Personnel Assistant; Pender CI

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community.

Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Reporting to the Administrative Officer, this position is responsible for independently performing various personnel functions while maintaining confidentiality of position processes and employee information. Job responsibilities include; but are not limited to, the following:

• Serving as an OSC Integrated HR-Payroll System Time and Leave Administrator.
• Composing written and communicating orally personnel information that needs to be shared.
• Assisting in the accurate assignment of correct work schedule rules, changes in supervisory assignments, and updates for other personnel data.
• Maintaining personnel files (including medical, leave of absence, Family Medical Leave, and worker's compensation records) for easy access and audit purposes.
• Processing personnel actions such as separations, leave of absences, voluntary shared leave, military leave, family medical leave, and worker's compensation claims, retirement, and all related documentation.
• Submitting position vacancy information for tracking and posting, scheduling interviews, and processing new hires, transfers, and promotional packages.
• Running facility personnel reports.
• Serving as a Health Benefits Representative and assisting employees with a wide variety of personnel issues and concerns.

$39,244 - $68,679

This job posting will close at 11:59pm, the night before the end date listed above.

Applicants who possess the following skills are preferred:

• Human Resources and/or Personnel experience
• Clerical/secretarial experience
• Experience using Microsoft Word
• Experience using Microsoft Excel

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.

• Health Insurance options
• Retirement Plans
• NCFlex Supplemental Benefits
• Paid Vacation, Sick, and Community Service Leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Visit the State Benefits website for additional information.

The salary grade for this position is NC08. State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase may result.

The Division of Institutions manages the daily operations of all state-operated prison facilities across North Carolina. Facilities are categorized by custody levels (minimum, medium, close) and house individuals serving sentences for felony convictions. The division provides safety, security, and rehabilitative services through trained custody staff, program facilitators, and administrative personnel.

Pender Correctional Institution is located in Burgaw, North Carolina and houses up to 750 male offenders in a medium custody facility.

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.