Salt Lake County… A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place... it’s our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.  

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees.
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Professional Development
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare, and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

JOB SUMMARY

Provides specialized administrative support for bureau, programs, committees, and affiliations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

One (1) year of general office skills.

Must be bilingual in English and Spanish, and requires reading, writing, and speaking both English and Spanish fluently.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

A valid Driver’s License accepted by the State of Utah is required at the time of hire. A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah must be obtained within six (6) months of hire to operate a County vehicle.

It is mandatory that all new hires receive the Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis) vaccine before beginning employment or provide a copy of their immunization record prior to starting employment. The immunization record must show the vaccine name and date received. 

Upon hire, a two-step Tuberculosis skin test will be required. The first will need to be placed prior to starting employment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides specialized administrative support and assistance for assigned programs.
• Provides clerical support, including composing and preparing complex correspondence, agendas, minutes, and managing office calendars.
• Maintains webpage information.
• Ensures program records and information are maintained and stored per retention schedules and policies.
• Assist in developing and preparing materials used for public education, presentations, and workshops.
• Enters and collects data and assists in disease report preparation and distribution.
• Interacts and communicates with public, government, business and community leaders.
• Initiates and processes purchase orders, places and receives office supplies, tracks inventory and other provides other office support as needed. Tracks program budgets, assists with cash handling and deposit preparation as needed.
• Provides general information/assistance regarding department/division services, activities, locations, procedures, scheduling, timeframes, documentation, fees, or other issues.
• Distributes public health information as requested. Receives, distributes and routes incoming and outgoing mail.
• Types and proofreads documents and makes appropriate corrections. Records meeting minutes and assists with follow up on committee/board members’ assignments and activities.
• Processes and issues certificates, and/or permits. Receive monies, records transactions, and issues receipts; forwards revenues and reconciles transactions according to policy and procedures.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of: 

• Business English and mathematics
• Modern office practices and procedures

Skills and Abilities to:

• Produce, edit, and proofread written documents, forms, and charts using advanced skills
• Work with computer software related to job specific duties
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Produce written documents, forms, correspondence, labels, and charts using business English
• Perform multiple tasks, act independently, and work with minimum supervision
• Understand and follow broad objectives and instructions
• Gather and condense relevant and useful information from a large scope of sources

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

This position works Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, with some Saturday and evenings hours due to event. This position has a possiblity for hybrid work after passing probation.

This position requires travel throughout Salt Lake County to provide outreach to medical offices and community providers. This position will also attend community health fairs. This position will work occasional Saturdays and evenings to provide outreach at community events and needs to be able to carry boxes of supplies and set up and tear down displays at events. This position works within the EPSDT program and calls families to inform them about their well-child and other benefits with EPSDT/Medicaid.