Administrative Assistant ; AA- West Seattle

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy— thriving physically, emotionally, and academically, nurtured by family and community.

Job Title: Administrative Assistant 1 (AA1) - Full-time/Permanent.

Location: Seattle, WA. West Seattle Office and the Office of Indian Child Welfare.

- Region 4.

Closes: 02/26/2026

Salary: $3,495 - $4,653 Monthly. King County Premium:
The salary listed does not include the additional 5% premium granted to all King County employees.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking an Administrative Assistant 1 (AA1) to join our team in Region 4, West Seattle. This position provides support to Social Service Specialists, Supervisors, and community partners in the West Seattle Office and the Indian Child Welfare (ICOWC) Office. Our ideal candidate excels in a fast‑paced environment, thrives in multitasking, and effectively manages work priorities and deadlines.

If you're looking for an opportunity for professional growth and development in a clerical role, apply today and become a part of a mission‑driven team where your work truly matters – supporting people, building community, and working alongside a family‑like team in a fantastic Seattle/Delridge location.

to learn more about DCYF.

Within DCYF, this detail‑oriented position involves a range of complex clerical tasks, routine duties, and recurring responsibilities. Multi‑tasking, managing work priorities, meeting deadlines, and covering for other positions in the unit are part of the job. This clerical position will provide service for our staff members, community members, and the public who come into the office. This position will assist in a variety of tasks, which have a strict timeline for processing.

This position exercises specialized knowledge of DCYF programs and requirements, and exercises independent judgment in resolving written communication and clerical issues with discretion. This position will need to learn many different tasks and ensure all tasks are processed correctly without mistakes. This position is expected to work with other clerical staff and will assist others when needed; clerical staff will be cross‑trained to ensure timelines are met.

Assisting each other with training methods will be expected of all administrative support staff. This position reports directly to the Office Manager and is expected to maintain confidentiality at all times.

• Provide reception duties for DCYF.
• Screen calls and visitors.
• Maintain office procedures, standards, priorities, and deadlines while coordinating office operations.
• Apply knowledge of various DCYF regulations, rules, policies, and procedures.
• Provide internal and external customer service to a diverse population.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with customers, answer inquiries, and provide information to internal and external customers.
• Create, edit, and review correspondence.
• Maintain court calendars.
• Troubleshoot standard office equipment such as multi‑function device scanner, copier, fax machine, scan postage machine, and other office equipment.
• Perform vehicle fleet management, including driving vehicles for service, repair, and cleaning.
• Data entry into department databases, Excel, background checks, and other programs.
• Upload court orders, file court documents online, and in‑person as required.
• Process background checks, disclosure, and discovery requests.
• Process Birth Certificate and Social Security Number requests.
• Prepare files for uploading to the document management system.
• Maintain electronic files and/or logging systems for databases.
• Provide back‑up to other Administrative Assistants.

High school diploma (or GED) and one year of office experience requiring keyboarding or typing.

OR

Equivalent education and experience totaling one year of office/clerical, secretarial, bookkeeping, accounting, or general administrative work.

• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Previous experience with or demonstrative ability to:

• Operate a computer,…