OFFICE ASSOCIATE

State of Illinois•Centralia, IL

12d•$49,728 - $65,148•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking an Office Associate at Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, Illinois. The position performs complex and specialized clerical duties for an assigned work location and provides clerical support to professional staff. Duties include keyboarding correspondence that may contain legal, medical, and psychological terminology; preparing routine correspondence and other documents; maintaining files; answering and transferring telephone calls; greeting and directing visitors; responding to general inquiries; distributing mail; and ordering and maintaining supplies. The position is fully in office, with a regular schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., including a 30-minute unpaid lunch. The position may also require work after business hours, on weekends, and on holidays. Applicants must pass an IDHS background check and a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.

Requirements

Knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of high school.
Two years of office experience.
Ability to keyboard accurately at a net rate of 45 words per minute.
Ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers, and operate commonly used manual and automated office equipment and perform routine maintenance.
Ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.

Responsibilities

Performs complex and specialized clerical duties for an assigned work location.
As secretary to an assigned work location, keyboards reports, memos, surveys, evaluations, and investigations.
Answers the telephone, relays messages, transfers calls, greets and directs visitors, and responds to general inquiries.
Provides clerical support to assigned professional staff.
Orders and maintains supplies.
Performs other duties as assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of the listed duties.

Benefits

Pension program.
Competitive group insurance benefits, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance.
Three paid personal business days annually.
Twelve paid sick days annually, with carryover from year to year.
10–25 days of paid vacation annually, with 10 days in the first year of employment.
13 paid holidays annually, and 14 in even-numbered years.
Flexible work schedules when available and dependent upon position.
12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Deferred Compensation Program supplemental retirement plan.
Optional pre-tax Medical Care Assistance Plan and Dependent Care Assistance Plan.
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility.
GI Bill training and apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans.
Five percent salary differential for bilingual positions.
Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only).