Office Assistant 2

Office Assistant 2

Join our fun and mission-driven team in the Public Health Laboratory as an Office Assistant 2. In this role, you will:

• Serve as the first point of contact for the public, vendors, and partners—providing a welcoming and professional front desk experience
• Perform data entry related to laboratory testing, ensuring information is recorded accurately and efficiently
• Support a variety of administrative tasks to help keep daily operations running smoothly

If you're organized, detail-oriented, and excited to make an impact through public health – we'd love to have you on our team!

Our organization, mission, and culture:

• Accountability – We use human, financial, and environmental resources responsibly.

• Respect – We provide services to all Alaskans without discrimination or judgment.

• Potential – We believe in helping every Alaskan reach their full potential for health and in building strong, healthy communities.

• Integrity – We act with honesty and ethics in all that we do.

• Scientific Excellence – We are dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge and using the best available data to inform public health policy.

The benefits of joining our team:

When you join the Public Health Laboratory administrative team, you'll be part of a fun, supportive, and collaborative group dedicated to making Alaska an even better place to live, work, and play. Be part of our mission and help drive positive changes across the state!

We're proud to offer a generous benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays each year, personal leave that grows with your service, hybrid telework options, flexible scheduling, and excellent insurance coverage.

To learn more, check out the "Benefits" tab on this posting!

The working environment you can expect:

The Anchorage State Public Health Laboratory is surrounded by six beautiful mountain ranges and is near the city trail system for walking, running, biking, and skiing. Options for dining out for lunch are plentiful and diverse in Alaska's largest city. The position is part of a collaborative work group of professional staff collectively working towards goals to protect and improve the health and well-being of Alaskans. The Division of Public Health includes a large and broad range of experienced, dedicated, and supportive staff. We enjoy working through the challenges of our tasks and value the contributions of each employee. We view public health as a critical piece of homeland security, and we remain committed to collaborating with internal and external partners across Alaska and the United States to protect the overall health of our population.

Who we are looking for:

• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Interpersonal Skills: Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or the equivalent. AND One year of experience that includes clerical tasks such as greeting clients, answering phones, typing, filing, sorting mail, entering data, receiving payments, making change, or maintaining logs. Substitution: Education from an accredited college may substitute for the required experience (3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of experience; 150 hours of vocation education equal one month of experience).

Additional Required Information:

1. Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.

Contact Information:

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Name/Title: Marielle Powers, Administrative Officer 2

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