Role OverviewThe State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking an Executive Secretary to join the Whiting Forensic Hospital (WFH) leadership team. In this essential role, you will provide advanced administrative and secretarial support within a fast-paced executive environment, ensuring seamless office operations and supporting effective decision-making across the hospital.
What You Will Do
Provide high-level administrative support to executive leadership, ensuring efficient daily operations; plan, organize, and coordinate a wide range of office functions, including complex meetings, executive calendars, and multi-department communications.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This position plays a key part in maintaining operational integrity, supporting executive communications, and enabling a collaborative, mission-driven clinical and administrative workforce.
Requirements
- Three or more years of experience providing direct administrative support to an agency head, commissioner, president, CEO, or other C-suite executive
- Experience independently managing executive office operations, including calendars, correspondence, records, executive requests, and follow-up activities
- Experience preparing, formatting, and proofreading confidential executive correspondence, reports, board materials, and regulatory documents in a healthcare organization
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- A supportive environment that values collaboration, compassion, and work/life balance
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