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Wethersfield, CT United States |
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Full Time |
| Post Date: |
01/28/2026 |
| Expire Date: |
02/28/2026 |
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Administrative and Support Services |
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Secretary 2 Education Unit - 260114-7539CL-001 - Apply by 2/3/26!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Secretary 2 to support the Education Unit and working directly with the Directors and Administration out of Central Office located in Wethersfield, CT.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
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A healthy work/life balance for all employees!
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM.
Education in the CT Department of Correction (DOC) is provided through Unified School District #1 (USD#1).
USD #1 is a legally vested school district within the DOC.
This position supports the Directors and Administrators working for the Education Unit in Central Office. This person will be tasked to perform duties such as:
Answering phones;
Sorting and distributing mail;
Data preparation and entry in charts and graphs;
Filing;
Communicating student updates to staff;
Supply ordering and record keeping;
Coordinating office support services;
Communicating and responding to members of the community;
Taking and maintaining meeting minutes;
Preparing reports and financial data;
Receiving and directing visitors;
Internet research; and
Calendar management.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT
USD #1 is dedicated to providing quality educational programs for incarcerated individuals. Students are offered academic knowledge, vocational competencies, and life skills integrated with technology in a positive environment to foster lifelong learning, multicultural awareness, and a successful social transition. USD#1 offers an array of academic programming, including:
K-12 High School Program
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
General Education Development (GED)
Credit Diploma Program (CDP)
English Second Language (ESL)/ Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and;
a wide variety of Career-Technical Education (CTE) programs.
Our USD#1 motto is defined by the Latin phrase on the District's seal. The phrase, "Non Sum Qualis Eram," translates into English, as "I am not what I once was." The hope is that returning citizens will be provided with some of the core tools required to change their path in life through education.
ABOUT US
The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers, to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.
The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.
The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.
The mission of USD #1 is to provide quality education programs for incarcerated individuals so that they can make a successful transition to society. Academic knowledge, Vocational competencies, use of technology and life skills integrated with technology are offered to students in a positive environment to foster lifelong learning, multicultural awareness.
Qualifications & Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Three (3) years of experience above the routine clerk level in office support or secretarial work.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of the General Experience must have been as a Secretary 1 or its equivalent.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
College training in the secretarial sciences may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years.
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