Public Health Program Associate – Part-Time, Hybrid

Dakota County; Saint Paul (MN); Vor Ort; USD 35.000 - 54.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Dakota County Public Health is seeking a part-time administrative support specialist to assist the Women, Infants, & Children program. This role handles a high volume of inbound calls, data entry, and intake support with minimal supervision, offering reliable, detail-oriented service.

The position is 20 hours per week at the Western Service Center in Apple Valley, with potential hybrid telework after six months and a close date of 10/26/2026.

Qualifikationen

• Associates Degree in business administration, human services or related field AND One year of administrative experience in an office environment.
• High School Diploma AND Three (3) years of administrative experience in an office environment.
• Combination of education and experience to total 3 years.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience working with diverse populations and clients with limited English proficiency (Nice to Have).
• Bilingual skills are highly desirable (e.g. Spanish, Somali) (Nice to Have).
• Experience in Public Health or medical/clinic setting desirable (Nice to Have).

Aufgaben

• Serves as program or department liaison for community partners, customers, and clients to respond to inquiries or resolve service issues.
• Serves as a resource regarding information maintained in state and county databases, as well as tracking or updating information in state and county databases.
• Processes program information, verifies and enters information into appropriate data systems specific to program, assuring data integrity.
• Recommends and develops internal work methods and assists with establishing new procedures and processes to accommodate administrative and program activities.
• Coordinates initial screening for programs by assessing service needs in person or on the phone.
• Assesses applicant needs against available community resources and may assist with program application completion and submittal.
• May determine eligibility for certain programs, initiate client or provider contact.
• May provide administrative support to the departments or in support of programs, including but not limited to: organize, prepare, maintain forms, documents and other program materials; maintain office equipment, call for maintenance; process incoming and outgoing mail and faxes; photocopies documents and distributes to appropriate parties.
• Performs special projects in support of department programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Data entry

Microsoft Office

HIPAA compliance

Ausbildung

Associate degree in business administration or related field

High School diploma with 3 years administrative experience

3 years total experience (education + experience)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Dakota County Public Health is seeking a part-time administrative support specialist to assist the Women, Infants, & Children program. This role handles a high volume of inbound calls, data entry, and intake support with minimal supervision, offering reliable, detail-oriented service.

The position is 20 hours per week at the Western Service Center in Apple Valley, with potential hybrid telework after six months and a close date of 10/26/2026.