Secretary (part time)

State of Nebraska • Ainsworth, NE

11d • $17 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

The Judicial Branch offers: Health & Wellness • 79% employer-paid health and prescription insurance • Dental and vision insurance plans available to purchase • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, available to purchase • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support • Flex Spending (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) Financial Security • 156% state-matched of the first 4.8% contribution to retirement plan • FREE $20,000 Life Insurance Policy • Optional Life Insurance and AD&D available to purchase Paid Time Off & Leave • 13 paid holidays annually • Paid vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately • Military leave and Funeral/Bereavement leave Professional Growth • Paid training to develop your skills • Free continuing education credits to maintain professional certifications • Access to specialized courses through Judicial Branch Education • Opportunity for bilingual pay This classification level is responsible for providing receptionist duties and clerical office support to district offices. Responsibilities include performing front desk duties to check-in probationers; answering phone calls and providing general office and program information; contacting probation officers and other staff for appointments/meetings, pre-sentence interviews; opening and closing case intake files; maintaining case documents such as violations; preparing standard and routine legal documents, letters and correspondence or from dictations e.g. jail waivers, travel permits; tracking, compiling and maintaining routine case information e.g. criminal history, driver's license etc.; processing daily incoming and outgoing mails; answering calls and providing general information; may provide guidance to entry secretarial staff. Location: 148 West 4th Street, Ainsworth, NE 69210 Work Schedule: Part time hours--20 hours per week Salary: A Secretary‘s salary range is $16.68 to $20.32 per hour. After probation period is completed, the Permanent wage will increase at least 2.5%. Pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints, if approved.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; or 2 years of administrative support/clerical experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
• All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Knowledge Customer service principles.
• Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment.
• Basic filing and recordkeeping principles.
• Cashing handling techniques.
• Basic bookkeeping techniques.
• Skills Using computers and related software applications.
• Providing customer service.
• Filing.
• Keyboarding.
• Using modern office equipment.
• Counting cash and balancing accounts.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
• Physical Requirements Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a receptionist and/or answers the telephone for assigned District office or offices; determines the nature of the visit or call; directs callers to the proper office or person or takes messages as required.
• Serves as information source for callers/visitors; provides directions as required.
• Maintains inventory of documents, brochures, applications, etc. Distributes to visitors as requested.
• Performs a variety of basic office support duties such as collating materials, distributing incoming mail, preparing materials for mailing, completing forms, proofreading typed or printed materials, and/or typing routine correspondence reports and other materials.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness • 79% employer-paid health and prescription insurance • Dental and vision insurance plans available to purchase • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, available to purchase • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support • Flex Spending (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Financial Security • 156% state-matched of the first 4.8% contribution to retirement plan • FREE $20,000 Life Insurance Policy • Optional Life Insurance and AD&D available to purchase
• Paid Time Off & Leave • 13 paid holidays annually • Paid vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately • Military leave and Funeral/Bereavement leave
• Professional Growth • Paid training to develop your skills • Free continuing education credits to maintain professional certifications • Access to specialized courses through Judicial Branch Education • Opportunity for bilingual pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED