Office Assistant Senior

Salary : $34,382.40 - $47,632.00 Annually
Location : Kingman, AZ
Job Type: Full Time Regular
Job Number: 06052
Department: Public Works
Division: Facilities Management
Opening Date: 07/02/2026
Closing Date: 7/19/2026 5:00 PM Arizona
FLSA: Non-Exempt


Job Summary
Mohave County Public Works-Facilities Division is looking to hire an Office Assistant Senior.

We are located at 3715 Sunshine Drive, Kingman, AZ.
Our Mission:
To provide on-going maintenance, repair, and janitorial services of County owned and leased buildings and grounds. The key objectives are to achieve maximum facility life, facility efficiency, minimum cost of ownership, and to provide a suitable environment for employees to deliver services to the Public.

About the position:
The Office Assistant Senior is responsible for general team support including answering the main line for the Facilities division to filter work order calls from sales calls. The position is also responsible for receipt of packages and data entry. It is a fast paced environment working under project and budget related deadlines.


Office Assistant Senior -> Salary Range 8 Step 1-12 $16.53 - $22.90/hr.

• Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
• Weekends and holidays off.
• Occasional travel to the Mohave County Administrative Building located at 700 W. Beale Street for training, document delivery or pickup.

* MUST pass a pre-employment background check

* MUST possess a valid driver's license for operation of motor vehicles at the start of employment

and maintain said license while employed in this position
Proud to Offer:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 6.5 hours accrued bi-weekly (32+ hour employees only)
• 39 hours of PTO front loaded
  • Regular accrual starts on 7thpay period
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System
  • Contribution rate of 11.98% with 100% Employer match starting on first day.
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Perform work with a greater purpose

Essential Job Functions

• As assigned, assigns, trains, oversees, or directly supervises and reviews the work of subordinate clerical and office employees.
• May assist in interviewing and screening applicants and recommending disciplinary actions.
• Establishes work procedures and priorities.

• Assists the public in person and/or on phone; records complaints, takes messages and routes calls to appropriate personnel.
• Establishes and maintains standards, procedures, and techniques for efficiency of work.
• Researches and remains up to date with state directives and statues applicable to the assigned department /division using appropriate resources.
• Compose letters, routine correspondence and all documents in following up previous work, responding to inquiries, obtaining and updating information and making notifications.Coordinates meetings and takes minutes.
• Establishes and maintains filing, indexing and cross-referencing systems.
• Review incoming and outgoing computer data for accuracy, completeness and quality.
• Scans and faxes related documents.
• Designs and creates documents, brochures and/or newsletters in the course of business using a variety of computer software including Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, etc.
• Maintains purchasing records or reports, allocates expenses and prepares expense reports.
• As required, pays invoices, tracks budget, and prepares change orders and payment applications.
• Receives and processes routing requisitions for department. Allocates items to a variety of accounts according to prescribed classifications.
• Verifies and checks work for completeness and accuracy and resolves errors and omissions.
• Processes departmental time sheets and paychecks, routing personnel transactions, invoices, checks, vouchers or other records.
• Enters and/or records data in appropriate systems. Compiles and computes data from files and other sources in preparing reports.
• Prepares submittals for review and tracks assigned projects.
• Gathers and prepares material for special reports, forms, policy formulation and summaries at the request of superiors.
• Performs assigned research for the delegated area.
• Operates common office machines to include computer keyboards and related peripheral equipment.
• Present and conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.
• Communicate in a courteous and helpful manner as well as clear and concise manner at all times.
• Resolve complaints within scope of information and authority, and/or refer to chain-of-command as appropriate.

As assigned to Flood Control and Public Works: (may include any and/or all of the essential functions above)

• Administrative support to division staff as assigned, including but not limited to, ordering, membership processing, document reporting and distribution, mail processing, and division email management.
• Credit card and Claims processing.
• Records management to include setting up files, tracking flow of records, distributing records as needed, maintaining archives in electronic version and hard copy as needed, and updating established databases.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED (General Education Degree).
• Minimum of Three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative support experience.
• Two (2) of the three (3) years performing specialized support in the assigned department/division or comparable agency/organization.
• OR an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered in meeting the minimum qualifications.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Procedures, terminology, equipment accepted or common practices, and policies of the assigned specialized work and the department/area to which assigned.
• English grammar, spelling and basic math.
• Standard office practices, procedures and equipment.
• Computers and software programs to include use of electronic spreadsheet and word processing applications.
• Knowledge of PowerPoint operations, both fixed and portable.
• Thorough knowledge of office administration functions.
• Operating and utilizing modern office machines as necessary to include copiers, fax transmittal machines, calculator and the use of computer keyboards and related software and peripheral equipment.
• Communicating and maintaining professionalism with the public, co-workers, and work contacts.
• Effectively perform the responsibilities of the specialty field and the position.
• Create and maintain efficient filing and indexing, referencing and case management systems.
• Use good judgment in applying established guidelines to solve work problems.
• Organize and prioritize assignments, cope with varying demands and work under pressure with frequent interruptions.
• Analyze information and interpret and apply technical, legal and departmental information encountered in the performance of responsibilities.
• Ability to use computer terminals to input data and obtain data from the computer during on-line operations.
• Exercise courtesy, tact and conducting professional rapport in dealing with the public and public and maintain confidentiality.
• Work independently in completed assigned tasks accurately and in maintaining standard correspondence, files, and reports of the office.
• Work and communicate effectively with all people contacted in the course of work.
• Understand and carry out complex written and oral instructions.
• Type accurately and at a speed necessary to fulfill job responsibilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request for individuals with disabilities.
Mohave County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
It is the policy of Mohave County to provide equal opportunity in employment to all job applicants and employees. The County shall not discriminate against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, pay promotion, retention, discipline or any other aspect of personnel administration, term or condition of employment, due to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, genetic information or disability, age (40 or older).

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

Mohave County has an extensive benefits package with exceptional health, wellness, and work/life balance offerings, financial & retirement benefits, comprehensive leave program, and more.
Check out our Benefits Guide for full details!
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