Information

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a tobacco‑free workplace.

Pre‑Employment Drug Testing

All final applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to appointments. Testing will also be performed for the presence of marijuana. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment unless the applicant submits medical documentation of legally prescribed medications or a recommendation for medical marijuana.

Pre‑Employment

Background Investigation

The final applicant selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is prohibited from hiring:

• Individuals under a federal or state weapons disability if the position requires firearms certification/recertification and use;
• Individuals who have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison or other confinement facility; have been civilly or administratively adjudicated, or convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, implied threats of force, or if the victim did not or was unable to…