Clerk Advanced

Job Description

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking a Clerk Advanced to join the team at the Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders (CCUSO). This is a full-time position with opportunity for advancement, growth, and development and a weekly schedule of 7:30 am – 4:00 pm with a 30-minute lunch break.

This position oversees the CCUSO Commissary Program and includes, but is not limited to, the following duties:

• fills patient commissary orders
• orders products through approved vendors and stocks shelves as needed
• ensures accurate inventory when items are received by using the CCUSO Commissary entry form
• adheres to state auditing guidelines and follows up on any discrepancies discovered
• delivers products to designated areas by lifting, pushing, and pulling up to and over 50 lbs.
• schedules and collaborates with other staff members to conduct quarterly inventory counts
• notifies patients of any changes or updates to services via written memo (according to the CCUSO Patient Handbook and applicable CCUSO policy/procedure)
• verifies that funds are available in patient's account before purchasing requested items
• completes shopping at local stores for approved items requested for patients
• maintains a valid driver’s license and operates a state vehicle
• Clerical Duties:
• performs routine clerical tasks such as scanning, filing, conversion of documents to PDF, saving documents to the correct location on electronic systems, faxing, copying, filing documentation, and typing
• maintains inventory of necessary office supplies and places orders with appropriate vendors for needed supplies
• provides coverage for other clerical staff during absences
• takes meeting minutes for the Treatment Team, Transitional Release Program (TRP) Treatment Team, and CCUSO Leadership Team
  

CCUSO provides a secure, long-term, and highly structured setting to treat sexual offenders who have served their prison terms, but, in a separate civil trial, have been found likely to reoffend. The facility provides state-of-the-art treatment to patients to lower their risk of re-offending and to release them from confinement as quickly as possible. There is a full range of diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative services focused on addressing the conditions impacting a patient’s likelihood of re-offending.

We Have a Great Total Compensation Package, Including

• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) (Employee contributes 6.29%/State of Iowa contributes 9.44%)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan) (State of Iowa matches up to $75/month)
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (See below for additional information)
• Vacation Leave (96 hours/year to begin, and increases with years of service)
• Sick Leave (144 hours/year)
• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance ($20,000 paid for by the State of Iowa)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
  
  

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Cherokee Highlights

CCUSO is located in Cherokee, a city of approximately 5,000 set in the beautiful Little Sioux River Valley in Northwest Iowa. Residents enjoy fishing and canoeing on the Little Sioux River which winds through town providing a backdrop to a well-developed parks and trails system. In addition, Cherokee has over 1,000 acres of land devoted to parks and outdoor activities like camping, hiking, and horseback riding. Cherokee is the home of the first accredited museum and planetarium in Iowa, Sandford Museum and Planetarium, established in 1951. Cherokee may be the smallest town in the world to have its own symphony orchestra! This 60-member orchestra has been referred to as the “best kept secret in Northwest Iowa.”

Cherokee is home to Western Iowa Tech Community College and 1 hour or less from other educational institutions including Morningside College, Northwestern College, Buena Vista University, and Dordt College. This quintessential Iowa town is 1 hour from Sioux City and 2 hours from Omaha. Check out these 10 Reasons to Move to Iowa .

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer

HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify .

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Experience equal to one year of full-time clerical office or closely related work.
• A total of one year of education and/or experience (as described in number one), where one month of accredited post-high school course work in a secretarial, business, or closely related program equals one month of full-time experience.
• A total of one year of education and/or experience (as described in number one), where 30 semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
• A total of one year of education and/or experience (as described in numbers one through three), where certification from the state of Iowa Administrative Assistant Certificate Program equals six months of full-time experience.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes the equivalent of six months of full-time work as a Clerk.
  
  

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