Staff Assistant

About Our Job

Who We Are

Denver's Board of Ethics is an independent, all-volunteer Board whose members are appointed either by the Mayor or by City Council (or, for the Board's city representative seat, by both). The Board's responsibilities start with issuing advisory opinions to officers, officials, and employees of the City who seek guidance in their ethical responsibilities. Additionally, the Board screens inquiries, holds monthly public meetings, and investigates and resolves complaints that allege ethics violations by city personnel.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $25.00 - $35.00/hour, based on education and experience. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement plan
• 132 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You'll Do

The Board of Ethics is seeking a Staff Assistant to perform administrative support to the Executive Director and manage all correspondence and communication in and out of the office. In this role, you will also understand and identify citizen questions and complaints, be knowledgeable of the Code of Ethics, and effectively serve as the office manager for the board. The selected candidate will be a reliable, professional, energetic individual who has excellent customer service skills, superior judgement skills and can maintain discretion, strong administrative and organizational skills, and is able to work successfully with minimal supervision. The successful candidate must also be able to ensure confidentiality, be detail-oriented, multi-task effortlessly, and have excellent scheduling and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Implements and coordinates specific administrative functions by exercising delegated decision-making authority over essential elements of the function.
• Evaluates operational objectives or procedures and recommends/creates modifications and/or other solutions by analyzing operational issues and/or addressing management concerns.
• Recommends and offers informed opinions to management on courses of action based on specialized knowledge.
• Interprets, communicates and implements agency policy and procedural changes.
• Assists other staff in adapting to new policies and practices, modifications and/or other solutions.
• Implements, maintains and monitors expenditure controls for the organization.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring

• Ability to Self-direct and work independently
• Ability to be detailed oriented and focused on accuracy
• Skill at finding quick and efficient solutions
• Focus on customer service
• Problem solving ability with exemplary attention to detail
• Interest in the fields of law and ethics

Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Graduation from high school or the possession of a GED, HiSET or TASC Certificate.
• Experience Requirement: Four (4) years of experience performing specialized and/or technical office support work of the type and at the level of Administrative Support Assistant IV.
• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of education may be substituted for each required year experience.
• License/Certifications: None

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until April 15th Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than April 15th at 11:59 p.m. MST.

About Everything Else

Job Profile
CA1002 Staff Assistant
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Position Type
Unlimited

Position Salary Range
$24.71 - $37.07

Starting Pay
$25.00 - $35.00/hour, based on education and experience

Agency
Board of Ethics

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

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