Front Desk Administrative Assistant

West Central Behavioral Health Clinic in Bismarck, North Dakota is looking for a Front Desk Administrative Assistant.

Be part of the solution to the behavioral health crisis. As a part of the West Central Behavioral Health Clinic, you will ensure the most vulnerable have access to high-quality healthcare system in which prevention works, treatment is effective and people recover.

As our Administrative Assistant, you will help create a welcoming and supportive environment for everyone who walks through our doors. You will manage the lobby by greeting visitors, helping them find where they need to go, and answering phone calls. You will also use the paging system for announcements and codes. You will handle daily tasks such as entering and checking client data, keeping the office organized, and scheduling conference rooms. Each day, you will help keep things running smoothly while leading with light by bringing calm, clarity, and respect to every interaction.

This role requires strong thinking and problem-solving skills, especially during urgent situations. You will need to quickly understand what is happening, decide what needs attention first, and stay calm under pressure. You will gather key information, communicate clearly with staff and visitors, and take the right steps to help keep people safe and operations running.

To be considered for this position, you must have a high school diploma or GED and three (3) years of experience in performing a variety of complex office support, clerical, or secretarial duties.

If you have additional education in office support or business, it may replace the required work experience, with one year of education counting as one year of experience.

Location

ND HHS utilizes a blended workplace model. This position is located on site in Bismarck, North Dakota.

About HHS

ND HHS strives to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation by reinforcing the foundations of well-being: physical, economic, and behavioral. The keys to success are the 2800 committed, team members who are guided by a simple but powerful belief: when we lead with light, we create systems and services rooted in hope, clarity, and possibility. Their work is supported with more than $6 billion in funding from nearly 400 different federal, state, and special sources.

To succeed in this role, you must lead with LIGHT - leading with hope, instilling purpose and meaning, galvanizing gratitude, honoring health, and talking, walking and teaching civility, kindness and love for all.

About Team ND

"Far and away the best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt

More than 7,500 talented, hard-working people across sixty-three agencies have come together as Team North Dakota. At Team ND, we are driven to succeed through gratitude, humility, curiosity and courage. Our purpose is to empower people, improve lives, and inspire success. Join us in being legendary.

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Application Procedures

Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given. All application material must be received on or before the closing date by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The Department of Health & Human Services does not offer or provide sponsorships.

This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information HHS ND Careers E-Verify

A copy of your qualifying degrees transcript and any applicable certifications or licensures must be provided at the time of an interview.

For more information about the position or if you need an accommodation, please contact Daniele Santangelo at [email protected] or (701) 328-7478.

Employing Unit: ND HHS - WC BHC

Telephone Number: 701-328-8888 in Bismarck, ND

TTY Number ND Relay Service 1 (800) 366-6888 (text) or 1 (800) 366-6889 (voice)

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact [email protected] or (701) 328-3290.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.