Administrative Support Assistant - Temporary

Job Description

This is a Temporary non‑merit position with the State Operated Specialty Care - Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO). The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO) is seeking a Temporary Administrative Support Assistant to join our team! This is a Temporary appointment limited to 780 hours per fiscal year.

This position provides clerical support, including sorting, scanning, and filing patient documents. Primary duties include assisting commissary operations and performing other clerical tasks as assigned by supervisory staff.

Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position.

CCUSO provides a secure, long‑term, and highly structured setting to treat sexual offenders who have served their prison terms, but, in a separate civil trial, have been found likely to reoffend. The facility offers state‑of‑the‑art treatment to lower risk of re‑offending and to release patients from confinement as quickly as possible. It provides a full range of diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative services focused on addressing the conditions impacting a patient’s likelihood of re‑offending.

For more CCUSO info: -offenders

HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the HHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1‑800‑735‑2942 TDD).

The State of Iowa participates in E‑Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E‑Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

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No specific education or work experience required.

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to type at least 40 WPM net as demonstrated by the completion of a typing examination.