Office Assistant (TI-44371) bei CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION

Description

CLOSING DATE:      November 7th, 2025

POSITION:               Office Assistant

SALARY:                  $20.00 to $22.58, per hour DOE

REPORTS TO:         Assistant Administrator

LOCATION:             SPTC, Keller, WA 

Basic Functions: This is a Non-Exempt position.  The Senior Office Assistant is the second and intermediate level in a career path design for generalist clerical and customer services.  Senior Office Assistant requires two-years of experience at the Office Assistant level or equivalent, a working knowledge of the terminology and procedures used in the area of assignment, the ability to research and extract information from commonly used databases, record work-in-progress data to support research and reporting, enter data to specialized files such as those for business and customer records, and the ability to troubleshoot problems encountered with customer service transactions.   Advancement to Administrative Assistant requires the ability to administer contracts, set up compliance schedule and coordinate required reporting for internal, interim and external reporting. 

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Training: 

• Requires a high school or GED
• Requires two years of general clerical and keyboarding experience in a customer service oriented environment
• Require a valid driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes vehicle insurance.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires a working knowledge of office practices, procedures and equipment, including filing systems, receptionist and telephone techniques, and letter and report writing. 
• Requires a working knowledge of procedures associated with processing financial transactions such as purchase orders and budget line item changes. 
• Requires a working knowledge of personal computer-based software that support this level of work, including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheet, and software (with data entry screens) used in education. 
• Requires sufficient arithmetic skills to compute sums and statistics. Requires sufficient skill using the English language, grammar, spelling, punctuation, proofreading/editing, to prepare standardized correspondence.
• Requires sufficient human relations skills to present a positive image of Tribe, convey technical information to others, and use patience in dealing with a diverse population.
• Requires the ability to perform all of the duties of the position in a high volume environment that may be dominated by distractions. 
• Must be able to perform clerical and secretarial work with speed and accuracy. 
• Must be able to learn, understand and apply Tribal and agency rules, regulations and policies. 
• Requires the ability to plan, organize and prioritize work in order to meet schedules and timelines.
• Requires the ability to use a personal computer to produce correspondence, informational materials, and conduct basic research. 
• Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality of private and sensitive information. 
• Requires the ability to maintain productive and cooperative relationships with parents, staff, students, external organizations, and the public using patience and courtesy.   
• Must be able to function indoors engaged in work of primarily a sedentary nature.
• Ability to use near vision to write and to read printed materials and computer screens. 
• Ability to use hearing and speech for ordinary and telephonic conversation and to hear sound prompts from equipment. 
• Requires ambulatory ability to sit, often for long periods of time, move about NCOE locations, and to reach work materials.
• Requires manual and finger dexterity to type/keyboard and/or operate mouse and/or otherwise operate a microcomputer and other equipment
• Must submit to and successfully clear an extensive criminal background inquiry

Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.

TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.

If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ Vehicle Insurance.  In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances.  If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

INFORMATION: Tanya Ives, HR Technician Senior, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, (509) 634-2201. [email protected]