Administrative Support Specialist - Public Service

The Department of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Corrections, is focused on public safety through the custody and supervision of youth placed in our care. Juvenile Corrections employees have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of youth through careers in a variety of fields. Using evidence-based approaches, employees implement lasting change with a positive impact for the people of Wisconsin.

The Department of Corrections is currently recruiting to fill Administrative Support positins at the Milwaukee Youth Facility. Positions include a Secretary Confidential, Office Operations Associate, and Medical Program Assistant Associate.

The Administrative Support positions provide a variety of office support duties including but not limited to: receptionist duties (answering calls, greeting guests, etc.), creating and copying documents, filing, data entry, and distributing mail. The Administrative Support positions are crucial to effective and efficient office operations in DOC offices.

Pay schedule and range with starting pay:

Medical Program Assistant Associate (02-11), $22.76/hour

Office Operations Associate (02-10), $21.05/hour

Secretary Confidential (81-05), starting pay $21.00/hour - $28.41/hour

Pay on appointment for current state employees may vary according to the applicable pay transaction provisions of the Compensations Plan, Wisconsin Administrative Code, and statutes. A twelve-month probationary period is required.

In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, we offer a competitive benefits package featuring:

• Substantial leave time including eks of vacation/personal time, nine paid holidays, and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year.
• Insurance :
  Excellent and affordable health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment
• The Well Wisconsin Program helps participants set health and well-being goals, track progress, stay motivated, and earn incentives.
• Our Employee Assistance Program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being
• More Information about State of Wisconsin benefits .

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Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without DOC sponsorship) at the time of application.

The Department of Corrections may conduct pre-employment drug screens. Any applicant who is offered employment in a position which requires a pre-employment drug screen must pass the screen as a contingency of employment.

The Department of Corrections will conduct criminal background checks on applicants prior to selection. Upon hire, all new DOC employees are subject to fingerprinting.

Minimally qualified applicants will have experience using modern office methods and procedures, record keeping practices, using various filing systems and methods, data processing techniques, experience utilizing computers and related software (e.g. Microsoft Office products, Google products), experience providing customer service, and the ability to perform detail oriented tasks.

The Medical Program Assistant - Associate must maintain certification in CPR by the American Heart Association and training in the use of the AED and have the ability to perform CPR and/or first aid to prevent loss of life and relieve suffering until appropriate care arrives.

The State of Wisconsin is proud an Equal Opportunity and Aff… We are committed to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants from all backgrounds . We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.

The State of Wisconsin offers a special program for qualified veterans with a 30% or greater service-connected disability.

Online applications and materials must be submitted by August 2, 2026.