Administrative Staff Assistant

Public Health - Seattle & King County is seeking to hire a full-time, Career Service Administrative Staff Assistant to join the Best Starts for Kids team! This position will provide administrative support for the Best Starts for Kids leadership team. The Administrative Staff Assistant will report to and manage the calendaring and administrative functions of the two cross-departmental Best Starts for Kids Initiative Co‑Leads, schedule meetings, and align engagements with leadership priorities.

Ensure Co‑Leads are well-prepared by providing advance briefings, tracking action items, and allocating time for strategic preparation.

Background:

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This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term‑Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months.

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil‑rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures. The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities.

With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro‑equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts. We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti‑racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

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Typical work schedule is Monday through Friday, and hours can vary based on operational need, currently predominately 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Non-Exempt and subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (overtime eligible).

This position will be based out of The Chinook Building, 401 5th Ave Seattle, WA 98104. Additional work location is to be based at 625 Andover Park West, Tukwila, WA 98188.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

• Manage and prioritize calendars for cross-departmental Best Starts for Kids Initiative Co‑Leads, schedule meetings, and align engagements with leadership priorities. Ensure Co‑Leads are well-prepared by providing advance briefings, tracking action items, and allocating time for strategic preparation.
• Review and triage incoming communications, prioritize time‑sensitive matters, and draft responses or flag items requiring leadership attention.
• Coordinate and provide end‑to‑end logistical support planning, preparing for, taking minutes at, and following up after meetings and/or events, including internal, external, and public meetings. Prepare presentations, coordinate space and materials, and support overall execution.
• Lead and facilitate relevant meetings for Best Starts staff, including in‑person and virtual Tier Board meetings, office hours, all staff meetings, and staff trainings and events.
• Compose, draft, summarize, prepare, proofread and/or edit written communications on behalf of initiative…