Administrative Assistant

SALARY RANGE

WORK ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

Waukesha County District Attorney's Office is seeking a dedicated Administrative Assistant to join our team.

The ideal candidate will perform a broad variety of clerical and administrative support work. Typical duties include greeting visitors, answering and directing calls from three dedicated phone lines, providing customer service to members of the public as well as law enforcement and other justice partners, preparing written communications, organizing, maintaining and analyzing records, reports, and files, assisting with various projects, responding to inquiries from the public and receipting payments.

The start date for this position is July 13, 2026.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am-4:30pm.

Hourly Rate: We offer a competitive hourly rate (starting range is $21.03 to $24.15 depending on qualifications, full range extends to $27.75).

Prior to hiring, the successful candidate will be subject to a background investigation conducted by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

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Minimum Training & Experience Requirements
1. High School Diploma or GED.

Waukesha County provides a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including excellent health/dental/vision, life insurance, generous paid time off (vacation, 10 holidays, 3 floating holidays, ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year), an exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.

Employee well-being is promoted through a balanced work-life culture and through an exceptional employee wellness program that offers a variety of programs and tools to help promote an employee's wellness and health, including an on-site health & wellness clinic.

About Us:
Waukesha County prides itself on operating in a business-like manner and is recognized as a leader delivering high quality services with competence and skill. With our vision of "Leading the Way", we value teamwork and collaboration, ethics and diversity, communication, efficiency and cost savings, innovation, and the wellbeing of our staff and the citizens we serve. Employees are provided professional development opportunities and encouragement to learn and practice continuous improvement and LEAN principles as we regularly ask ourselves "Is there a better way?"

Location:
Located in the City of Waukesha, our campus offers an on-site fitness center, free parking, and easy access to interstate highway systems. Waukesha County offers a perfect blend of urban and rural living where one can enjoy the benefits of quiet rural lake communities or opt for nearby attractions that the greater Milwaukee area offers including vast beach and park systems, public markets, performing arts, music festivals, and sports including the Milwaukee Admirals, Brewers, Bucks, Wave, Marquette University Golden Eagles and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Basketball programs.

EEO:

Waukesha County is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in employment and adheres to all Federal, State and County Equal Employment Opportunity laws, policies, plans, rules, regulations and ordinances. The County recognizes and accepts its important leadership role in providing for equal employment/service opportunities. It is the express policy of Waukesha County to promote equal employment opportunity among all who are employed by Waukesha County and who seek employment with Waukesha County.

For further information visit:https://www.waukeshacounty.gov

The County does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.