What are the responsibilities and job description for the Office Assistant - Community Development position at City of Auburn, WA?
Salary : $63,000.96 - $77,279.76 Annually
Location : Auburn, WA
Job Type : Full-Time
Department : Community Development
Division : Planning
Opening Date : 02 / 25 / 2025
Closing Date : 3 / 6 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific
FLSA : Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit : UNAFFILIATED
Position Details
- YOU MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED APPLICATION BY 11 : 59PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025 TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION
The City of Auburn Community Development Department is seeking an Office Assistant to join our team. This position performs semi-routine clerical work with emphasis on customer service, word processing, spreadsheets, data input, filing, and recordkeeping in support of the Community Development Department.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
The Community Development team is intelligent, creative, fun and supportive of each other. It is a team that values individual opinions, diversity of thought, new ways of approaching our work, better ways of delivering our services, and appreciation and respect for each other. The Department is a dynamic and multi-cultural team that is dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and in the service we provide to our community. The Department's leadership team is committed to fostering a positive work environment, investing in professional growth, and encouraging innovation and process improvement.
OUR CITY
The City of Auburn is home to over 80,000 residents and encompasses over 29.8 square miles of land, two rivers, and is part of two counties - King and Pierce. The City operates as a Strong-Mayor form of Mayor-Council government, with a City Council of seven at-large members.
Primary Duties
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Additional Information
WHY CHOOSE THE CITY OF AUBURN?
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COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
Team Auburn values diverse perspectives, life experiences, and welcomes applications from people who will help us consistently demonstrate the values of equity, respect, and partnership. The department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities, and veterans. Individuals interested in joining our team must be committed to racial, social, and economic equality for ALL people in our community.
The City of Auburn is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
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READY TO APPLY? If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, or would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
The City of Auburn is dedicated to building an inclusive, informed city, with opportunities for all. In alignment with that goal, the City has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, including names, addresses, and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the initial screening of applications. For that reason, hiring managers will not be viewing any attachments to your application, including a cover letter or resume, during the initial screening.
Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application, and thoroughly answer the supplemental questions prior to the submission deadline! You must meet the minimum qualifications to move forward in the screening process.
Please note that if you are selected to move forward after an interview, a background check, driving abstract review, and reference check will be completed before an official job offer will be made.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY OF AUBURN We primarily communicate via e-mail during the recruitment process. E-mails from auburnwa.gov and / or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions, please contact Chardae Gillespie, HR Coordinator, at
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Thank you for your interest in joining Team Auburn!Hiring managers will not be viewing any attachments to your application, including a cover letter or resume, during the initial screening. Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application. When applying for this position, you must thoroughly complete the education and work experience sections of your application, and provide a thorough response to each of the supplemental questions. Failure to do so may result in elimination from further consideration.Have you read and understood the information listed above?
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Salary : $63,001 - $77,280
