Administrative Associate II-Piedmont Correctional Institution
About The Position
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! This position is located at Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury, NC (Rowan County). Piedmont Correctional Institution is a medium custody male facility. Reporting to the Administrative Officer III, this position has the responsibility of processing, reviewing and distributing all outgoing and incoming mail, packages, legal mail, certified mail, and courier mail at the facility.
Requirements
- High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and one year of administrative experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Nice To Haves
- Documented knowledge/experience in Microsoft Outlook and Word
- Documented knowledge/experience with clerical/secretarial duties
Responsibilities
- Maintaining security of the facility by searching and reviewing all incoming mail and when applicable, all outgoing mail for unauthorized items, contraband, and correspondence deemed a threat to the safe, secure, and orderly function of the institution.
- Sorting and distributing large quantities of inter-office staff correspondence and mail. Processing indigent offender mail and dispositioning unauthorized property.
- Handling all mail and parcels, while following Prisons’ policies and operating procedures.
- Performing at a high degree of confidentiality, honesty, and trustworthiness at all times.
- Utilizing electronic postage scales for weighing packages and other parcels, operating a fax/copy machine daily, operating a personal computer, and utilizing OPUS and Microsoft Outlook.
- Utilizing Text Behind software to screen incoming offender mail and print for dissemination.
Benefits
- health insurance options
- standard and supplemental retirement plans
- NC Flex program
- paid vacation
- sick leave
- community service leave
- paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
