Administrative Assistant I (Corrections)

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The Merrimack County Department of Corrections serves the community and its criminal justice system by providing security, supervision, and assistance to persons remanded to our custody. Our policy is to meet or exceed the standards set by the American Correctional Association, the National Commission of Correctional Healthcare, the New Hampshire Association of Counties, and the Merrimack County Board of Commissioners.

Our Administrative Assistant performs office management, budget, payroll, administrative and clerical duties. Work involves considerable internal and external contacts, difficult non-routine tasks, access to confidential operational, budgetary, human resources, disciplinary, collective bargaining information and responsible for administration of department policies and procedures with respect to facility operations and employee relations.

EDUCATION: Associates Degree from a recognized college or university with major emphasis in Secretarial/Office Management.

EXPERIENCE: Four years office/secretarial work with computer usage or any equivalent combination of education and experience which demonstrates possession of the required knowledge and abilities.

CERTIFICATION: Notary Public or Justice of the Peace preferred, but not required. Pre-employment background required for this position.