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.
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
Posted 11/08/2024:
Hand County South Dakota is seeking applicants for the part time position of Veterans’ Service Officer. The Veterans’ Service Officer is appointed jointly between the county and state of South Dakota Secretary of Veterans Affairs to fill a two-year term, subject to four-year reappointments thereafter. Currently, the Hand County Veteran’s Service Office handles caseload from both Hand and Hyde Counties via an intergovernmental agreement. The primary office is in the Hand County Courthouse.
At a minimum, “Each county veterans service officer shall provide, within the county or counties employing the officer, local contact between fieldmen of the Department of Veterans Affairs and persons in the armed service or those discharged from such service, and the dependents of such persons. The county veterans service officer works under the direction of the Department of Veterans Affairs.” “Each county veterans’ service officer shall be a veteran who has served in the armed forces of the United States and is a citizen of the United States.”
Interested veterans 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 11/08/2024:
Hand County South Dakota is seeking applicants for the part time position of County Coroner. The county coroner will be appointed to fill the vacancy in that office beginning in January until the next general election. At the time of the 2026 election the current coroner and any prospective candidates may run for a four-year term in office.
The coroner is responsible for investigation deaths which are the result of an accident, homicide, suicide or natural causes which occur outside the care of a qualified medical provider.
The coroner responds to such calls as needed and where needed.
The primary office is in the Hand County Courthouse.
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 11/08/2024:
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.
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
