Office Assistant 2

Administrative Assistant Position

This is an excellent opportunity for an administrative professional to work in a program that is truly progressive and provides services to youth in the communities that help create chances to live successful lives. Pierce County has one of the most forward-thinking social rehabilitation programs in the country. Your passion for supporting, coaching and mentoring young people in the community, along with the skillsets you bring, will be valued here. The Juvenile Court system is proud to be a national leader in working with young people and families to address systemic racism and improve outcomes for all people in our community. We welcome and embrace your diverse perspective and talents. We believe people and systems can change, and together, we will make a powerful impact in the community.

Our guiding principles include practicing gratitude, valuing differences, maintaining a growth mindset, choosing courage over comfort, and practicing authenticity. To be successful in the role, bring your administrative talents and a mindset that all jobs in Juvenile Courts are measured for success by the ability to build and sustain positive relationships, coach, teach and mentor young people while maintaining healthy boundaries. The work that you do is essential in keeping everything operating to make the mission realized.

Core daily responsibilities include preparing and proofreading a variety of routine material and correspondence from written material, providing information and assistance in response to inquiries from the public, organizing, maintaining and retrieving information and documents from files and records, managing procedural and routine correspondence and responding to requests for information that is readily available by reference to office records, taking minutes at meetings, coordinating meetings, maintaining simple bookkeeping, financial and statistical records requiring some technical accounting knowledge, performing general office management duties, fulfilling requests for publications or office supplies, operating standard modern office equipment and applications / software, assisting in specially assigned data searches to develop or recover information from non-standard sources, assisting in the training of other administrative staff, and performing other job functions as assigned.

Minimum requirements include one year of general office work. Education or other related experience can substitute. Ability to successfully complete a Pierce County background investigation and polygraph exam is required prior to employment.

To be considered for this opportunity please : complete and submit an online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to : www.piercecountywa.org / jobs. Attach the following documents to your online application : college transcripts or college diploma.

If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any Work Source location and use their computers. Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480, at least two days prior to the need. This is a competitive selection process. Your application form will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education / experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include written and / or oral examinations, performance examinations, and interviews. Notification of application status normally occurs 4 to 6 weeks after the closing date. Please do not contact us regarding the status of your application. You will be contacted once an outcome has been reached. We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from piercecounty.org and / or neogov.com must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.

The online application system requires you to enter a substantial amount of information. Be prepared to spend an hour or two entering the required information. It may be helpful to you if you print the announcement, gather the information, then enter the information. For your application materials to be considered, all information must be submitted by the closing date and time listed on this job announcement.