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Administrative Support Assistant 2 - Polk County Criminal Courts Building

Salary

$35,963.20 - $52,353.60 Annually

Location

Des Moines - 50309 - Polk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-00009

Agency

225 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Des Moines

Opening Date

07/02/2025

Closing Date

7/13/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

[email protected]

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Job Description

Do you enjoy helping others and want to make a significant impact in what you do? If yes, look no further! Community Based Corrections District 5 is seeking a highly motivated, skilled Administrative Support Assistant (Secretary) located at the Polk County Criminal Courts building.

What You’ll Do

As an Administrative Support Assistant 2 in this position, you will:

+ Provide administrative support and assistance to Probation/Parole officers and other staff.

+ Provide customer service to clients and guests with questions both in person and on the phone.

+ Enter client and case information into database.

+ Process payments for program services.

+ Access databases for criminal history and court orders.

What We’re Seeking

The successful candidate for this position is a motivated, organized, and detail-focused individual.

Desired skills and abilities include:

+ Self-driven

+ Flexible and open to change

+ Ability to maintain confidentiality

+ Attention to detail

+ Strong organizational skills

+ Ability to collaborate

+ Positive attitude

What We Offer

We have a competitive total compensation package for all of our full-time employees, including:

+ Annual pay ranging from $35,963.20 to $52,353.60, depending on experience

+ Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, long term disability, and life insurance

+ Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package

+ Generous paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave accrual.

+ Opportunities for professional development

+ Retirement Investors Club (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan with employer match)

+ Employee Assistance Program for support when you need it most

+ Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, and more)

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

+ One year of full-time work experience in general office, clerical, data entry/processing, or related work.

+ A total of one year of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

+ Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 1.

For more information click on thislink to view the job description (https://das.iowa.gov/media/4905/download?inline=)

Additional Qualification Requirements

Within a period of time after hire, as determined by the appointing authority, employees in this class may be required to type at least 40 WPM net as demonstrated by the completion of a typing examination.

01

Do you understand that the answers to all of the following questions must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your ability? Please read all questions and answers thoroughly and make sure you understand them completely.Ensure the answers to your questions match the information filled out on your application and the attachments you have uploaded. If the answers to your questions are inconsistent with your application information or uploaded attachments, you will be given zero points for the question.Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

+ Yes - I understand and agree.

+ No

02

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

+ No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

+ Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

03

Do you have one year of full-time work experience in clerical or a closely related work area?

+ Yes

+ No

04

How many months of COMBINED post high school course work in an accredited secretarial, business, or closely related curriculum AND full-time clerical work experience do you have?

+ No full-time clerical work experience and specified education to a combined total of less than six months

+ Six months to less than one year of the combined clerical work experience AND specified education

+ One year or more of the combined full-time clerical work experience and specified education

05

Are you a current permanent State of Iowa executive branch employee? IF YES - Do you have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 1?

+ I am a current permanent State of Iowa executive branch employee AND have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 1

+ I am NOT a current permanent State of Iowa executive branch employee

+ I am a current permanent State of Iowa executive branch employee BUT DO NOT have current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six months of full-time work as an Administrative Support Assistant 1

06

Which best describes your education and experience? (if multiple responses apply for you, please choose the one that has the higher points)

+ Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in any area or 4 plus years work experience in a Human Services related field (ie: Social Work, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, or Human Services)

+ Associate’s Degree in any area or 2 plus years work experience in a related field (ie: Social Work, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, or Human Services)

+ Not Applicable

07

How many years of full-time work experience do you have in a related field such as Social Work, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, or Human Services?

+ Fifteen or more years

+ Ten to less than fifteen years

+ Five to less than ten years

+ Two to less than five years

+ One to less than two years

+ Less than one year

08

How many years of full-time experience do you have working directly with the ICON (Iowa Corrections Offender Network) system?

+ Five or more years

+ Three to less than five years

+ One to less than three years

+ Less than one year

09

How many years of full-time experience do you have working directly with the ICIS (Iowa Courts Online) system?

+ Five or more years

+ Three to less than five years

+ One to less than three years

+ Less than one year

10

Are you currently a Department of Corrections Employee

+ Yes

+ No

11

Are you bilingual?

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

225 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Des Moines

Address

1000 Washington Ave

Des Moines, Iowa, 50314

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/find-facility/fifth-district

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