Administrative Associate II (Mailroom) Anson Correctional Institution

Agency

Adult Correction

Division

COO - OPS - Institutions Operations

Job Classification Title

Administrative Associate II (S)

Position Number

Grade

NC02

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention protection and preparation as well as the care custody and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody healthcare and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration Health Services Rehabilitation & Reentry Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Description of Work

This position reports to the Administrative Specialist II at a multi-custody female correctional facility and is located in the Mailroom. This positions responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Processing reviewing and distributing all outgoing and incoming mail packages legal mail certified mail and courier mail at this facility.

2. Maintaining security of the facility by searching and reviewing all incoming mail and when applicable all outgoing mail for unauthorized items (contraband and correspondence deemed a threat to the safe secure and orderly function of the institution).

3. Opening searching and distributing over 500 pieces of US mail and approximately 125 pieces of courier mail each day as well as 100 pieces of business mail delivered to both staff and offenders at this facility.

4. Possessing the ability to exert up to 10 pounds of force and to lift carry push and pull mail packages and bins.

5. Possessing computer skills required to work with Text Behind and GTL programs.

6. Sorting and distributing large quantities of interoffice staff correspondence and mail.

7. Maintaining a Security Threat Group listing and utilizing this list to determine censorship of outgoing and incoming mail and packages.

8. Processing indigent offender mail accesses and maintaining the Daily Welfare Report to determine indigent eligibility.

9. Entering and recording all trust fund deposits cashiers checks certified checks and employee canteen deposits.

10. Requiring vast knowledge of Department of Adult Corrections institutional standard operating procedures (SOPs) and policies/procedures governing the handling of all mail and parcels disposition of unauthorized property and the Inmate Banking System.

11. Requiring a great degree of confidentiality honesty and trustworthiness.


(Salary Range: $31 200 - $49340)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Effective July 1 2025 candidates now must meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the Minimum Education and Experience listed from the OSHR class specification as seen in the next section below. The Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) listed here in this section are now to be used as Management Preferencesand to be used to screen for theMOST QUALIFIEDpool of applicants.

Management Preferences

• Documented working knowledge of word processing or spreadsheet programs

• Documented working knowledge of mail processing.

Please review your application carefully before submitting it and be sure to enter a detailed description in the EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATES/LICENSES sections of your application. Remember toSAVEeach job entry and be thorough.Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application.

This is afull-time position(40 hours per week) withState Benefitswith established working hours and may require working beyond normal work schedule to meet business need.

Note to Current State Employees:
The salary grade for this position is NC02. State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as or lower than their current position. If selected for this position a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience funding availability and internal equity. Based upon these factors a pay increase MAY result.

About Anson Correctional Institution:

Anson Correctional Institution houses female offenders in medium and close custody housing units. Anson CI offers a wide variety of educational vocational and training programs. Correction Enterprises operates the offender packaging operation at Anson a partnership with Union Supply Direct through the Prison Industry Enhancement Program (PIE). Family and friends can order a package of goods from a pre-approved shopping list to send to an offender. Orders are packaged by offenders and shipped quarterly.

Contact Information

If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status please contact Celeste Robinson at or by phone at . (Email is preferred and more efficient.)

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma AND one year of administrative experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

Recruiter:

Celeste Robinson

Email: