Secretary 1 Hybrid #260722-6976CL-002

About the role

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) seeks a full-time Secretary 1 (PCN 101906) for the Office of the Commissioner, Young Adult Services (YAS) in Middletown. This position is full-time on first shift, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling meetings
• Taking and transcribing minutes accurately
• Compiling and entering data
• Organizing and processing billing information
• Answering phones
• Organizing offices
• Filing accurately
• Ordering supplies
• Creating formats for letters, memos, and other documents
• Aids in developing reports for YAS staff and/or YAS leadership to be distributed to internal and external entities

Requirements

A comprehensive medical examination, including drug screening, is required following a conditional offer of employment. All state employees must comply with Connecticut’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy.

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

• Considerable knowledge of office systems and procedures
• Proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling
• Knowledge of business communications
• Business math
• Interpersonal skills
• Oral and written communication skills
• Scheduling and prioritizing office workflow
• Operate office equipment including computers, tablets, and other electronic equipment
• Operate office suite software
• Take notes (shorthand, speedwriting, or other method acceptable to the supervisor)

Benefits

Comprehensive state employee benefits, professional growth and development opportunities, and a commitment to promoting a healthy work/life balance.

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

Full-time on first shift, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM.