Administrative Professional 1 (20044517) - Hybrid

What We Need:

Ohio EPA Administrative Professional 1

What We Do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What We Need YOU To Do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest administrative professional at our Northwest District Office in Bowling Green.

Let’s paint a picture of the day-to-day.

As administrative professional, you will be responsible for records maintenance and electronic records initiatives. You’ll work with all district program areas, while providing secretarial support as needed. You’ll perform office file maintenance, routine filing of agency documents, purging, scanning, document tracking, consolidation, and creating files for the filing systems. Along with this, you’ll pull and manage files for public records requests.

Additionally, you’ll perform administrative and clerical duties, like typing reports and correspondence, answering the front desk phone, distributing mail, and working on special projects as necessary.

You’ll be assisting with responding to inquiries and requests for information from the public, obtaining copies of records and information as requested.

Need to review? We have you covered:

• Responsible for records maintenance and electronic records initiatives.
• Provide secretarial support to all district program areas.
• Perform office file maintenance (routine filing of agency documents, purging, scanning, etc.)
• Assist in pulling and managing files for public records requests.
• Perform administrative and clerical duties.
• Respond to inquiries and requests for information.

Apply today, and let’s talk!

What’s In It For You:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Job Skills: Administrative Support/Services, Customer Focus

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

Knowledge of English grammar & composition; arithmetic that includes addition, subtraction, multiplication & division; records management; business communications; administrative practices & procedures*; general office practices & procedures; agency-specific office practices & procedures*. Skill in keyboarding; business office software applications (e.g., Microsoft Office); operation of personal computer & office machines (e.g., transcribing equipment, calculators). Ability to deal with problems involving several variables within familiar context; apply principles to solve practical, everyday problems; interpret instructions in written or oral form; write routine business letters following standard procedures; complete routine forms or records; make appointments; arrange items in numerical or alphabetical order; move fingers easily to perform manual functions; assess questions & provide appropriate information or referral.

(*)Developed after employment.