Hand County is an “Equal Opportunity Employer“. All positions in the county require at least two weeks of publication in the official newspaper, The Miller Press. Positions may also be listed on the South Dakota Department of Labor website.
Hand County Employment Notice on D.O.L.
Hand County reserves the right to re-advertise without notice to current applicants in order to broaden the applicant pool.
Hand County observes the federal minimum wage and the higher South Dakota Minimum Wage.
JANITORIAL AID
Hand County is seeking applicants for the part-time position of janitorial aid / housekeeper for the courthouse. The position is limited to 18 hours per week. The schedule is flexible and negotiable. The current pay for this position is $16.85 per hour. Part time positions do not offer any benefits.
Applicants should be able to lift 50 pounds without assistance and be able to work with and around a variety of cleaning products / chemicals. Applicants will also need to be able to climb and work from ladders or stools.
Familiarity with light household mechanics is a plus but not required as training will be provided.
Applicant must be 18 years old and meet the requirement of a background check and employment drug screening. Preference will be given to residents of Hand County and those with documented citizenship.
The deadline for applications is December 31, 2025, after which the position will become “open until filled”
To apply, please complete the part-time application found at these links:
Paper applications can be picked up at the auditor’s office.
The Hand County Commission is seeking people who would be interested in filling the now vacant position of COMMISSIONER for District 2 in Hand County. District 2 is a large portion of Miller east of BROADWAY AVE and follows the following path: Beginning at the intersection of North Broadway Avenue and East 9th Street, straight east to 3rd Avenue East and on to the city limits. It then follows the city limits southeasterly towards the football field. Then southerly until becomes 7th Avenue East. It follows 7th Avenue East to the RCPE railway where it follows the city limits southwesterly until it reaches the corner of 3rd Avenue East and 3rd Street SE. It then proceeds westerly to South Broadway Avenue where it proceeds northerly until reaching the corner of North Broadway Avenue and East 9th Street, all within the city limits of Miller.
Interested persons should submit a letter or email stating their interest in filling this position by December 17th by 5:00 P.M. The candidates will be called for interviews during the December 23rd Special Commission meeting. Interested persons must already live within Commission District 2 and be an eligible voter with a current voter registration in District 2. The successful party will serve from December 23rd until such time that a candidate for said commission district shall be elected during the 2026 election cycle. The elected commission will serve a two-year term after which the person would have to seek re-election for the following, normal, four-year term.
Please submit letters of interest to the auditor’s office either in person or by mail. Letters may also be submitted via email addressed to [email protected]. The absolute deadline is 5 PM on December 17th at which time the letters or emails must be in the possession of the auditor staff to be acknowledged.
Posted 12/02/2025
Link to a map of Commissioner District 2
FILLED
Posted 10-07-2025 (Closed on 11-07-2025)
Hand County is seeking applicant for the position of CLERK in the Assessor and Auditor offices. This position requires strong clerical skills, knowledge of Windows based programs and office machines. This is a full-time position with benefits. Application closing is Friday November 7, 2025, at Noon.
FILLED
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Posted 08/16/2025 – Soft closing is 08/30/2025. If not filled by 08/30/2025 this position will remain open until filled.
Hand County South Dakota is seeking applicants for the full-time position of highway maintenance worker.
This is a full-time position which includes benefits, some provided and some voluntary. The position requires a class A commercial driver’s license or the ability to obtain the license within six months.
A highway maintenance worker performs all aspects of work related to the construction, maintenance and clear of roadways and other infrastructure related to the county highway system. The employee should have basic mechanical skills, an ability to work with others, be able to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance and work in all weather conditions during any time of the day or year. The highway department current work 4 ten-hour days but may work alternate hours depending on existing needs.
Interested persons should contact the Hand County Auditor at 605-853-2182 or by email to [email protected] for more information and to get an application.
Posted 12/04/2024
HAND COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA is seeking to identify volunteers who would be willing to sit on the Selective Service “local board”. “A Selective Service local board is a group of citizen volunteers whose mission, during a draft, would be to decide who among the registrants in their community would receive deferments, postponements, or exemption from military service based on the individual registrant’s circumstances and beliefs.”
Interested volunteers must be at least 18 years old, be a citizen of the USA, have registered with Selective Service, can not be in law enforcement of the judiciary, cannot be an active or retired career member of the Armed Forces or Reserves or National Guard, and free of conviction of any criminal offense.
More information can be found at: https://www.sss.gov/about/agency-structure/#s3
APPLICATION DOWNLOADS
Applications can also be obtained at the Auditor’s Office in the Courthouse and by contacting the Office or Department seeking applicants.
Application for Part-Time or Seasonal Employment
Application for Full-Time (non-law enforcement) Employment
