Administrative Assistant

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is seeking dedicated Administrative Assistants to provide high-level, confidential support to our Correctional Wardens. In this role, you won’t just be managing a calendar, you will be an essential partner in ensuring the smooth, secure, and efficient operation of a correctional facility. If you thrive in fast-paced environments where precision and integrity are paramount, we invite you to join our leadership team!

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Visit our NEW State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• 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;
• Professional growth and development opportunities;
• A healthy work/life balance for all employees!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• This position is full-time, following a second shift schedule, 40 hours per week, scheduled Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

We are currently seeking to fill positions within the following 3 facilities:

• Bridgeport Correctional Center – Bridgeport, CT
• Garner Correctional institution – Newtown, CT
• Osborn Correctional Institution – Somers, CT

ABOUT US 

The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement. 

The Connecticut Department of Correction is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.
 

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Four (4) years of experience above the routine clerk level in office support or secretarial work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been as a Secretary 2 or its equivalent.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training in the secretarial sciences may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of 15 semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years.