Office Technician - Omaha Correctional Center
State of Nebraska

The work we do matters!

Hiring Agency:
Correctional Services - Agency 46

Location:
Omaha, NE

Hiring Rate:
$13.109

Job Posting:
JR2024-00010946 Office Technician - Omaha Correctional Center (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
11-09-2024

Job Description:
Information about the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) can be found at: www.corrections.nebraska.gov. For more information call 402-522-7087. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations, please contact Megan Jones at megan.jones@nebraska.gov.

Additional $3/hour facility differential for hours worked, PLUS:

• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave (24 days your first year, accruing immediately)
• Military leave
• 156% state-matched retirement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible through the Federal government
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement
• Meaningful public service -- service with a purpose!
• Numerous training and development opportunities

DUTIES:
Provide information to staff and inmates on postage rates and general information.
Open, and inspect for contraband, incoming and outgoing inmate mail, to include letters, packages, magazines, and newspapers.
Drive to US Postal Service Office to pick up mail.
Sort inmate mail by living locations, weighs mail and affixes postage utilizing a postage meter. Process incoming checks and money orders.
Scan and electronically file documents; order and distribute supplies, equipment, or publications to maintain office inventory.

Requirements / Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Coursework/training or experience in public contact, customer service, and/or performing and applying office/clerical support procedures, including the use of a personal computer, associated software, and office equipment.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in mail processing practices and procedures. Experience in Microsoft Office, database systems, and operations of basic office equipment.

Other: Must have valid driver's license. Ability to lift 50 pounds. Applicants accepting a job offer must pass the following pre-employment exams in this order: medical exam, and at a randomly announced time, pass a drug test. Once at the Staff Training Academy, must successfully complete the fully paid NE Corrections Training Program.


Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub - Internal Apply app from your home landing page.