OFFICE COORDINATOR

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Position Overview

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), Division Air Pollution Control, is seeking to hire an Office Coordinator, Option 2 to provide a variety of paraprofessional technical and complex office support functions for the professional/technical staff of the Field Operations Office. The ideal candidate for this position will be organized, detailed and possess the ability to adapt to change in a collaborative, fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will also need to be able to communicate effectively verbally, electronically and in writing with both internal and external stakeholders.

The benefits of working at the EPA include a 37 ½ hour work week, a generous salary and benefits package (paid time off for vacation, sick or personal leave, holidays) pension and other retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement, and insurance eligibility on day one (medical, dental, vision, and life). We invite all qualified candidates to apply

Essential Functions

• Performs a variety of technical and complex office support functions for the professional/technical staff of the Bureau of Air/Air Pollution Control (BOA) Field Operations Section (FOS) activities.
• Performs office support duties. • Document imaging preparation and scanning, filing, and copying of asbestos notification forms, inspection reports, and other BOA/FOS documents.
• Provides backup clerical support to other administrative clerical staff within the BOA.
• Serves as liaison to Agency records for BOA/FOS FOIA matters and activities.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to two years of secretarial/business college.
•            Or completion of high school and two years of related office experience.
•            Or two years of independent business experience.
•  Requires the ability to accurately keyboard 30 words per minute.

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

• Prefers extensive knowledge of office practices, procedures and programs.
• Prefers extensive knowledge of composition, grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Prefers extensive knowledge of basic mathematics.
• Prefers working knowledge of the logic of computer programs.
• Prefers ability to follow oral or written instructions.
• Prefers ability to operate commonly used manual and automated office equipment and perform routine maintenance.
• Prefers skill in keyboarding accurately.
• Prefers the ability to utilize a personal computer with knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access and Excel software.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to travel.
• Requires current and valid driver’s license.
• Requires the ability to pass a name-based background check.

*The condition of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.