Secretary 1 Hybrid #260622-6976CL-001

About the role

The Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) is charged with developing, administering, and coordinating a comprehensive and integrated statewide emergency management and homeland security program. This includes prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery components to ensure the safety and well-being of the citizens of Connecticut.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and organize tasks in an office setting.
• Work with office systems and procedures, including electronic and paper filing, digital correspondence, and letter and memo drafting.
• Work with the public to answer phone calls, respond to requests for information, and coordinate across organizational divisions.
• Manage multiple (more than one) concurrent tasks while meeting deadlines.
• Be part of a mission-driven and collaborative team tasked with ensuring Connecticut is prepared for all threats and hazards.

Requirements

Position highlights include a hybrid schedule, working Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Middletown, CT. The role requires a combination of two years of secretarial work experience above the routine clerk level, or equivalent college training in the secretarial sciences.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of experience above the routine clerk level in office support or secretarial work.
• College training in the secretarial sciences may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of one (1) year.

Skills

• Knowledge of office systems and procedures.
• Proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Business communications.
• Business math.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Scheduling and prioritizing office workflow.
• Operating office equipment such as computers, tablets, and other electronic devices.
• Operating office suite software.
• Taking notes (shorthand, speedwriting, or other acceptable method).

Benefits

Professional growth and development opportunities. A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

Pay

Salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

Schedule

Hybrid. Work Schedule: Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Location

Middletown, CT.