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Posted: March 4, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Education Secretary

State of Michigan

Corrections - St. Louis Correctional Facility

Fresh

Location

Michigan, 48909

Salary

$24.49 - $32.20

per hour

Closes

March 12, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job is for an administrative assistant in the education office of a Michigan prison, where you'll handle daily secretarial tasks, manage office operations like budgeting and record-keeping, and make decisions when the supervisor is away.

It involves regular interaction with inmates and ensuring everything runs smoothly in a secure environment.

A good fit would be someone with strong organizational skills, experience in office management, and the ability to work reliably in a high-stakes setting like a correctional facility.

Key Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Four years of office experience in administrative support
  • At least one year equivalent to advanced E8-level administrative support (or two years at E7-level)
  • Experience equivalent to Secretary E8, Legal Secretary E8, Secretary 7, or Legal Secretary 7
  • Ability to make independent decisions in supervisor's absence
  • Comfortable with daily contact with prisoners
  • No felony convictions per Department of Corrections policy; must complete any sentences including parole or probation

Full Job Description

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Apply CFA Education directives and rules and departmental and facility policy and procedure to daily secretarial duties. Perform a variety of secretarial and clerical tasks at the advanced level. Responsible for assisting in the operations and management of the school office in its entirety as the management assistant, including: making independent decisions during the supervisor's absence, the operation and implementation of accounting records for the yearly budget; accumulate and compile materials and facts for required reports; attend meetings as requested by supervisor; direct supervision of preparing, processing, updating, maintaining and securing office files and correspondence; designation timekeeper for school area; as well as normal office duties. This position requires daily contact with prisoners.

Requirements

Education
Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience
Four years of office experience involving administrative support practices, including one year equivalent to advanced 8-level administrative support work, or equivalent to a Secretary E8, or Legal Secretary E8.

OR

Four years of office experience involving administrative support practices, including two years equivalent to experienced E7-level administrative support work, or equivalent to a Secretary 7, or Legal Secretary 7.

Additional Information

All required documents must be attached and submitted at the time of application for further consideration.

Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV to be considered.Interested applicants attaching transcripts must attach a copy of your official college transcripts indicating the specific type of degree earned and the conferred/graduation date.

More information regarding what constitutes an official transcript can be found here.

(un-official or web based transcripts will not be accepted) If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please call the Office of Career Services toll free at 1-800-788-1766.

The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017.

Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.

**** REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services.

All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards.

As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application.

Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form)New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification.

All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.

This is a drug and alcohol test-designated position.

Certain positions may require a criminal history background check.

View the job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/S/Secretary.pdf
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Posted on NEOGOV: 3/4/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/5/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-michigan-5257700