Office Support Assistant

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2/16/2024 (7:00 PM EST)

24-00869

Office Support Assistant

Salary

$1,916.20 - $2,653.14 Monthly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Education & Labor Cabinet | Department of Education

Location

300 Sower Boulevard
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

Kentucky Department of Education employees work to support and improve Kentucky’s public education system so that the nearly 650,000 students attending public schools will have a bright and successful future. KDE offers its employees exciting and rewarding careers supporting Kentucky’s public education system. In addition to rewarding work, KDE employees enjoy excellent benefits and flexible work opportunities, including telecommuting commensurate with job duties and responsibilities. KDE is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Kentucky’s public schools and the KDE workforce.

Our mission is to partner with districts, schools, families, students, business and industry, and communities to provide leadership and support to ensure success for each and every student.

We seek persons of the highest moral character who understand it is a privilege to represent the Kentucky Department of Education and work on behalf of Kentucky’s children. This role represents a great opportunity to work in a dynamic, challenging and professional environment.

The department seeks to hire a smart, experienced, hardworking and dependable Office Support Assistant to join our dedicated team.

Responsiblities include but are not limited to:

• Greets and maintains records of visitors, entering the 300 Sower Boulevard Building entrance and notifies Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Energy and Environmental Cabinet (EEC) and On-Premises Health Clinic state employees of visitors and assists with their needs. Ensures visitors complete sign in/out sheets as they enter and exit the building.
• Answers questions and inquiries by visitors or state employees regarding information relating to the facility.
• Answer and direct incoming calls for the Division of Resource Management to the appropriate person or department. Prepares monthly calendar to ensure phone coverage during lunch and submits to division’s staff.
• Provides support to the Division of Resource Management to distribute new, loss replacement, access removed or recovered security badges to Kentucky Department of Education employees.
• Provides administrative support to supervisor and staff in cross training with others in the division for back-up responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. KDE will only use E- Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KDE has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 999-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title typically work in an office setting.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Kathryn McCrystl at [email protected] or 502-564-3716.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D