Temp Public Records Assistant (Part-Time)

City of Port Townsend; Port Townsend (WA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

The City of Port Townsend is seeking a part-time, temporary employee to assist with public records maintenance and requests through the end of 2026.

Up to 20 hours per week at $27.00 per hour. No medical benefits, but accrues 1 hour of sick time per 40 hours worked and access to City's EAP.

Duties include records retrieval, scanning, redaction, and responding to records requests in coordination with City staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to use standard office equipment and learn duties quickly.
• Strong customer service and professional communication skills.
• Develop collaborative relationships and exercise sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Retrieves and refiles hard copy records.
• Scans and labels records.
• Communicates with other departments to fulfill records needs.
• Logs records to be transferred to the State.
• Prepares records for disposition, indexing, sorting, and scanning.
• Reviews records for exempt information and applies redactions.
• Completes record searches in electronic systems.
• Assists with in-person public review of records and copies/scans.
• Assists with fulfilling public records requests.

Skills

Office equipment use

Learn quickly

Customer service

Collaboration

Communication

Sound judgment

Tools

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The City of Port Townsend is seeking a part-time, temporary employee to assist with public records maintenance and requests through the end of 2026.

Up to 20 hours per week at $27.00 per hour. No medical benefits, but accrues 1 hour of sick time per 40 hours worked and access to City's EAP.

Duties include records retrieval, scanning, redaction, and responding to records requests in coordination with City staff.