Administrative Assistant - Jail Lobby

SALARY RANGE

WORK ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department - Jail Division is recruiting for an Administrative Assistant - Jail Lobby. This position is responsible for managing visitor interactions by greeting and directing the public, professional visitors, and volunteers while overseeing both professional and public video visitations. You'll ensure security by monitoring the lobby and controlling contraband, handling medication deliveries, inmate property, and the distribution of mail. Your administrative duties include compiling visitation reports, managing paperwork flow, and providing support during facility lockdowns by answering calls and processing open records requests. This role is vital for maintaining a secure, efficient, and welcoming facility through effective coordination and public service excellence. There will be routine casual inmate contact within the facilities.

This position works Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. including some holidays and unplanned overtime.

The 2025 starting hourly rate range (2026 pending) is $20.42 to $21.25 plus excellent benefits. Full range extends to $26.94.

Prior to offer, a candidate will need to pass a criminal history and 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 cafe and 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.