Secretary Senior 04682
SALARY: $2,266.00 - $2,920.00 Monthly
OPENING DATE: 05/15/15
CLOSING DATE: 05/24/15 11:59 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Children's Administration is currently recruiting for a dynamic and motivated Secretary Senior with the Division of Children and Family Services office located in Spokane.
DUTIES:
Within the Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Children and Family Services, Spokane office, this Secretary Senior performs complex secretarial duties such as independently planning, organizing, and prioritizing work, monitoring and evaluating budget(s) status and initiating corrections. Developing travel itineraries, compiling reports, studies, and/or applications. Developing, modifying, and or maintaining data base management, office record keeping, or filing systems. Establish office procedures, standards, priorities, and deadlines. Coordinate office operations. Initiate action to ensure work unit and/or office goals are met. Will have frequent contact with clients, public, staff members from other departments, students, and faculty.
Assignments and projects are of a complex nature. Substantive knowledge of a variety of regulations, rules, policies, procedures, processes, materials, or equipment is required to independently perform the complex secretarial assignments. Problems are resolved by choosing from established procedures and/or devising work methods. Guidance is available for new or unusual situations. Deviation from established parameters requires approval. Work is periodically reviewed to verify compliance with established policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
High School graduation or equivalent and two years of increasingly responsible office experience requiring keyboarding and typing speed of greater than 50 words per minute.
Experience with Excel, Outlook, and Word and general knowledge of standard office equipment.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY:
*Carefully review your application before submitting.*
Initial screening will be solely based on the completeness of application materials submitted and the contents and completeness of the “work experience” section of your application in NeoGov. A resume will not substitute for the “work experience” section of the application. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. Responses not supported in your application may disqualify you from consideration for employment in this position. All information will be verified and documentation may be required.
**As part of the application process, please attach a cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications for this position to your on-line application BEFORE you submit your application to this job posting.
Applications that do not have a cover letter attached and identified may be disqualified from further consideration to this posting.
NOTE TO APPLICANT:
Successful completion of a background check is required for employees and applicants considered for selected positions within DSHS. Employees/applicants will be required to sign a release authorizing the background check. Failure to do so shall disqualify the applicant from employment in these positions. Information obtained from background checks will not necessarily preclude employment.
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the recruiter. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.
For questions about this recruitment please contact Patti Palmer at 509-249-6014 or patti.palmer@dshs.wa.gov.
SALARY: $2,266.00 - $2,920.00 Monthly
OPENING DATE: 05/15/15
CLOSING DATE: 05/24/15 11:59 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Children's Administration is currently recruiting for a dynamic and motivated Secretary Senior with the Division of Children and Family Services office located in Spokane.
DUTIES:
Within the Department of Social and Health Services, Division of Children and Family Services, Spokane office, this Secretary Senior performs complex secretarial duties such as independently planning, organizing, and prioritizing work, monitoring and evaluating budget(s) status and initiating corrections. Developing travel itineraries, compiling reports, studies, and/or applications. Developing, modifying, and or maintaining data base management, office record keeping, or filing systems. Establish office procedures, standards, priorities, and deadlines. Coordinate office operations. Initiate action to ensure work unit and/or office goals are met. Will have frequent contact with clients, public, staff members from other departments, students, and faculty.
Assignments and projects are of a complex nature. Substantive knowledge of a variety of regulations, rules, policies, procedures, processes, materials, or equipment is required to independently perform the complex secretarial assignments. Problems are resolved by choosing from established procedures and/or devising work methods. Guidance is available for new or unusual situations. Deviation from established parameters requires approval. Work is periodically reviewed to verify compliance with established policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
High School graduation or equivalent and two years of increasingly responsible office experience requiring keyboarding and typing speed of greater than 50 words per minute.
Experience with Excel, Outlook, and Word and general knowledge of standard office equipment.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY:
*Carefully review your application before submitting.*
Initial screening will be solely based on the completeness of application materials submitted and the contents and completeness of the “work experience” section of your application in NeoGov. A resume will not substitute for the “work experience” section of the application. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. Responses not supported in your application may disqualify you from consideration for employment in this position. All information will be verified and documentation may be required.
**As part of the application process, please attach a cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications for this position to your on-line application BEFORE you submit your application to this job posting.
Applications that do not have a cover letter attached and identified may be disqualified from further consideration to this posting.
NOTE TO APPLICANT:
Successful completion of a background check is required for employees and applicants considered for selected positions within DSHS. Employees/applicants will be required to sign a release authorizing the background check. Failure to do so shall disqualify the applicant from employment in these positions. Information obtained from background checks will not necessarily preclude employment.
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the recruiter. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.
For questions about this recruitment please contact Patti Palmer at 509-249-6014 or patti.palmer@dshs.wa.gov.
