Office Specialist , Behavior Health Office Support; Salem limited

Position: Office Specialist 2, Behavior Health Office Support (Salem) limited duration opportunity

Initial Posting Date:

01/05/2026

Final date to receive applications:

01/19/2026

Agency:

Department of Corrections

Salary Range:

$4,081 - $5,342

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Office Specialist 2, Behavior Health Office Support (Salem) limited duration opportunity

Job Description:

Office Specialist 2, Behavior Health Office Support (Salem) limited duration opportunity

Office Specialist 2, Behavior Health Office Support (Salem) limited duration opportunity

Oregon State Penitentiary – Salem, Oregon Oregon Department of Corrections

This position is limited duration and is anticipated to last six-nine months, though may be extended or decreased due to business need. Internal candidates may be considered as a job rotation with their current manager's approval.

About the Job – Your Role

The purpose of this position is to provide clerical and administrative support to the BHS Manager, QMHPs, QMHAs, prescribers, contractors, and volunteers in the institution. Duties would include general office, record processing, scheduling, and data entry to support operations of the program. This would include pulling and filing medical charts and having them prepped and available for staff. You may assist in maintaining your supervisor’s calendar with scheduling appointments, meetings, and conferences and making travel arrangements and reservations.

In addition, you will work with contractors for telehealth/remote services.

The incumbent is expected to perform position duties in a manner which promotes customer service and harmonious working relationships, including treating all persons courteously and respectfully; engage in effective team participation through willingness to assist and support co‑workers, supervisors, and other work‑related associations; develop good working relationships with division and agency staff and supervisors through active participation in cross‑divisional group projects and in identifying and resolving problems in a constructive, collaborative manner;

demonstrate openness to constructive feedback and suggestions, in an effort to strengthen work performance, and contribute to a positive, respectful and productive work atmosphere.

This position is represented by Association of Oregon Corrections Employees, (AOCE). This position may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of general clerical experience that includes keyboarding, word processing, or other experience generating documents.

OR

An associate degree in any field.

OR

An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Requested Skills

• Working with HIPAA protected documents

• Scheduling in a medical setting

• Maintaining and filling paper medical charts

• Creating agendas and taking meeting minutes

• Coordinating telemedicine conferencing

• Creating and maintaining Excel Spreadsheets to track data

• LEDS certified

• Experience with DOC 400 computer program

Preference may be given to those applications with correctional setting experience.

Application Information

• In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview.
  
  Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.

• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and veterans’ preference immediately following your submittal. These questions are necessary to complete the application process.

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• As part of our selection process, we may require additional assessment stages, such as written exercises, to further evaluate candidates’ qualifications. Meaningful…