Administrative Officer ; PCN

Administrative Officer 2 (PCN 056017) in Sitka, AK.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

Welcome to the Department of Education & Early Development (DEED)!

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

The position operates with a high degree of independence to lead and strengthen administrative operations ecumbe High School, ensuring compliance with State of Alaska requirements in budgeting, procurement, personnel, and resource management. The incumbent oversees and performs a wide range of administrative functions, supervises staff, enforces accountability across operational systems, and serves as a key advisor to the Director by proactively managing workflows, resolving issues, and maintaining continuity of operations.

In addition, the position contributes to a positive residential and school environment by supporting culturally grounded programs, maintaining accurate records, and promoting practices that enhance student well-being, cultural engagement, and overall residential life at MEHS.

Mt Edgecumbe High School is an Advanced accredited public boarding school with 430 students from over 100 communities throughout Alaska. Most come from communities with schools enrolling fewer than 50 students: approximately 80% are Alaska Native. This diverse population results in a unique remarkable learning community – blending of cultures and beliefs, old ways and new, honoring the wisdom of the past while working together to forge the future.

Our school is in Sitka, Alaska on Baranof Island. Please check out our school website address: www.mehs.us.

Joining the MEHS/DEED team means contributing to a mission‑driven organization that values collaboration, creativity, innovation, and strong relationships. As an Administrative Officer 2, you will have opportunities for professional networking, training, and growth while supporting essential school operations.

This position is part of a close‑knit team. We value an attitude of service, collaborative relationships, and teamwork. Our focus is on providing a world‑class educational experience for a diverse group of students on a residential high school campus. Duties of this position may require the incumbent to work irregular hours.

• Approachability: Is easy to meet and communicate with, accessible, and friendly. Is a good listener and builds rapport with leadership, peers, and clients. Is warm, pleasant, and gracious; sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others; spends the extra effort to put others at ease.
• Integrity: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Supervision: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote), discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have…