Office Assistant 3

The Department of Corrections, Fairbanks Probation Office is currently recruiting for one Office Assistant 3 position in Fairbanks, Alaska.

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Provides general administrative support on assigned special projects from the Probation Officer
3. Maintains tracking of urinalysis and portable breathalyzer tests, tracking of probation/parole violations filed, and updates templates for the FPO as necessary. Notarizes documents. Covers front desk when all Criminal Justice Technicians are out of the office.

The Department of Corrections, Division of Pretrial, Probation and Parole strives to provide positive change throughout Alaska’s diverse communities by enhancing public safety, assisting the courts with the fair administration of justice for victims and defendants, and providing community supervision that holds defendants accountable, while connecting them to community partners and resources that can provide an individual the tools for long-term change and success.

Being a part of the Division of Pretrial, Probation, Parole you are contributing to improve the successful community reintegration of pretrial defendants, probationers, and parolees.

By joining the Fairbanks Adult Probation Office you will be an integral team member in making our communities healthier, stronger and safer. The Department of Corrections offers paid training, paid time off and many opportunities for career advancement.

The Fairbank Adult Probation Field Office is responsible for a geographic area extending from the Alaska Range to the Brooks Range, including the Tanana and Yukon River watersheds. The daily work environment includes interaction with defendants, victims, the court, and community partners to enhance effective supervision and community safety.

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

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Computer

Skills:

Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work. Attention to Detail:
Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Adaptability:
Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

Clerical:
Knowledge of filing, typing, entering data, maintaining records, taking shorthand, and using and completing forms.

High school diploma or the equivalent.

AND

One year of experience that includes clerical tasks such as performing reception duties, answering routine questions on services or products, retrieving information from electronic or hard copy files, recording expenditures and receipts, or typing routine correspondence.

Education from an accredited college may substitute for six months of the required experience (3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of experience; 150 hours of vocational education equal one month of experience).

"High school diploma equivalent" means one of the following:
1) a G.E.D.;
2) completion of any basic adult education course equivalent to 480 class hours (16 weeks at 30 course hours per week);
3) acceptance in full standing by an accredited college or university;
4) highest grade of school completed plus an amount of paid or volunteer experience that totals 12 years and includes basic clerical tasks such as greeting clients, answering phones, typing, filing, sorting mail, entering data, receiving payments, making change, or maintaining logs.

Some positions in this class may require the incumbent to operate motor vehicles. Such positions require that the applicant possess a regular driver's license and be 18 years of age or older.

Some positions in this class may require skill in typing. Recruitment and selection may include this requirement.

If selected for an interview, the applicant must provide the following:

List of three professional references

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