MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE

If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth, apply to join the DPSCS team today!

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

Baltimore County

90 Painters Mills Rd

Owings Mills, MD 21117

The position provides administrative support to administrative staff and assist the support services unit, which manages the movement of legal and time sensitive documents related to the confinement and release of offenders and victims.

• Responsible for organization of the filing system. Maintaining the file destruction schedule. Monitor and distribute adult offenders’ records that transfer between commitment offices. Ensuring that inactive files from other commitment offices are filed in the appropriate sections of the filing system.
• Process request and inquiries from PRISM and other outside agencies for adult offenders’ records. Process and distribute incoming US Postal and Interoffice mail to the appropriate units.
• Monitor, track and distribute adult offenders’ initial commitment orders (intake). Make notification to the appropriate institution when the initial commitment orders have not been received in the appropriate time frame.
• Site accountable officer and performs required inventory; Site coordinator for Real Estate Management to address property maintenance and ensure compliance with safety regulations; Site Coordinator for Procurement of office equipment.

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Five years performing secretarial work or clerical work involving typing duties.

Notes:

1. Additional secretarial or clerical experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Thirty credit hours with a major in secretarial science or office technology from an accredited college may be substituted at the rate of thirty credits for one year of experience for up to two years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Administration or Personnel Specialist classifications or Administrative, Clerical, or Office Services specialty codes in the Special Assistant or Secretarial fields of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

• Experience creating and managing requisitions to order office supplies.
• Experience tracking property, furniture, and equipment for an office space.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

As an employee of the State of Maryland, you will have access to outstanding benefits, including: health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.

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· Personal Leave - new State employees are awarded six (6) personnel days annually (prorated based on start date)

· Annual Leave - ten (10) days of accumulated annual leave per year
· Sick Leave - fifteen (15) days of accumulated sick leave per year 
· Parental Leave - up to sixty (60) days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child 
· Holidays - State employees also celebrate at least twelve (12) holidays per year

· Pension - State employees earn credit towards a retirement pension

Online applications are highly recommended. However, if you are unable to apply online, the paper application, supplemental questionnaire, and required documents may be emailed to Lena.Murray@Maryland.gov. Paper application materials must be received in our office by the closing date for the recruitment. Only additional materials that are requested will be accepted for this recruitment.

If you are having difficulties with submitting your online application, please contact the DBM Recruitment and Examination Division at Application.Help@maryland.gov or 410-767-4850.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.