Secretary 1 - Pottawattamie County

This position serves the Pottawattamie County office, providing customer service, administrative and secretarial support. Duties include: scheduling customer interviews, tracking completion of various reports, ordering supplies, and general clerical duties to support office operations. Also enters data into a mainframe computer system, processes mail, assembles and transfers files, orders forms and supplies, answers telephones and provides back-up coverage to other county offices. Responsible for Local Administrative Expenses, budgeting and annual audits.

SHIFT: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Experience equal to one year of full-time clerical or closely related work;

OR

post high school course work in an accredited secretarial, business, or closely related curriculum may be substituted for the required experience on a month-for-month basis;

OR

completion of thirty (30) semester (or equivalent) hours of undergraduate college level course work may be substituted for the one year of required experience;

OR

certification from the State of Iowa Administrative Assistant Certificate Program will substitute for six months of the required experience;

OR

employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes permanent status as a Typist–Advanced.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

Typing Requirement: Applicants may be required to have the ability to type 40 wpm net. If included in the Minimum Requirements of this job vacancy, you must provide verification of your typing score prior to the closing date of this vacancy. (Click here for more details about the typing test.)