Office Assistant 2

About the Department

Position Duties

Why This is a Great Opportunity:

Pierce County Juvenile Court is a national leader in youth justice. Many of our policies, practices, and programs are recognized across the country. We are committed to improving outcomes for the whole community by working closely with young people and families. While our reform work has brought positive results, we know more progress is needed. Parts of the current system create wide-ranging differences in outcomes for children and families, especially those who have not been well served in the past.

If you want to help move this work forward, prepare young people for successful adulthood, and support change inside the system and in the community, this role offers that opportunity.

Your compassion, active listening, support, empowerment, and advocacy for young people and families will be valued. We welcome your perspective and talents. We believe people and systems can grow, and together we can make a strong impact in the community.

At Pierce County, our commitment to broad access and a welcoming workplace is ongoing. We work to create an environment where every employee has fair access to opportunities throughout their career. We aim to recruit, develop, and retain a skilled workforce with a wide range of experiences and perspectives, all dedicated to our mission. County employees make a direct and visible impact in our community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?

• Prepare and proofread a variety of routine material and correspondence from written material.
• Provide information and assistance in response to inquiries from the public.
• Organize, maintaining and retrieving information and documents from files and records. 
• Manage procedural and routine correspondence and responding to requests for information that is readily available by reference to office records. 
• Take minutes at meetings, coordinating meetings.
• Maintaining simple bookkeeping, financial and statistical records requiring some technical accounting knowledge.
• Perform general office management duties, fulfilling requests for publications or office supplies.
• Operate 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. 
• Perform other job functions as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• One year of general office work. Education or other related experience can substitute.
• Ability to successfully complete a Pierce County background investigation is required prior to employment.

Other Qualifications

Thank you for considering the Pierce County Juvenile Court as a potential employer. Juvenile Court employees directly responsible for the supervision and/or care of young people under the age of eighteen. As such, all applicants undergo an extensive application process, as well as a thorough background investigation.

THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION may include but is not limited to an interview; employer reference checks; criminal records and driving records checks. Failure of any portion of the background investigation will be "cause" for removal from consideration.

The effectiveness of the Juvenile Court is directly related to the quality of personnel employed by the Court and the level of public trust in those personnel.  
To be considered for this opportunity please:
1) Complete and submit an online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to:   www.piercecountywa.org/jobs.

2) 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.
• At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?

Benefits

Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Pierce County offers a competitive benefits package that offers flexibility and peace of mind. We are proud to offer Employee Resource Groups, a focus on professional development in our Leadership Training Program, and a County Book Club. 

We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career and that your priority is making sure that you and your family maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.

Our benefits:

Vacation (Annual Leave)
After approximately six months, employees receive six days of vacation leave. 
Since we value your experience, the amount of vacation you can accrue increases the longer you work with us. Vacation accrues on a bi-weekly basis for full-time employees as follows:

Vacation Accruals:
During years 1-3, 12 Days
During years 4-7, 16 Days
During years 8-13, 20 Days
During years 14-18, 23 Days
During years 19, 24 Days
During years 20, 25 Days
During years 21, 26 Days
During years 22, 27 Days
During years 23, 28 Days
During years 24, 29 Days
During years 25 & thereafter, 30 Days

A maximum of 45 days may be carried from one year into the next.
Pro-Rated for Part-Time based on % of 1.0 FTE.

Military Leave:
Pierce County has a proud history of supporting the armed forces and provides members of the armed forces with up to 21 days paid military leave per state fiscal year.

Holidays:
Some full-time employees are entitled to eleven paid holidays as follows:   

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