Office Associate - Murray Developmental Center

About the role

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is hiring an Office Associate for the Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, Illinois, to perform complex and specialized clerical duties for an assigned work location. The position is full-time, salaried, and union-covered, with two vacancies open.

Key responsibilities

• Keyboard correspondence, including reports, memos, surveys, evaluations and investigations, using legal, medical and psychological terminology
• Answer the telephone, relay messages, transfer calls, greet and direct visitors and respond to general inquiries
• Open, classify and distribute mail to staff
• Order and maintain supplies
• Organize and maintain the filing system
• Provide clerical support to assigned professional staff and perform other duties as assigned

Required profile

• High school level knowledge, skill and mental development, plus two years of office experience
• Ability to keyboard accurately at a net rate of 45 wpm
• Ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays
• Ability to pass the IDHS background check and a drug screen for drugs prohibited under Illinois law
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the state does not sponsor employment visas

Required skills

• Accurate keyboarding at 45 wpm
• Use of office equipment, including personal computers and common manual and automated office equipment

What we offer

• Anticipated salary of $4,144-$5,429 per month ($49,728-$65,148 per year)
• Pension program and competitive group insurance (health, life, dental and vision)
• 12 paid sick days, 13 paid holidays, 10-25 paid vacation days and 3 paid personal business days
• Flexible work schedules where available, 12 weeks of paid parental leave and a deferred compensation program
• Optional pre-tax programs, GI Bill training/apprenticeship benefits for qualifying veterans and a 5% salary differential for bilingual positions

Applications must be submitted electronically through the State of Illinois online application site; applications by email or paper are not accepted. The position is fully in the office, Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm with a 30-minute unpaid lunch.