Fall River County Director of Equalization is seeking applications for two temporary full-time positions: one administrative assistant and one summer field worker.

Administrative Assistant

The administrative assistant will be assisting with the AG application project. This is a full-time temporary position, Monday – Friday, 8:00a – 5:00p. Position will run from June through October. Start and end dates, along with daily schedule can be a little flexible. $12/hour.

Work duties include: Communicating with property owners via phone, in person, email, and mass mailings, Computer data entry and completing online applications, Reading Maps, Schedule appointments with property owners, Organizing and filing data.

Skills Needed: Excellent customer service, Good communication skills – written and verbal, Answer phones and schedule appointments, Computer skills – Word & Excel, Attention to detail, Ability to read Maps, Basic knowledge of Legal Descriptions is a plus.

Summer Field Worker

The summer field worker will assist Assessors in property inspections and data collection. This is a full-time temporary position, Monday – Friday, 8:00a – 5:00p, for the months of June, July & August. Start and end dates, along with daily schedule can be a little flexible. $11/hour.

Work duties include: working outdoors in all weather and conditions, communicating with property owners via phone and in person, assist with uploading photos and other computer data entry, reading maps and driving assessor around on designated routes, and responsible for basic vehicle maintenance.

Skills Needed: good customer service skills, good communications skills, physically able to walk over a mile in uneven terrain and work in adverse weather conditions, basic computer skills, must be 16 or older, must have valid SD Driver’s License, and map reading.

Deadline for both jobs is May 12th. See employment page for application. Contact the Director of Equalization at 605-745-5136 or [email protected] for any questions. Submit application to 1029 N. River St.

Text-to-9-1-1 Option Available in South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. – Text-to-9-1-1 is now available throughout South Dakota.

Wireless cell phone customers in South Dakota can text to 9-1-1 when they can’t call in an emergency. The text, like a phone call, will be routed to a local 9-1-1 dispatch center.

“Text-to-9-1-1 should only be used in an emergency when you can’t call 9-1-1,” said Craig Price, cabinet secretary for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. “The Text-to-9-1-1 option would be good to use if speaking out loud would put the caller in danger or if the caller is deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired.”

Text-to-9-1-1 is not yet 100 percent activated in Todd County. People texting 9-1-1 in that county will receive a message stating that text service is unavailable and they will be directed to make a 9-1-1 call instead.

People who are unable to call 9-1-1, should remember these steps about Text to 9-1-1:

• Don’t text and drive.
• In the first text message, send the location and type of emergency.
• Text in simple words; keep the text message short without the use of abbreviations or slang.
• Be prepared to answer questions and follow instructions from the 9-1-1 call taker.
• Voice calls to 9-1-1 are still the best and fastest way to contact 9-1-1.
• Call 9-1-1 if you can, text if you can’t.

For more information on the Text to 9-1-1 program in South Dakota, visit text911sd.com.

The state 9-1-1 Coordination Program is part of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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