Administrative Assistant Part time

ND Health and Human Services; Jamestown (ND); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

ND Department of Health & Human Services is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant Support Services in Jamestown, ND. The role supports administrative tasks across SCBHC and NDSH, with approximately 30 hours per week and on-site work at Jamestown and Valley City offices.

Responsibilities include greeting callers, assessing needs, and directing resources, plus coordinating Youth team schedules and fingerprinting new employees at the Human Service Center.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED with three years of complex office support experience.
• Additional education in office support or business may substitute for up to two years of experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Requires a valid driver’s license and completion of a defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.
• Candidates should communicate clearly, both in writing and verbally, and work well independently or in teams.
• Ability to manage multiple, detailed tasks with courtesy and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Greet callers and walk-ins, assess needs, and connect them to the right resource with a smooth hand-off.
• Coordinate schedules for the Youth team and support services in local schools.
• Assist with fingerprinting of new ND State Hospital employees on location at the Human Service Center.
• Help schedule forensic evaluations as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate respectful, helpful communication across all interactions.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Multitasking

Problem solving

Teamwork

Written skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Additional education in office support or business may substitute for up to two years

Tools

Defensive driving course

Job description

South Central Behavioral Health Clinic is seeking a part-time temp Administrative Assistant Support Services in Jamestown, ND. (Shared Support Position between SCBHC and NDSH)

Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a team member for ND Department of Health & Human Services, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to a high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover.

This position is approximately 30 hours per week.

As an Administrative Assistant, you'll welcome callers and walk-ins, assess their needs, and connect them to the right resource, ideally with one hand off. This position will also assist with coordinating schedules for our Youth team, who provide services to clients in our region's school setting. This role also includes assisting the North Dakota State Hospital with fingerprinting new employees (done on location at the Human Service Center) and assisting with scheduling forensic evaluations.

To thrive in this position, you must be an action oriented problem solver. You have a calm demeanor and aren't easily rattled by demanding personalities. You can identify the individual's need, even when they are unclear about their needs. You take pride in making someone feel welcoming, heard, and helped. You are able to work independently as well as in groups and can juggle multiple, detailed tasks. You are able to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally with all types of people. You exemplify the ideals of respect, confidentiality, courtesy, and helpfulness.

To be considered for this position, you are required to have a high school diploma or GED and three years of experience performing a variety of complex office support, clerical, or secretarial work. Additional education with major coursework in office support or business may substitute for up to two years of the experience requirement on a year for year basis.

This position requires a valid driver's license and successful completion of the assigned defensive driving course during new-hire orientation.

Location

This position provides essential client services face to face and therefore the person in this position will work on location at the Jamestown and Valley City office locations.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of wellbeing: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND

Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

Total Rewards

The State of North Dakota is committed to providing team members with a strong and competitive rewards package that support you, your health and your family.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Andrew Berkey at [e-mail] or at 701-253-6465.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - SCBHC

Telephone Number: 701-253-6300

TTY Number ND Relay Service 1 [phone] (text) or 1 [phone] (voice)

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.