Administrative Professional 1

At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check that includes results from BCI & FBI. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services must complete a mandatory 3 week pre-service training located at DYS Training Academy in Orient Ohio. The hours for the training academy are Monday through Thursday 7:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Answers to the supplemental questions must be supported by information submitted on the application.

DYS is a qualifying employer for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness PSLF program.

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About Us

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohios future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders ages 10-21 who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohios 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Guiding Principles

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

To learn more about DYS please visit our website by clicking here.

We are seeking aAdministrative Professional 1 in our Columbus Regional Parole Office located at 30 W. Spring St. Columbus OH 43215. This position will be a full time position reporting to the office daily Monday thru Friday.

The Administrative Professional 1 duties include but are not limited to:

• Produces reports charts correspondence statistics tables and memoranda in electronic and hard file format that is complex and/or technical in nature.
• Provides a full range of general office assistance (i.e. filing faxing scanning retrieves and disseminates incoming mail prepares outgoing mail and packages for delivery. etc.)
• Gathers statistical data utilizing current database systems.
• Coordinates and schedules meetings and completes meeting minutes and notes.
• Provides office coverage of receptionist area by answering phone lines directing calls and maintaining call forwarding system for afterhours coverage.
• Tracks new admissions and assigns new cases as directed.
• Prepares and provides necessary paperwork and information (i.e. court packets monthly progress reports off-grounds activity request etc.)
• Maintains the electronic filing system for all regional youth (i.e. youth movements youth discharges youth demographics youth addresses drug screen results etc.)
• Performs other clerical/support duties as assigned.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39) and as outlined in the posting.

1 yr. trg. or 1 yr. secretarial science or business office applications. For positions requiring technical terminology applicants must also have 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. relevant technical terminology.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above

Job Skills: Administrative Support/Services