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General Office Assistant 5-E7 - Genesee County

State of Michigan

Flint, MI · FlexibleFull-time$20.96–29.67/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$20.96–29.67/hr
Location
Flint, MIFlexible
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The General Office Assistant performs administrative support assignments that may include reception, application registration, Bridges Scanning and Index system work, and mail distribution. The role may also serve as a local office fiscal designee. The physical work locations are two Flint offices. Remote work or an alternate or hybrid schedule may be considered based on operational needs and within established limits.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

ReceptionApplication RegistrationBridges Scanning and Index SystemMail DistributionFiscal Designee Duties

Qualifications

High School EducationTwo Years Administrative Support ExperienceIntermediate-Level Administrative Support Experience

Full job description

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. For more information, please visit MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.

This position is responsible to perform a variety of administrative support assignments that may include reception, application registration, Bridges Scanning and Index system, and distribution of mail. May also serve as local office fiscal designee.

Position Description

Job Specification

To be considered for this position you must:• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions in submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.

  • Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
  • Attach a cover letter.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions

Education Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Experience

General Office Assistant 5 No specific type or amount of experience is required.

General Office Assistant 6 One year of administrative support experience.

General Office Assistant E7 Two years of administrative support experience, including one year equivalent to the intermediate level.The physical location of this position is 125 East Union Street, Flint, MI. 48501 and 4809 Clio Road, Flint, MI 48501. Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate or hybrid work schedule requests for this position may be considered. Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview. Employees will be provided computers to perform state work. Phones may also be provided for necessary communications.

If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.

Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

As a Condition of Employment: Certain positions may require a criminal history background check.

The Department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Questions related to this position may be directed to Tanya Rewerts at [email protected]. Follow us on LinkedIn for more job opportunities.

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MDHHS is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran-Friendly Employer.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,246 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20.96–29.67/hr
  • Michigan median$18–23/hr33 hourly ranges
  • US median$19–27/hr1,724 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $25.32/hr, is 23% above the Michigan median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the top quarter of Administrative Support hourly ranges in Michigan.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 165 open Administrative Support jobs in Michigan and 5,246 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (2,056 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,416 of the 5,246 open Administrative Support jobs (27%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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