Temporary Office Assistant

Tacoma, WA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

This is a grant-funded position that is in person 5 days a week 8:00 4:30 at Pierce County Human Services Aging & Disability Resources office. This position is a temporary position that ends on 6/30/26.

Summary

Why Its a Great Opportunity:

As an administrative professional with proven customer service and office administration experience you will have the unique opportunity to support the Aging and Disability Resources (ADR) Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program for Pierce County. You will work in a customer service driven environment fielding phone calls checking program eligibility sending vouchers and completing mail merges.

Learn more about the Senior Farmers Market Program

Learn more about Aging & Disability Resources.

Why Its a Great Department:

Pierce County Human

Services exists to ensure that every person in our community has the

opportunity to live with dignity stability and hope. As the countys

community and human services department we strengthen the local safety net by

investing in programs that support people at every stage of lifefrom early

childhood and youth development to housing stability behavioral health

disability support and services for seniors veterans immigrants and

refugees. Working alongside nearly 170 community-based organizations local

governments and nonprofit partners we respond to both urgent needs and

long-term challenges with compassion accountability and collaboration.

Whether helping families stay housed supporting recovery and wellness

connecting people to food and transportation or expanding access to

opportunity our work is grounded in the belief that strong communities are

built when people are seen supported and empowered. Together with our

partners we are committed to creating an inclusive responsive system of care

that helps Pierce County residents not just survivebut thrive.

Learn more about the

Human Services Department here.

How to be Successful in the Role:

Your success will come from bringing a strong work ethic strong communication skills and great organizational skills to the position. Your outstanding administrative support with the day-to-day operations ability to multi-task data entry and familiarity working in various databases will also ensure your success.

Your Future in this Role:

Your work will directly impact your community and it offers a great foundation for future positions within Pierce County. There is great opportunity for growth and development within this role preparing you for opportunities across all departments of the county. This is your career and we want you to be successful!

Core Daily Responsibilities:

Prepare a variety of routine material and correspondence from written material and recording; proofread and ensure correct grammar spelling punctuation and capitalization on department correspondence.
Organize maintain and retrieve information and documents from files and records.
Process requisitions vouchers and invoices; validate payments and place orders for department.
Perform timekeeping functions for work unit or department; complete time records; compute time; maintain leave status records and monitor leave balances.
Maintain simple bookkeeping financial and statistical records requiring some technical accounting knowledge; receive and receipt various payments fees and fines; make proper distribution and record entries or code incoming material for further processing.
Perform receptionist and general office duties; respond to routine inquiries by telephone or person-to-person; fulfill requests for publications or office supplies.

A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here.

Special Note: This is a grant-funded position that is in person 5 days a week 8:00 4:30 at Pierce County Human Services Aging & Disability Resources 3602 Pacific Ave. Tacoma WA 98418

Minimum Qualifications

Additional education or related experience may substitute for the recruiting requirements.

One year of general clerical work experience.
As a condition of employment the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed on a case-by-case basis and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.

Supplemental Information

To be considered for this opportunity please:

Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting APPLY above or go to: you have a question about this opportunity please email the Recruitment Team at and specify the Job Number and Title.
If you do not have internet access you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource 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 at least two days prior to the need.

This is a competitive selection process. Your application 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 Countys needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include assessments phone screens and interviews.

At Pierce County diversity equity and inclusion mean 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 a 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

: We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

DescriptionThis is a grant-funded position that is in person 5 days a week 8:00 4:30 at Pierce County Human Services Aging & Disability Resources office. This position is a temporary position that ends on 6/30/26.SummaryWhy Its a Great Opportunity:As an administrative professional with proven custo...