General Office Assistant - Branch​/Hillsdale

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.

This position is responsible to perform a variety of administrative support assignments that may include reception, application registration, Bridges Scanning and Index system, and distribution of mail. May also serve as local office fiscal designee.

Position Description

Job Specification

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

• General Office Assistant 5:
  No specific type or amount of experience is required.
• General Office Assistant 6:
  One year of administrative support experience.
• General Office Assistant E7:
  Two years of administrative support experience, including one year equivalent to the intermediate level.

This posting is to fill a permanent position at Branch County, and this posting may use the resulting candidate pool from this interview process for filling future limited term and permanent vacancies occurring in the next three months at Branch and Hillsdale Counties. Limited-term appointments have the potential to become permanent, but this is not guaranteed.

The physical location of this position is at the Branch County MDHHS Office, 388 Keith Wilhelm Dr., Coldwater, MI. 49036. Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate or hybrid work schedule requests for this position may be considered. Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan.

Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.

Employees will be provided computers to perform state work. Phones may also be provided for necessary communications. If working remotely, employees will be responsible for providing other components of a remote office at their own expense, including:

• A secure work location that allows privacy and prevents distractions.
• A high-speed internet connection of at least 25 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
• Suitable lighting, furniture, and utilities.

If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.

Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

As a Condition of Employment: Certain positions may require a criminal history background check.

The Department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Questions related to this position may be directed to Tamika Parks at parkst Please include the posting number in the subject line of the email.

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