Temporary Office Assistant - Bilingual Russian

Salary : $28.09 Hourly

Location : Tacoma, WA

Job Type : Extra Hire

Job Number : 25-00209

Department : Human Services

Division : HS-ADR-CM

Opening Date : 02 / 26 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 6 / 2025 11 : 00 PM Pacific

Description

This is a grant-funded bilingual (Russian speaking) position that is in person 5 days a week 8 : 00 - 4 : 30 at Pierce County Human Services Aging & Disability Resources office.

Position Summary

Why It's a Great Opportunity : As an bilingual Russian speaking administrative professional with proven customer service and office administration experience, you will have the unique opportunity to support the Aging and Disability Resources (ADR) Senior Farmers Market Program for Pierce County. You will work in a customer service driven environment fielding phone calls, checking program eligibility, sending vouchers, and completing mail merges.

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Why It's a Great Department : Pierce County Human Services is the community and social services arm of the Pierce County government. It is the largest contributor to Pierce County's safety net, providing services and funding to nearly 170 agencies and governmental jurisdictions. The department collaborates with community partners, including other public and non-profit funders and service providers, to understand current and emerging needs. The department strives to create and invest in a comprehensive and integrated regional services system.

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How to be Successful in the Role : Your success will come from bringing a strong work ethic, strong communication skills, and great organizational skills to the position. Your outstanding administrative support with the day-to-day operations, ability to multi-task, data entry, and familiarity working in various databases will also ensure your success.

Your Future in this Role : Your work will directly impact your community and it offers a great foundation for future positions within Pierce County. There is great opportunity for growth and development within this role preparing you for opportunities across all departments of the county. This is your career, and we want you to be successful!

Core Daily Responsibilities :

• Prepare a variety of routine material and correspondence from written material and recording; proofread and ensure correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization on department correspondence.
• Organize, maintain, and retrieve information and documents from files and records.
• Process requisitions, vouchers, and invoices; validate payments and place orders for department.
• Perform timekeeping functions for work unit or department; complete time records; compute time; maintain leave status records and monitor leave balances.
• Maintain simple bookkeeping, financial, and statistical records requiring some technical accounting knowledge; receive and receipt various payments, fees, and fines; make proper distribution and record entries, or code incoming material for further processing.
• Perform receptionist and general office duties; respond to routine inquiries by telephone or person-to-person; fulfill requests for publications or office supplies.

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Special Note : This is a grant-funded position that is in person 5 days a week 8 : 00 - 4 : 30 at Pierce County Human Services Aging & Disability Resources, 3602 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98418

Qualifications

Supplemental Information

To be considered for this opportunity please :

This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education / experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include assessments, phone screen, and interviews.

At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Our benefits : Sick Leave

Extra hires are eligible to receive sick leave in accordance with the WA State Minimum Wage Act. Extra hires are not eligible for other County benefits.

Social Security

All Pierce County employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The county and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation

Pro-tem Judges in District Court, Pro-tem Superior Court Commissioners, Extra Hires with Retirement, and Work Study Students with Retirement are eligible for Retirement and Deferred Compensation and Social Security.

Pierce County employees are members of the State of Washington's Department of Retirement System (DRS) and depending on the position or previous DRS enrollment may be able to enroll in one of many programs DRS offers. For additional information, check out the web site.

Are you bilingual? Fluent in English and Russian?

The clerical experience must be from a professional business. Do you have at least one year of clerical experience including answering high volume calls or reception?

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