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Fire Weather Conditions in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Extreme heat is waning over the Pacific Northwest. Dry, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather to the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and central/southern Plains into the Ozarks. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Alaska. Read More >

Join our team of dedicated professionals at NWS La Crosse!
 

We are looking for an administrative support assistant to join our office! As an administrative support assistant, you will perform the following duties:

  • Provide administrative support to staff and supervisors, including overseeing time and attendance, personal actions, travel, and personal property. Schedule appointments and arrange for time, participants, and locations of meetings in accordance with instructions from supervisor or other higher graded personnel.
     
  • Initiate and monitor processing of purchase orders for recurring and nonrecurring service contracts, equipment, and supplies; and advise supervisor of budgetary discrepancies or impending shortfalls; maintain budget record, monitoring commitments, obligations, and funding requirements.
     
  • Provide quality control screening of all supervisor's incoming and outgoing correspondence.
     
  • Act as a liaison with the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrative Support Offices on all administrative matters.
 


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Apply for this position (deadline is Friday, April 12th)
 

We hope you consider joining our team!