DOC Graham CC Corrections Clerk II
About The Position
The Illinois Department of Corrections is hiring a Corrections Clerk II at Graham Correctional Center. The position receives new individuals in custody into the facility and participates in preparing writs, transfers, furlough reports, and discharge and parole paperwork. It also interviews transferred individuals in custody to obtain information for their Master Files and assists a supervisor with report preparation. The role is based fully in the office at Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro, Illinois, and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Saturdays and Sundays off. The position requires high school-level education and two years of clerical experience. Preferred qualifications include additional clerical experience, Microsoft Office proficiency, experience in a correctional setting, maintaining complex filing systems, assisting with reports, and enforcing disciplinary, safety, security, and custodial measures. Employment is contingent on passing a background check and drug screen and completing an approved guard training course within six months of employment. The employee must use digital tools and comply with employer medical and vaccine standards.
Requirements
- Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of high school.
- Two years of clerical experience.
- Ability to pass the IDOC/IDJJ background check.
- Ability to pass a drug screen; unauthorized drug use is prohibited.
- Complete an approved guard training course within six months of employment.
- Use digital technology, tools, platforms, and processes to manage and support departmental digital enhancements.
- Abide by employer vaccine and/or other medical standards.
Nice To Haves
- At least three years of clerical experience.
- Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, or similar software.
- At least two years of experience in a correctional setting.
- At least two years of experience maintaining a complex filing system.
- At least two years of experience assisting with reports.
- At least two years of experience enforcing disciplinary, safety, security, and custodial measures for individuals in a custody setting.
Responsibilities
- Receive new individuals in custody into Graham Correctional Center.
- Participate in preparing writs, transfers, furlough reports, and paperwork for discharges and paroles.
- Interview transferred individuals in custody to obtain information for Master Files.
- Assist the supervisor in preparing reports.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement plan and pension
- Deferred compensation and other pre-tax benefit programs
- Paid state holidays
- Paid personal business days
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
- Training and career advancement opportunities
- Flexible work schedules in some program areas
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
