Administrative Assistant

Job ID : 33571

Agency : Department of Social Services / Division of Child Support

Location : Sioux Falls SD

Salary : $16.73 Hourly depending on qualifications

Pay Grade : D

Closing Date : 11 / 13 / 2025

This is a Full-Time 40 Hours Weekly position with the Department of Social Services. For more information on DSS please visit .

Why the Department of Social Services

At the Department of Social Services (DSS) family is everything. Its the foundation of what we do every day through provision of services to strengthen and support the citizens of South Dakota. Our work is driven with our vision to build Strong Families South Dakotas Foundation and Our Future. We believe families have the right to be safe and secure. We also believe in respecting individual and cultural differences by treating people with dignity fairness and respect. And we believe in collaborative communications teamwork partnerships and trust for essential family services. Sound intriguing

Who we want :

• a highly motivated and experienced person with a passion for serving the public who displays a high level of effort and commitment towards completing assignments and goals;
• a compassionate individual who listens attentively to others and clearly conveys information and ideas;
• a dependable and organized individual who effectively plans and organizes work activities;
• a person who is dedicated and who will represent the Department of Social Services with integrity and enthusiasm;
• an individual who works cooperatively with others and promotes a friendly work climate to achieve shared goals.

What you will do :

We are currently looking to hire an individual who is excited to serve the public.

This position provides clerical / secretarial support which includes tasks such as greeting the public both in person and on the telephone composing and finalizing correspondence establishing and maintaining filing systems creating and maintaining databases gathering and providing information and recording fiscal activities to support office operations.

The ideal candidate will :

As a Department of Social Services employee you will have a chance to experience :

If you believe in strengthening and supporting strong families and investing in South Dakotas future you may have found the dream job youve been waiting for!

This position is eligible for Veterans Preference per ARSD 55 : 10 : 02 : 08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays generous vacation and sick leave accrual dental vision and other insurance options and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online :

You must apply online emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources

Telephone : 605.773.3148 Email :

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1