Full-Time Executive Administrative Assistant – Public Health
Job Description
Job Summary
This executive administrative assistant position, reporting to the Health Officer-Administrator, has a broad portfolio in managing long-term projects and assignments, and engaging in short- and long-term organizational planning and coordination, with the work closely aligned with the work of the Health Officer-Administrator and the department leadership team. The position performs with a high degree of independence, judgment and discretion, requiring minimal direction and the ability to make decisions independently. Public relations is a major element in the performance of duties, and contact will include meetings, correspondence and communication with staff, managers, officials and other individuals outside the department and County. Communications will frequently require complete knowledge of the Health Officer-Administrator’s activities and the basis for, and implications of programs and projects.
The position will provide administrative support for the Public Health Advisory Council (PHAC), which will include organizing meetings, including agendas, locations and meals, coordinating presenters and presentations, providing talking points for the PHAC Chair, providing meeting minutes and summaries and performing literature review when indicated. The position will also provide administrative support for County Board of Health, which will include coordinating agendas, documents and minutes, and which will require communication and coordination with the County Manager’s office. In addition, the position will provide administrative support for several department activities, including department leadership team meetings, public health week, employee recognition awards and training. The position will also provide executive administrative support for the Health Officer-Administrator and Deputy Health Officer by organizing travel, scheduling meetings, bookkeeping and making purchasing requests.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in business or public administration, public health or a related field or four years of administrative experience, which requires office management or primary responsibility for a major staff function; or any combination of required education and experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the job.
Knowledge of: office practices and procedures, business English, punctuation, grammar, syntax and spelling; effective research methods and recordkeeping; governmental budgeting procedures and fiscal planning methods;
Ability to: compose correspondence and reports in a literate manner; prepare and present material in clear and comprehensible terms; understand and execute complex oral and written instructions and apply available guidelines to various situations; apply initiative, discretion, judgment and organizational skills to a variety of projects, assignments and situations; develop and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, the general public, and employees and officials of other departments and agencies, demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and graphic applications
For complete job announcement, application requirements, and to apply on-line, please visit our website at:
https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county
Salary Grade: M3.507 ($22.27 – $28.47) per hour
How to Apply
For complete job announcement, application requirements, and to apply on-line, please visit our website at:https://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/explore-careers-clark-county
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