Administrative Associate II (Mailroom) - Wake Correctional Center

Agency

Adult Correction

Division

COO - OPS - Institutions Operations

Job Classification Title

Administrative Associate II (S)

Position Number

60071224

Grade

NC02

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Description of Work

Reporting to the Administrative Officer, this position functions in the centralized mail processing center of a minimum custody male correctional facility. Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Sorting and inspecting all offender mail.

2. Processing and handling offender legal mail.

3. Utilizing the offender banking system to enter funds received for offenders.

4. Processing and handling all incoming packages and all outgoing mail and packages.

5. Meeting distribution needs for both the facility and offenders ensuring all policy and procedures are applied and ensuring the safety and security of the public and facility staff.

6. Utilizing a great degree of confidentiality, honest and trustworthiness.


(Salary Range: $31,200 - $51,249)


*This posting will close at 11:59 pm, the night before the end date listed above.*

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Effective July 1, 2025, candidates now must meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the "Minimum Education and Experience" listed from the OSHR class specification as seen in the next section below. The Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) listed here in this section are now to be used as "Management Preferences" and to be used to screen for the MOST QUALIFIED pool of applicants.

Management Preferences

• Documented working knowledge of word processing or spreadsheet programs.

Please review your application carefully before submitting it and be sure to enter a detailed description in the EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATES/LICENSES sections of your application. Remember to SAVE each job entry and be thorough. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits with established working hours and may require working beyond normal work schedule to meet business need.

Note to Current State Employees:
The salary grade for this position is NC02. State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.

About Wake Correctional Center: 

Wake Correctional Center in Raleigh is a minimum-security prison for adult males.  It is primarily a “work” unit in that 80 percent of the offenders leave the facility each day for incentive wage work assignments in various state agencies in the Wake County area. Offenders also work at other area adult correctional facilities and Correctional Enterprises operations. There are also offenders nearing their release date that participate on the work release program, leaving the facility to work for businesses in the community, incentive wage work assignments are also available at the prison in food service, clotheshouse, janitorial, landscaping, maintenance, canteen and recreation areas. Wake Technical Community College works with the prison to provide full-time vocational classes in Certified Communications, Heating/Air Conditioning and Electrical Wiring.  Part-time classes in Blueprint Reading and Horticulture are also available. Educational classes in GED, college-level courses and college correspondence classes are available.

Contact Information

If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact Celeste Robinson at celeste.r.robinson@dac.nc.gov or by phone at 919-582-6116. (Email is preferred and more efficient.)

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma AND one year of administrative experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Recruiter:

Celeste Renee Robinson

Email:

recruiters@dac.nc.gov