Administrative Assistant

Salary: $21.72 Hourly
Location : Twin Falls County,
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number:
Department: Commissioners
Opening Date: 01/06/2026
Closing Date: 1/12/2026 10:00 PM Mountain

Position Information
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Testing is required for this position. We must receive your test results by the posting deadline for you to be considered for this position. Testing is conducted by the Idaho Department of Labor Magic Valley Office. Their hours are Monday Friday from 8 a.m.

- 5 p.m. To receive the testing links; call , email , or visit the Department of Labor Magic Valley Office at in Twin Falls.

Please note: If you took tests through the Department of Labor for a company other than Twin Falls County, your tests scores are not automatically sent to us and you will need to mail, email, or fax them to our office before the posting deadline to be considered for this position.
Tests required: TFCO Clerical Proofreading; TFCO Basic Office Skills;
General Typing-5 min

Tests will be kept on file for six (6) months. When you retest, we will use your most recent test score for each position for which you apply.
Job Description
CLASSIFICATION SUMMARYPerforms administrative and secretarial support for the County Commissioners office. Work often includes handling more private or sensitive information. An employee in this classification manages correspondence; maintains communications with key staff within and outside the department; schedules and coordinates meetings, interviews, events and other similar activities; performs research and generates reports; prepares internal support materials and reports; and may perform bookkeeping and accounting.

The job requires finely honed time management and organization skills with attention to detail and accuracy. Due to the overall complexity and difficulty of the work and independence required of the position; work tasks may not have an established procedure or protocol. The position reports to the Office Administrator and is usually performed in an office environment.

Duties / Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (illustrative only and may vary by assignment)

• As back up to the Office Administrator, the Administrative Assistant is trained in all aspects of Administrator's position to include scheduling hearings, posting notices as per state code, being able to research state code related to office requirements, submit claims to ICRMP, process claims and understand budget lines for multiple departments (Commissioners, general fund, Public Defender's Office, IT, Maintenance, etc.). Must be familiar with all the departments within the County to be able to effectively assist citizens and other offices.
  
  This position requires highly honed skills in a busy office environment. Effective spelling, grammar, punctuation, composition of documents, time management, and ability to manage multiple complex projects is required.
  • Processes invoices for claims from the Commissioners' Office, General Fund, Phone, and Tort Fund;
  • Processes claims for Overflow and Conflict Public Defender; log invoices to avoid duplicate payments, verify which invoices are overflow and which are conflict with the PD Conflict administrator, differentiate between overflow, conflict and court appointment invoices.
  • Processes invoices for tenants, tracks payments received and follow up on missing payments according to contractual agreements. This changes annually and must be familiar with contracts.
  • Schedule items for agenda, must be able to determine priority for agenda and commissioner availability;
  • Prepares and posts agendas for Commissioner meetings as per Open Meeting Law. Prepares packets for meetings; must be able to review and interpret documents for proper titling on agenda and verify supporting documents for meetings, staff reports, must be able to learn P&Z process to differentiate what can be posted on the agenda and what requires a hearing;
  • Prepare minutes from meetings. Review, spell check, and create synopsis for publication.
  • Processes departmental budget adjustments for purchasing and cell phones;
  • Maintains log for keys for Commissioner vehicles, purchasing cards and conference rooms;
  • Logs, scans,…