What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Assistant I position at County of Nevada?
INTERVIEWS FOR SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 29, 2025
Are you seeking to put your talents and skills to use to help support our community? Or perhaps you have a desire to learn something new? Nevada County's Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Administration is seeking a new member for our team!
This Administrative Assistant’s primary responsibility will be supporting our office.
- Assist Agency HR Representative with core functions including onboarding new staff members, leave tracking, and payroll reports.
- Assist with submission of staffing requisitions, creation of job fliers, and tracking of Agency vacancies.
- Provide general administrative support by answering public calls to HHSA main phone line, sorting mail and correspondence, and posting notices and taking minutes for public meetings as needed.
Our full-time staff members enjoy an extensive benefit package including but not limited to a generous leave program, 11 standard holidays and 3 floating holidays, CalPERS retirement, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care expenses, and a deferred compensation plan including 401(a), 457(b), and Roth options. Nevada County also offers a tuition reimbursement program and is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program through the Department of Education. And because we care about work-life balance, we also offer flexible schedules and telework options to our staff, depending on program needs!
Why Nevada County?
Because here, your contribution, your worth, your ideas, all have a place! We thrive on transparent and ongoing communication through employee newsletters, social media and hosted sites. We strive to be the best version of ourselves through continuous improvement. We learn and grow as a team. Great discoveries happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Best of all, you make a difference in the lives of our community every day. Bring your whole self to our place.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Learn more about this position by reviewing the Administrative Assistant I job description.Equivalent to two years of college-level course work from an accredited college or university, with classes in public administration, political science, business administration, economics, or a related field and one year of responsible experience in office management, administrative analysis, personnel management, budgetary analysis, or accounting. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.Salary : $55,941 - $68,292