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