Office Assistant Job Middletown area,Connecticut USA,Government

The State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) is seeking a full‑time Office Assistant to support the Legal Affairs Unit. This position is full time, 40 hrs, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., providing administrative and clerical support to legal staff, including document processing, records management, and general office operations.

What We Can Offer You:

Professional growth and development opportunities.
A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

DESPP is committed to protecting and improving the quality of life for all by providing a broad range of public safety services, training, regulatory guidance, and scientific services utilizing enforcement, prevention, education and state of the art science and technology. DESPP is structured on three key Strategic Pillars created by Commissioner Ronnell Higgins.

Operational Efficiency, Efficacy and Excellence

Making decisions through the thoughtful and informed use of data.
Challenging the ‘that’s the way it’s always been done’ construct—i.e., thinking outside the box as to how we can improve.
Constantly seeking better results.

Shared Fiscal Responsibility

Recognizing our collective responsibility to steward the agency's resources.
Realigning planned budgetary actions to ensure that they are in taxpayers' interests.
Preparing together for potential budget stresses and fiscal challenges.

Ethics and Accountability

Critically and constantly measuring our practices against our policies.
Performing quarterly performance evaluations agency-wide to measure success and flag areas needing improvement.
Regularly engaging external partners for feedback and assessments.
Opening our doors to Connecticut students and workers for apprenticeships, internships, and career pathways.

Selection Plan

IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidate selected for an interview must provide the following at the time of interview:

Two (2) most recent performance evaluations
Completed CT-HR-13

Non-State Employees:

Two (2) professional references contact information including name, email and phone number (at least one being a current and/or previous supervisor)
Completed CT-HR-13

Candidates who have been selected for employment with the Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection are subject to a detailed background investigation, including a fingerprint supported state and federal criminal history record check along with reference checks. Selection for employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the background investigation.

Salary Calculations:
For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

Note:

The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.

This employer may participate in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm work authorization.

Note:

This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees, available .gov/ethics.

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

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