Office Assistant 1

State of Alaska
US - Alaska - Anchorage
June 21, 2024

Salary: $17.22 Hourly

Location : Anchorage, AK

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 46098

Department: Family & Community Services

Division: Juvenile Justice

Opening Date: 06/14/2024

Closing Date: 6/24/2024 5:00 PM Alaska

Position Open To: Alaska Residents Only

Bargaining Unit: General Government

Range: 8

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is recruitingto fill an Office Assistant 1 position locatedin Anchorage at the McLaughlin Youth Center.What you will be doing

As part of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) administrative support team, this position is the primary receptionist for the McLaughlin Youth Center. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing the following clerical duties: professionally and pleasantly greeting and assisting visitors, staff, and clients; answering a multi-line telephone and efficiently routing calls; maintaining identification badges and key sets for visitors; processing incoming and outgoing mail; setting up interviews and scheduling the conference room; ensuring office supplies and equipment needs are met; and other various administrative support duties.

Our organization, mission, and cultureThrough Restorative Justice, we hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime.

Our core values include:

Prioritizing Safety- of our youth, staff, families, and communities.
Responsiveness -providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners.
Professional Relationships- recognizing that successful treatment services provided to our clients, coworkers, victims, and others rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness.
Dedication - doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership.
Respect -for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences.

The benefits of joining our team

Join an amazing team of administrative support staff who are dedicated to providing quality assistance to staff and youth residents within DJJ facilities. Take advantage of a unique opportunity to learn and grow professionally. We believe in enhancing the strengths of our staff by providing training and promoting professional development.

The working environment you can expect

This position is located in the administrative support unit within the McLaughlin Youth Center, which is a 24-hour secure facility located at 2600 Providence Drive in Anchorage. This is a full-time position with work hours from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. This includes a lunch period from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm in which you can take advantage of the local trail system surrounding the UMED district.

Who we are looking forIn addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

Customer Service: Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside State government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. To view the general description and example of duties for Office Assistant 1, please go to the following link: ***/careers/Alaska/classspecsMinimum Qualifications

High school diploma or G.E.D.;

OR

Acceptance in full standing by an accredited college (this includes acceptance in a concurrent enrollment or dual enrollment program);

OR

A Career Readiness Certificate with ACT WorkKeys® scores of skill level 3 or higher in: Graphic Literacy (formerly Locating Information), Applied Math, and Workplace Documents (formerly Reading for Information).

Special Note:

ACT WorkKeys® skill testing and career readiness certification is available at the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Alaska Job Centers.

"Acceptance in full standing" means acceptance to a post-secondary program by a college or university and does not require enrollment or participation in the program. This includes acceptance in a program offering college credits while in high school, or both high school and college credits, but does not include taking advanced placement courses in high school.

Some positions in this class require the incumbent operate a State vehicle. Such positions require the selected candidate possess a valid driver's license and be 18 years of age or older on or before the first day of employment.

Additio.

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Office Assistant 1

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