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Job Requisition ID: 46777
Position Title: OFFICE ASSISTANT - OPTION 1
Closing Date: 05/14/2025
?Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Class Title: OFFICE ASSISTANT - 30010
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary $3658 Step 1B/Month; Full Range $3658 - $4695
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC014
Merit Comp Code:
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal. Please attach your resume, official transcripts, licenses, along with any other supporting documents. This can be uploaded to MY DOCUMENTS section of your application. This is HIGHLY recommended.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 46777
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Position Overview
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and energetic individual to serve as Children’s Accounts Unit Clerical Support. Under general supervision, this position will perform a variety of complex, specialized clerical support services requiring familiarity with computer equipment and software utilized by the unit to determine case location and status. The position will maintain the Children’s Accounts Unit filing system and retrieve and analyze various computer screens to ascertain the active or inactive status of files. The position will also receive, sort, open, and distribute incoming mail and provide phone coverage. This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is detail oriented and interested in playing a supporting role in the Department’s operations. DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent organizational skills and strong communication skills. We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois
Essential Functions
- Serves as Children’s Accounts Unit Clerical Support
- On a daily basis, prepares file inserts, file folder labels, and records retention documents
- On a weekly basis, utilizes a computer to update the Children’s Accounts Unit database with regard to files that have been recently created for pending applications
- On a quarterly basis, independently determines, based on records retention schedules and the case inactivation date, which files are to be archived
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of high school
- Requires 1 year of related office experience
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to pass a background check
- All conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Work Location: 726 S College St, Springfield, Illinois, 62704
Agency Contact: Fisayo Oyadeyi
Email: Fisayo.Oyadeyi@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Office & Administrative Support; Fiscal, Finance & Procurement; Social Services
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
