Health & Safety Program Assistant

Health & Safety Program Assistant (Office Assistant) Recruitment # 240730-7086CL-001 Location Newington, CT Date Opened 8/1/2024 12:00:00 AM Salary $48,365 - $63,456/year Individuals new to state employment start at the minimum salary range. Job Type Open to the Public Close Date 8/8/2024 11:59:00 PM Go Back Apply View Benefits (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=Benefits)

Introduction

Are you an experienced office professional with a background in fast-paced credentialing environments?

If yes, we encourage you to check out this opportunity!

The State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Transportation (DOT) (https://portal.ct.gov/dot) is actively recruiting for a Health & Safety Program Assistant (Office Assistant) (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=7086CL&R1=&R3=) within the CTDOT Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS).

WH AT WE CAN OFFER YOU

Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page !

A healthy work-life balance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6n9M1Qd5fo) to all employees

Professional growth and development opportunities

The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company - ‘Forbes’: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2023/Forbes-State-of-CT-Ranked) - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule

Join an award-winning agency! CTDOT has been recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024.

THE ROLE

This position is responsible for processing and maintaining the licenses and medical cards for approximately 1,400 employees within the Department’s Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program. This position also supports the data entry and records management with Medgate/Cority. CTDOT’s occupational health and safety management software.

Applicants for this position should anticipate extensive work with a variety of computer-based systems, both internal and external, compliance, health/medical, financial and information databases that contain highly sensitive and confidential information. In addition, the applicant will be routinely working with detailed statistics and other information that requires very strong skills using the Microsoft Office Suite especially, Excel, Access, Word and Outlook.

The Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) is within the Office of the Commissioner and works throughout the Department to promote and support a safe and healthy workplace for all CTDOT employees. DOHS staff work closely with employees at all levels on a wide variety of health and safety issues.

More details can be found in the class specification (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=7086CL&R1=&R3=) .

YOUR CAREER WITH USPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

1st shift

Full Time (40 hours per week)

Location: Our Headquarters in Newington, CT

Bargaining Unit: NP-3 (Administrative)

This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy. The Policy can be found here (chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/opm/olr/notices/2021-tw-final-agreement-with-arbitrated-issue-included.pdf) .

Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office.

ABOUT US

As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,200 individuals statewide in five distinct bureaus. It is our mission to provide a safe, accessible and efficient multimodal transportation network that improves the quality of life and promotes economic vitality for the State and the region. We have a significant transportation infrastructure system that is essential to maintaining mobility for Connecticut residents and businesses and supporting economic and community development while preserving environmental and cultural resources. The Department of Transportation is committed to cultivating a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve. Applications from individuals having diverse backgrounds and life experiences are strongly encouraged.

Selection Plan

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 applicants may be considered.

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

To Apply:

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

Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.pdf) , 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.

Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.

In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the Talent Acquisition Professional listed on this job posting.

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.

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:

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Important Information After You Apply:

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 questionnaire'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.

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.

Note: 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.

Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.

Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=IT&preview=1) .

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

Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics (https://portal.ct.gov/ethics) .

Connect With Us:

Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Anamaria Giangarra at Anamaria.giangarra@ct.gov.

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 working with workforce management software, including but not limited to Oracle Peoplesoft (CORE-CT) or Cority/Medgate;

Experience with data entry and running query reports;

Experience with confidential data and information related to personnel records, driver history records, medical records or similar sensitive information;

Experience accurately and simultaneously completing multiple assignments within established deadlines;

Experience working with Microsoft Word, Access, Outlook, and Teams;

Experience in Microsoft Excel, specifically the following functions: Creating and formatting various types of spreadsheets; utilizing formulas and functions to manipulate data effectively; creating charts and graphs to visualize data and trends.

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.Click on a link below to apply for this position:Fill out the Supplemental Questionnaire and Application NOW using the Internet. Apply Online