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Department of Health and Welfare

DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND INDEPENDENCE OF IDAHOANS

People Making a Difference!

The Division of Public Health is currently seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant 1 to provide support for the Cancer Prevention Section. This position will work specifically with the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, the Women's Health Check Program and Project Filter (Idaho's tobacco prevention program). 

This position resides in the Bureau of Community Health in our Boise, ID Central Office, and is eligible for hybrid telecommuting. Applicants may choose to work from the office in Boise or apply to telework. If telecommuting is requested and approved, applicants will be required to work in the office one day per week and one Friday a month and attend in-person meetings and/or trainings. Applicants must live in the greater Boise area.

This position requires performing a wide variety of administrative support functions; apply detailed program knowledge in developing and/or maintaining program records systems and/or in collecting information, preparing reports, and providing a liaison between other organizational units and external customers; and perform related work.

BENEFITS:

BEST RETIREMENT AVAILABLE IN THE NATION 

We have one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (PERSI) that offers a lifetime benefit. 

OTHER EXCELLENT BENEFITS

• excellent medical, dental and vision insurance- (full-time/30 hours per week) employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.80/month for dental
• generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start 
• 11 paid holidays a year 
• paid parental leave
• multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457
• basic life insurance for employee and family (employee covered at one times annual salary; spouse covered at $10,000; child covered at $5,000)
• wellness programs 
• ongoing training opportunities 
• an opportunity for student loan forgiveness
• and more!

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

• Utilize word processing equipment and/or computers to create, process, and maintain a variety of documents and administrative records containing technical information and difficult formats.
• Schedule and coordinate arrangements for meetings and conferences.
• Act as a liaison between their organizational unit and external customers.
• Respond to inquiries, explain department services, policies, procedures, and rationale for decisions to customers.
• Operate independently and apply detailed organizational or program knowledge.
• Responsible for financial record keeping including monitoring budgets and preparing financial transactions.
• Perform expenditure reconciliation with monthly budget reports and grants.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

You must possess all the minimum qualifications below to pass the exam for this position. Please make sure your resume or work history supports your meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to do this may disqualify you from being considered for this position. It is highly recommended to attach a one-page cover letter to your application to demonstrate how you meet the requirements below.

• Good knowledge of office support functions including word processing, filing, composing a variety of business documents and reception; gathering and compiling data; balancing and coordinating a workload for multiple projects.

To meet this minimum qualification, you must have the following:

1. One year of experience performing a wide variety of secretarial support functions; OR formal training consisting of successful completion of an 18-24 month office administration course of study beyond high school. This coursework should have resulted in an Associate (A.A.) degree or equivalent to be qualifying. Work experience should consist of performing a wide variety of secretarial support functions as the predominant responsibility of the job.
2. At least 6 months of work experience with responsibility for answering business phones, greeting visitors, AND screening callers for further access to staff.
3. At least 1 year of work experience gathering information from a variety of sources to collect and compile requested information and required that I have a good knowledge of services, operations, or programs.
4. At least 1 year of office work experience which required that I balance, coordinate, and set priorities for multiple projects with varying deadlines, or for multiple supervisors.
5. At least 1 year of office experience using word processing software to format a variety of business documents; OR recent word processing training coupled with at least 6 months’ experience performing word processing in a business office setting.
6. At least 1 year of office experience which required composing and editing a variety of business documents on a regular basis; OR successfully completed at least 1 college-level English composition or business English class AND have 6 months of experience composing business documents.

Below is preferred experience. It is not required for the position but applicants with this experience may receive consideration over other applicants.

1. Demonstrated computer technology software experience. Typically gained by working with a variety of computer software, such as Excel, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, etc.
2. Demonstrated experience working with general accounting and budgeting procedures. Typically gained by 1 year of working in an office setting in a position providing fiscal support. 
3. Demonstrated knowledge of bookkeeping; financial software; state and local government organization structure, functions, and decision-making processes. Typically gained by 1 year of working in an office setting in a position providing fiscal support. 
4. Demonstrated knowledge of invoice processing. Typically gained by 1 year working in an office setting in a position providing fiscal support.

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EMAIL: dhwjobs@dhw.idaho.gov 

PHONE: (208) 334-0681

EEO/ADA/Veteran:

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email ada.coordinator@dhr.idaho.gov.

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.