Office Assistant (Hybrid) - #240606-7086Cl-002

Introduction

Are you a current Statewide employee with six months of service? Do you have two (2) years of general clerical work experience? If so, we invite you to take this opportunity to join our team!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Developmental Services (DDS) - Central Office - is accepting applications for one (1) Office Assistant position in the Centralized Payroll Unit within the DDS Fiscal Division in Cheshire, CT.

Position Highlights: PCN #98283

• Full-time | Hybrid

• 1st Shift

• 40 Hours per week

• Monday - Friday

• However, work schedule flexibility is required in order to meet the demands of the position.

What we can offer you:

• View our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!

• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.

• A healthy work-life balance to all employees!

• The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked one of the best Employers of 2023 - State of CT receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.

• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.

In your role as an Office Assistant, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain payroll files;

• Enter all W4 tax changes, direct deposits, union dues deductions and credit union deductions, and CORE password resets;

• Complete new hire profiles in CORE including tax information, direct deposit and retirement deductions;

• Maintain new hire spreadsheet;

• Verify working groups and leave plans and comp plans in CORE;

• Manage, organize and file the paper and electronic employee payroll files;

• Process separated employees, and maintain spreadsheet;

• Assist payroll officer with self-service groups by checking timesheets for accuracy and completeness, emailing employees for adjustments and approver to approve time;

• Run time and labor reports;

• Maintain office filing and prepare end of year archive boxes for storage;

• Run reports for 1199 PL adjustments and enter accruals;

• Receive all PAF's, verify in job data and maintain PAF spreadsheet and distribute PAF's to payroll clerks;

• Distribute FMLA paperwork to clerks;

• Manage and distribute DDS timesheet mailbox;

• Process office work order;

• Assist payroll unit in various duties;

• Perform related duties as required.

DDS Mission Statement:

The mission of the Department of Developmental Servicers is to partner with the individuals we support and their families, to support lifelong planning and to join with others to create and promote meaningful opportunities for individuals to fully participate as valued members of their communities.

Selection Plan

In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee, who has worked for the state for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

FOR ASSISTANCE WITH APPLYING:

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To Apply:

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

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

• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

• These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion, and merit employment rules. Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements. Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applications may be considered.

• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting. Please note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the JobAps system.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.

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• Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.

Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

• At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.

• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

• Due to the large volume of applications received, the Department of Administrative Services is unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.

Connect With Us:

• If you require an accommodation to participate fully and fairly under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Tommy Wilson, EEO Specialist 1 at (860) 418 - 6148 or Tommy.Wilson@ct.gov

• If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Rocky Young at rocky.young@ct.gov and reference the recruitment number.

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of general clerical functions or for carrying out responsibility for the flow and completion of clerical work in an assigned area.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Performs the full range of general clerical duties as described in the following areas:

• TYPING:

• Types a variety of materials in relation to other duties or as assigned;

• Enters and retrieves data on computers, tablets, and other electronic equipment.

• FILING:

• Sets up and maintains office procedures, filing and indexing systems and forms for own use.

• CORRESPONDENCE:

• Composes routine correspondence.

• REPORT WRITING:

• Compiles and generates recurrent technical, statistical or financial reports requiring judgment in the selection and presentation of data (format).

• INTERPERSONAL:

• Provides general information and referral services in response to citizen complaints or questions regarding an agency's services or authority;

• Responds to inquiries from other work units or departments/agencies;

• Applies agency policies and state statutes and regulations in determining case status or responding to requests for procedural assistance;

• May lead lower level employees in carrying out assigned clerical functions.

• PROCESSING:

• Maintains calendars of due dates and initiates recurring work or special clerical projects accordingly;

• Processes a variety of documents in determining routine case status;

• Exercises discretion in choosing appropriate follow through procedures within defined guidelines including assembling and reviewing incoming materials for accuracy, completeness and conformance to established guidelines and agency policy and procedures, verifying information through use of internal resources and contacts with sender and other work units and soliciting additional information as required by correspondence;

• Processes purchase requisitions/purchase orders for subsequent action;

• Prepares payment lists and billing invoices;

• Receives shipments of materials and matches/verifies shipment or billing invoices against original purchase orders;

• Maintains files, journals or account ledgers by posting credits, expenditures, interest, etc.;

• Figures payments, costs, discounts and adjustments using prescribed methods and formulas;

• Receives monies in various forms such as cash, checks and money orders and prepares for deposit;

• Maintains inventory and orders supplies;

• Uses a variety of electronic equipment to perform job functions;

Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Knowledge of office systems and procedures including proper telephone usage and filing;

• Skills

• interpersonal skills;

• oral and written communication skills;

• performing arithmetical computations;

• Ability to

• perform a full range of clerical tasks;

• operate office equipment which includes computers, tablets, and other electronic equipment;

• operate office suite software;

• schedule and prioritize workflow;

• read and interpret complex instructions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of general clerical work experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training 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 two (2) years.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook)

• Experience working in an office setting performing various payroll duties, such as entering W4 tax changes, direct deposit, etc.

• Experience working with CORE-CT or other DDS Systems

• Experience with flexibility regarding changing your work schedule, priorities and compressed due dates

• Experience in responding to telephone and written inquiries for standard information and assistance

• Current active commission as a Connecticut Notary.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Persons having responsibility for supervising or observing the behavior of inmates or custodial individuals will be required to possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certification by the time of permanent appointment.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.