Now Hiring an Administrative Professional 3 !
A Little About Us :
With roughly 1,600 employees in 11 offices across Ohio, BWC is the state agency that cares for Ohio workers by promoting a culture of safety at work and at home and ensuring quality medical and pharmacy care is provided to injured workers.
For Ohio employers, we provide insurance policies to cover workplace injuries and safety and wellness services to prevent injuries.
Our Culture:
BWC is a dynamic organization that offers career opportunities across many different disciplines. BWC employees strive to maintain an inclusive workplace. We begin by being an equal opportunity employer. Employees can participate in and lead employee resource groups, participate in online forums discussing society’s impact on our services and workplace, and learn about how different perspectives can improve leadership skills.
Our Vision:
To transform BWC into an agile organization driven by customer success.
Our Mission:
To deliver consistently excellent experiences for each BWC customer every day.
Our Core Values:
One Agency, Personal Connection, Innovative Leadership, Relentless Excellence
If you are interested in helping BWC grow, please click this link to read more, and then come back to this job posting to submit your application!
BWC is currently operating under a hybrid schedule that may include both teleworking and in-person office hours. Employees must be able to report to the office when requested by management and/or for their initial job training.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Provide information to employers, attorneys or their representatives and Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) personnel concerning status of protests, hearing dates, and appeals procedures.
- Schedules hearings and issues adjudication orders to internal and external customers.
- Retrieves data to answer inquires regarding Statement of Facts, hearing orders and adjustment questions.
- Receives incoming mail and closely examines to determine type of adjudication request. Enters new requests into data base and prepares list of inventory.
- Prepares hearing packets for adjudication members and orders risk files and maintains risk file database.
- May assist Management Analysts in the Adjudication Unit with general functions.
- Assists with calendaring litigation deadlines and subpoena response dates and form response letters.
What’s In It For You:
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage
- Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.
Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance
- Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.
Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth/Adoption leave
Employee Development Funds
- The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
- OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.
Deferred Compensation
- The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
EEO & ADA Statement
The State of Ohio is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of applicants or employees due to protected classes as defined in applicable federal law, state law, and any effective executive order.
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment opportunities pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact ADA Coordinator Kathleen Bourke at 614-644-7811 or by email to: eeodept@bwc.state.oh.us .
All applicants must submit an Ohio Civil Service Application using the online Ohio Hiring Management System. Paper applications will not be accepted.
Qualifications
To Qualify, You Must Clearly Demonstrate:
30 months experience or 30 months training in secretarial/administrative professional field.
-Or completion of associate core coursework in secretarial science or business office applications from accredited career school or community college AND 12 months experience in secretarial/administrative professional field.
-Or 12 months experience as Administrative Professional 2, 16872.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Administrative Support/Services