Temporary Extra Help - Human Resources Office Support

Whatcom County Government

Bellingham, WA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Accounts Payable, Administrative Skills, Bookkeeping, Copying Machines, Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Detail Oriented, High School Diploma, Human Resources, Interpersonal Skills, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Onboarding, Payroll Administration, Reconciliation
LOCATION
Bellingham, WA
POSTED
3 days ago

Temporary Extra Help - Human Resources Office Support

Salary

$23.46 Hourly

Location

County Courthouse - 311 Grand Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225

Job Type

Temporary/Extra Help

Job Number

202500483

Department

Human Resources

Opening Date

06/29/2026

Closing Date

7/5/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

  • Description
  • Benefits
  • Questions

Summary

Whatcom County Human Resources is hiring a temporary extra-help employee to provide office support including front counter reception, filing, and other administrative support for HR professionals.

Additional duties may include accounts payable, payroll processing, onboarding new hire tasks, processing incoming documents, scanning documents to Laserfiche, data entry, and other routine office-related projects.

Anticipated Hours: up to 20 hours per week, flexible schedule, weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Qualifications

Requires a high school diploma or GED, AND three years of progressively responsible office, bookkeeping, clerical and/or secretarial experience INCLUDING customer reception, computer data entry and document preparation, filing and recordkeeping.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Professional, customer-service demeanor.
  • Ability to operate basic office technology (Microsoft Word, copiers, phone systems etc.)
  • Ability to maintain absolute confidentiality of sensitive information

At its sole discretion Whatcom County may consider combinations of education, experience, certifications and training in lieu of specifically required qualifications contained herein.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

01

Do you have at least three years of progressively responsible general office, clerical, secretarial or other relevant experience?

  • Yes
  • No

02

Please describe your general office, clerical or secretarial experience, including customer reception, data entry, filing and record keeping.

03

Describe your experience verifying, entering and reconciling accounts payable and payroll:

Required Question

Employer Whatcom County

Address 311 Grand Ave, Suite 107

Bellingham, Washington, 98225

Phone (360) 778-5300

Website https://www.whatcomcounty.us/1675/Current-Job-Openings

About the Company

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Whatcom County Government