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The State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) is seeking a full-time Office Assistant to support the Legal Affairs Unit.

This position is full time, 40 hrs, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., providing administrative and clerical support to legal staff, including document processing, records management, and general office operations.

Join DESPP and be part of a team dedicated to supporting public safety and the critical work of Connecticut’s law enforcement community.

What We Can Offer You:

A Message from our Commissioner:
DESPP is committed to protecting and improving the quality of life for all by providing a broad range of public safety services, training, regulatory guidance, and scientific services utilizing enforcement, prevention, education and state of the art science and technology. DESPP is structured on three key Strategic Pillars created by Commissioner Ronnell Higgins.

1. Operational Efficiency, Efficacy and Excellence

  • Making decisions through the thoughtful and informed use of data.
  • Challenging the "that's the way it's always been done" construct—i.e., thinking outside the box as to how we can improve.
  • Constantly seeking better results.

2. Shared Fiscal Responsibility

  • Recognizing our collective responsibility to steward the agency's resources.
  • Realigning planned budgetary actions to ensure that they are in taxpayers' interests.
  • Preparing together for potential budget stresses and fiscal challenges.

3. Ethics and Accountability

  • Critically and constantly measuring our practices against our policies.
  • Performing quarterly performance evaluations agency-wide to measure success and flag areas needing improvement.
  • Regularly engaging external partners for feedback and assessments.
  • Opening our doors to Connecticut students and workers for apprenticeships, internships, and career pathways.