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Help Shape the Future of Washington's Child Care Workforce

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where organization, collaboration, and relationship-building make a real impact?

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is seeking an Administrative Assistant 3 to support the Child Care Workforce Standards Board, a Governor-appointed board bringing together leaders from across Washington's child care community to improve workforce standards and strengthen the future of child care.

This is far more than a traditional administrative role. You'll serve as the central point of coordination for a diverse group of board members, agency leaders, legislative partners, employers, workers, and community stakeholders. Your ability to anticipate needs, manage competing priorities, communicate effectively with different audiences, and keep complex projects moving forward will directly contribute to the Board's success.

If you're someone who enjoys building relationships, keeping people organized, and making important work happen behind the scenes, we'd love to meet you!

We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. This position can be offered with a flexible schedule (4/10’s, 9/80’s, 5/8’s etc.) once fully trained and approved by management.

This position is mostly teleworking with the need to be in office for quarterly in-person meetings. The assigned duty station is Tumwater, WA.

As the Administrative Assistant supporting the Child Care Workforce Standards Board, you'll:

• Serve as the primary administrative support for a Governor-appointed board composed of representatives from Washington's child care community.
• Coordinate board meetings, public hearings, and hybrid or virtual events from planning through successful execution.
• Partner with board members, agency leadership, legislative staff, employers, workers, and external stakeholders to ensure clear communication and successful collaboration.
• Adapt your communication style to meet the needs of a wide variety of audiences, whether communicating with executives, board members, community partners, or members of the public.
• Track and manage board actions, assignments, appointments, member terms, deadlines, and follow-up items to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
• Prepare professional meeting materials, agendas, presentations, minutes, reports, and correspondence.
• Maintain board records, webpages, and official documents in accordance with public records requirements.
• Coordinate travel, reimbursements, and board member onboarding activities.
• Support special projects within the Government Affairs & Policy Division as needed.
• And much more!

We're Looking for Someone Who...

Enjoys bringing people together and creating order from complexity.

The ideal candidate:

• Builds strong working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• Is comfortable working with executive leadership, board members, employers, workers, legislators, and community partners.
• Understands that effective communication isn't one-size-fits-all and can adjust their approach to meet the needs of different audiences.
• Naturally stays organized while managing multiple priorities, deadlines, calendars, and follow-up actions.
• Enjoys tracking details from board appointments and member term limits to action items and project timelines.
• Takes initiative, anticipates needs, and solves problems before they become obstacles.
• Remains calm, professional, and customer-focused in a fast-moving environment.
• Has exceptional attention to detail and takes pride in producing polished, accurate work.

REQUIRED - One of the following:

OR

DESIRED:

We're especially interested in candidates with experience:

• Supporting a board, commission, task force, or executive leadership team.
• Coordinating meetings and producing accurate meeting minutes.
• Managing complex calendars, assignments, and deadlines.
• Working with diverse stakeholder groups and building collaborative relationships.
• Tracking board appointments, member terms, or governance activities.
• Preparing presentations, reports, and public-facing meeting materials.
• Using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom, and SharePoint.
• Supporting legislative, governmental affairs, or public policy work.
• Responding to public disclosure requests or conducting complex administrative research.

Why You'll Love This Role

In this position, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Help support meaningful policy discussions that impact Washington's child care workforce.
• Work alongside agency leaders and Governor-appointed board members.
• Build partnerships with organizations and stakeholders from across the state.
• Be part of a collaborative team dedicated to improving public service.
• Perform work that combines project coordination, executive support, stakeholder engagement, and public service.

Every meeting you coordinate, every action item you track, and every relationship you help build contributes to the success of an important statewide initiative.

Bring your organizational talents, collaborative spirit, and passion for public service, we're excited to see what you'll bring to our team!

Research suggests that women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they are confident they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. We strongly encourage all interested individuals to apply, and allow us to evaluate your combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities demonstrated using an intentional equity lens.

Things You Need To Know

State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee’s career. Click on the “Benefits” tab to learn more.

At L&I, your voice matters. In addition, L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3.3 million workers. Take a look at this brief video and learn more about why L&I is an employer of choice.

Application process

We will contact the top candidates directly to interview for this position. Because we base the selection on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the mandatory and desirable qualifications described in the announcement.

Please include the following documents with your application:

Background Check Notice:

Prior to a placement in this position, a background check, including criminal history record will be conducted. Information from your background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining your eligibility to perform the requirements of the position.

Other information

Did You Know?

Washington is America's Top State to live, play, and work, according to U.S. News (2021). Join the L&I team and enjoy all the Evergreen State has to offer.

In addition to offering a positive balance between life and work, L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We also believe your voice matters. We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3 million workers.

Veterans Preference

Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach to their application a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as Social Security numbers. For further information, contact L&I’s Jobs@lni.wa.gov.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer

L&I employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contributes to the success of the agency mission. Having a diverse workforce is this agency’s greatest source of strength and knowledge. It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures to provide the best customer service. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone and we strongly mean everyone.

The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with a disability who need accommodation in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call 360-902-5700. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.

You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.

For more Information

If you have any questions regarding this job posting, program, or the agency, please contact the recruiter, Lori Hensin (she/her/hers) at lori.hensin@lni.wa.gov.