Office Support Specialist - Law Librarian

General Description

Come Join The Wyoming Department of Corrections (WDOC)! The State of Wyoming offers a comprehensive benefits package including retirement, insurance, paid leave, and more. The Wyoming State Penitentiary is seeking an Office Support Specialist – Law Librarian. The Law Librarian provides reasonable and meaningful access to the WSP law library, instructs inmates on how and where to access requested legal information, explains the availability and proper use of legal forms, and guides inmates through the legal research process.

The WDOC is committed to public safety, high correctional standards, and a safe, supportive working environment for employees.

• Culture of public service and a commitment to work/life balance
• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• State Retirement plan and additional savings opportunities
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

Human Resource Contact: megan.sims or 307‑857‑3326

• Supervise the law library
• E‑filing Federal District Court documents
• Copying/printing, notary, and keep policies and procedures for inmate distribution in the library up to date
• Provide inmates with legal forms for the court
• Conduct legal research via the internet on Lexis NEXIS and other legal sites
• Answer inmate request forms
• Check‑in and check‑out law library material
• Ensure a safe and enjoyable workplace, including participation in initiatives designed to promote a positive work environment

• Preferred qualifications: 2‑year degree and 2 years of work experience with a library background
• Knowledge: organization and management of information, research, indexing, records management, databases, basic principles of education, mainframe and personal computer systems, applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and customer service techniques
• Minimum qualifications: Associate's Degree (typically in Business)
• Experience: 0‑1 year of progressive work experience in Business Office Communications at the Office Assistant II level, OR 2‑4 years of progressive work experience in the same area

• The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.
• WDOC is a Drug‑Free Workplace; all staff are subject to drug testing while employed by the WDOC.
• WDOC is a Tobacco‐Free Workplace and prohibits smoking materials on or into WDOC facilities and grounds.
• WDOC is in compliance with the Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003.
• WDOC has a strict dress code policy. All applicants must meet these standards to be considered for employment.

• Typical duties include sitting, walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, and occasionally driving an automobile.
• Lifting or grasping up to 20 pounds on an occasional to regular basis.
• Walking on cement floors and stairs on an occasional basis, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching on an occasional basis.
• Reaching, typing, repetitive motion, talking, hearing, and seeing are frequent duties.