Job Category
Work Schedule
Full-time
Employer
City of Ventura
Job Open until Filled
Job Closing Date
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Phone
8056547853
The City of Ventura is hiring! We have an immediate vacancy in a key position within the City Manager's Office. Come join our team as we align our workforce to better serve our community together – they're counting on us.
We are accepting applications for the position of Executive Assistant. The Executive Assistant reports to the City Manager and performs a variety of highly responsible, confidential, and complex secretarial and administrative services for the City Manager, City Council members, and City Manager's professional staff. The position coordinates overall office support functions and activities for the City Manager’s Office in addition to maintaining appointment schedules and calendars for the City Manager and other executive staff members. The Executive Assistant makes complex decisions regarding interpretation of City policies and procedures, receives and responds to complaints from the public with minimal supervision and direction, and may supervise clerical staff assigned to the City Manager's Office.
The ideal candidate for this position has demonstrated proficiency using office technology and can adapt successfully to new technology changes in the workplace. This person is skilled at exhibiting tact and a professional demeanor when interacting with executive staff, elected officials, and the general public. The ideal candidate is a champion for improving efficiency in the office and bringing innovative ideas forward. This person has experience prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines and has a wide range of experience with city government services and regulatory policies. The ideal candidate is a proficient communicator and able to coordinate highly complex and sensitive information and activities with City executive staff, elected officials, representatives of other agencies, and constituents.
This position is designated as "at will," serving at the pleasure of the appointing authority and subject to discharge without cause and right of appeal.
Salary and Benefits
The City offers a total compensation package that includes both a generous salary plus excellent benefit! Salary: $32.38 - $39.35 Hourly DOQ.
Qualifications
A combination of education, training and experience equivalent to completion of high school; keyboarding skills sufficient to perform the job; and five years of increasingly responsible secretarial experience equivalent to that of an Administrative Assistant with the City of Ventura are required. Additional specialized training or college coursework related to assigned secretarial and administrative duties is highly desirable. Secretarial experience with a government agency or in a regulatory environment desirable. Some previous supervisory experience is preferred.
To Apply
Applications and supplemental questions will be accepted until Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
To be considered for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an online City Job Application and supplemental questionnaire by the filing deadline. Go to www.cityofventura.ca.gov/jobs and Apply! EEO/ADA
We are accepting applications for the position of Executive Assistant. The Executive Assistant reports to the City Manager and performs a variety of highly responsible, confidential, and complex secretarial and administrative services for the City Manager, City Council members, and City Manager's professional staff. The position coordinates overall office support functions and activities for the City Manager’s Office in addition to maintaining appointment schedules and calendars for the City Manager and other executive staff members. The Executive Assistant makes complex decisions regarding interpretation of City policies and procedures, receives and responds to complaints from the public with minimal supervision and direction, and may supervise clerical staff assigned to the City Manager's Office.
The ideal candidate for this position has demonstrated proficiency using office technology and can adapt successfully to new technology changes in the workplace. This person is skilled at exhibiting tact and a professional demeanor when interacting with executive staff, elected officials, and the general public. The ideal candidate is a champion for improving efficiency in the office and bringing innovative ideas forward. This person has experience prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines and has a wide range of experience with city government services and regulatory policies. The ideal candidate is a proficient communicator and able to coordinate highly complex and sensitive information and activities with City executive staff, elected officials, representatives of other agencies, and constituents.
This position is designated as "at will," serving at the pleasure of the appointing authority and subject to discharge without cause and right of appeal.
Salary and Benefits
The City offers a total compensation package that includes both a generous salary plus excellent benefit! Salary: $32.38 - $39.35 Hourly DOQ.
Qualifications
A combination of education, training and experience equivalent to completion of high school; keyboarding skills sufficient to perform the job; and five years of increasingly responsible secretarial experience equivalent to that of an Administrative Assistant with the City of Ventura are required. Additional specialized training or college coursework related to assigned secretarial and administrative duties is highly desirable. Secretarial experience with a government agency or in a regulatory environment desirable. Some previous supervisory experience is preferred.
To Apply
Applications and supplemental questions will be accepted until Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
To be considered for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an online City Job Application and supplemental questionnaire by the filing deadline. Go to www.cityofventura.ca.gov/jobs and Apply! EEO/ADA