
General Office Assistant 5-E7
Lansing, MIFull-time$20.96–29.67/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The General Office Assistant provides clerical support to an interdisciplinary Mental Health team at the Michigan Department of Corrections. The role supports the team’s clerical needs through scheduling, document preparation, data entry, report review, record keeping, phone and mail processing, supply ordering, and office equipment maintenance. The posting describes multiple classification levels, with experience requirements varying by level.
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Full job description
The Michigan Department of Corrections is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer. MDOC is proud to employ nearly 1,500 veterans and actively serving military members across the department. The Department has many benefits and services available to support our military and veteran employees, spouses, and families. Learn more about what makes MDOC a Gold-Level Veteran Friendly Employer here.
The General Office Assistant (GOA) provides clerical support for an interdisciplinary Mental Health team, meeting their clerical needs. Duties include scheduling meetings, training sessions, appointments for the sexual offender services (SOS) team, preparing and typing basic memos, correspondence and documents, data entry into all computer databases and programs tracking prisoner records and grievances, running, reviewing and updating computer generated reports, record keeping/filing, answering phones, processing mail, ordering supplies, maintaining office equipment, running reports and general office duties.
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.Certain positions may require a criminal history background check. View Position Description HERE. View Job Specification HERE. Michigan Department of Corrections Healthcare video - YouTube
All required documents must be attached and submitted at the time of application for further consideration. Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV to be considered. Interested applicants who are attaching transcripts must attach a copy of your official college transcripts indicating the specific type of degree earned and the conferred/graduation date. More information regarding what constitutes an official transcript can be found here. (un-official or web- based transcripts will not be accepted)
If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please call the Office of Career Services toll free at 1-800-788-1766.
The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.
**** REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services. All employees must meet these ethical standards, and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards. As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application. Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form) New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification. All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,048 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20.96–29.67/hr
- Michigan median$20–29/hr28 hourly ranges
- US median$19–27/hr1,761 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $25.32/hr, is 15% above the Michigan median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Administrative Support hourly ranges in Michigan.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 154 open Administrative Support jobs in Michigan and 5,048 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- H&R Block60 open
- Edward Jones15 open
- State of Michigan (this employer)10 open
- 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 (2,035 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,340 of the 5,048 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 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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