Office Specialist - Nebraska State Penitentiary

Office Specialist – Nebraska State Penitentiary

Location:

Lincoln, NE
Hiring rate: $17.254 per hour

• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave (24 days in first year, accruing immediately)
• Military leave
• 156% state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer-paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement
• Meaningful public service – service with a purpose!
• Numerous training and development opportunities

• Coordinate and reconcile daily deposits
• Prepare miscellaneous receipts
• Process inmate payroll, including monitoring pay documents, reports, and activity to ensure inmate workers are paid correctly
• Complete log for receiving/issuing pop tokens
• Process inmate travel orders
• Research confiscated appeals from inmates
• Serve as contact for inmate accounting and coordinator of inmate payroll
• Train supervisors to use inmate payroll software
• Answer Inmate Interview Requests
• Review electronic receipts
• Assist business manager as needed
• Review/approve all outgoing inmate institutional checks
• Review, code, and approve purchasing documents
• Facilitate American Correctional Association (ACA) file preparation for standards to assure accreditation

Minimum Qualifications:

Coursework or training in administrative/office support functions, procedures, and methods, including the operation of personal computers and office equipment; or experience in customer service or public contact; or applying criteria/regulations; and/or performing administrative/office/secretarial support work including use of personal computers and office equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum two years’ experience/training/education in administrative/office/clerical support functions. Experience with Microsoft Office applications.

Applicants must pass a medical exam and a drug test at a randomly announced time. Upon acceptance, applicants must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or genetics.