Office Specialist I

Office Specialist I

There is an Office Specialist I position open with Yakima County Juvenile Court. Position is responsible for performing routine and specialized office support activities involving creating, maintaining, processing, recording, accessing and releasing documents, files and other information which is governed by strict laws, rules and regulations.

As part of the application process, you must complete a typing test with a minimum passing score of 35 net WPM. The test is administered online through Test Genius please check your email (and your spam / junk folder) for the test link. You will have 48 hours from the job closing date to complete the test (Deadline : Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 11 : 59 p.m.). Applications without a completed test will not be considered.

Benefits included in position :

• Health Care Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life and Basic LTD)
• Retirement Benefits
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave

Note : This is an AFSCME -87P Juvenile Union Position.

This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies that occur within 90 days of the closing of this position. (This excludes Yakima County Sheriff's Office and Department of Corrections)

Responsibilities :

Education and Experience : High School Diploma or GED AND three (3) years of specialized or technical training beyond high school; OR an equivalent combination of experience or training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job. Training should lead to a general understanding of legal documents, court procedures and administrative functions.

Required :

Preferred :

Equipment Used : Computer, calculator, copier, printer, multi-line telephone, fax machine, dictation equipment.

Working Conditions : This position is rated as Sedentary Work, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and / or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Environment : May be exposed to hostile / angry individuals; work outside of standard business hours and locations. Work is in a locked down facility. Multiple work locations.

Physical Demands : bending, carrying, handling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, sitting, standing, walking fingering, crouching, kneeling, hearing, talking, grasping, and visual acuity.

Intellectual Demands : Ability to multitask, confidentiality, ability to work under pressure, ability to articulate and communicate information in conversations, ability to follow written instruction, and ability to follow verbal instruction.

Knowledge :

Skills and abilities :

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and the Disabled are encouraged to apply. Yakima County ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of a person's age, color, creed, sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political belief, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and military status, or any other protected status under federal or state statute. PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the