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Deadline: October 11, 2021 
Salary: $9,879 - $13,239 / Month

Under direction of the Director of Public Works, or designee, the Senior Civil Engineer provides high-level engineering services for the City of Mill Valley. The Senior Civil Engineer provides administrative, professional, and technical assistance to the Public Works Director, manages municipal engineering staff and may act on behalf of the Director as assigned.

Examples of assignments include:

• Designing, implementing and managing Capital Improvement Projects.
• Overseeing land development review and associated coordination with Planning and Building Department staff and applicants
• Managing flood, drainage, stormwater prevention programs and projects
• Addresses traffic operational and safety concerns
• Submitting/certifying sanitary sewer system reports and overseeing the program
• Issuing encroachment permits and supervising the encroachment process

Please remember to upload your resume and cover letter as an attachment (in addition to completing the CalOpps application). 

Deadline: October 11, 2021 
Salary: $7,904 - $10,591 / Month

Under direction of the Director of Public Works, or designee, the Associate Engineer performs engineering services in the public setting, collaborating with multiple stakeholders.

Examples of assignments include:

• Serves as lead for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and other staff committees
• Responds to inquiries regarding topics such as retaining walls, storm drains, sanitary sewer, sidewalks, right of way encroachments, etc.
• Coordinates Steps, Lanes and Paths activities
• Addresses traffic operational and safety concerns
• Review of planning projects and building permits for impact on City ROW and facilities
• Oversees Engineering Technicians in review and inspection of encroachment permits, storm water compliance, and right-of-way management/code enforcement

Please remember to upload your resume and cover letter as an attachment (in addition to completing the CalOpps application). 

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Under general direction from the Recreation Supervisor, the Program Coordinator - Facilities is responsible for assisting with the smooth operation of activities, programs, rentals, and special events at multiple Recreation Facilities. This position requires a high level of customer service, attention to detail, marketing prowess, and event planning and management expertise.

Please note: this position requires a Saturday through Wednesday work schedule with an opportunity to review after six months of successful employment. 

EXAMPLES ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Program Coordinator may have a specific focus in a program area or area(s), including, but not limited to facility management.
• Facilitates recreation activities, specifically enrichment, for specific youth age groups with part-time staff, independent contractors, and volunteers (groups and individuals).
• Organizes, implements, directs, supervises and/or promotes specific programs, activities and special events.
• Implements the Recreation Department’s programming at off and on-site locations and develops new programming and curriculum in partnership with the community. 
• Participates in the preparation and administration of assigned program budget.
• Works with local organizations, businesses, school personnel, parents and community members in developing and providing programs and activities through rentals.
• Communicates clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Creates flyers, brochures, and other materials related to programs and events, as directed.
• Provides customer service to applicants, participants, and the general public.
• Monitors the day-to-day operations of the rentals, programs, and special events, including handling and resolving complaints not requiring the attention of a supervisor and ensuring that programs and events have required setups, materials and supplies.
• Assists in the evaluation of programming including conducting customer satisfaction surveys and analyzing reports on rental program effectiveness.
• Enforces safety and operating procedures and provides for maintenance needs including compliance with health and safety codes. 
• Creation and development of new events, as needed.

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The Simi Valley City Attorney is appointed by the City Council to serve as the chief legal advisor to the Council, city boards and commissions, and to internal city departments. In this capacity, the City Attorney will research and prepare legal opinions for the various internal clients; strategize and try both criminal cases and civil litigation; prepare and review new ordinances or revisions to existing ordinances; and manage and mentor the staff of the City Attorney’s Office.

The Office of the City Attorney provides legal advice to the City Council and all municipal departments, the Ventura County Waterworks District #8, the Successor Agency to the Simi Valley Community Development Agency, the Simi Valley Industrial Development Authority, and the Simi Valley Public Financing Authority. The City Attorney’s Office represents the City in regulatory and court proceedings, receives and investigates claims filed against the City, investigates and prosecutes criminal charges for citations issued by the Police Department and Request for Formal Complaints presented by Code Enforcement for violations of the Municipal Code.

The City Attorney’s Office also participates in City Council, Planning Commission, and all City committee, commissions, Boards, and Ad Hoc committees as necessary; handles litigation in house; coordinates litigation handled by outside counsel; and works with staff of all departments on day-today matters involving the operations of the City.

The budget for the Office of the City Attorney is currently $1.4 million, and it is staffed by the City Attorney, three Assistant City Attorneys, a legal secretary, and a legal technician.

Job PDF: https://www.cpshr.us/recruitment/1818

Child Care Instructor II (Preschool)

Full-Time (35 hours per week)

$2,957 - $3,595 per month

Plus excellent benefits

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Apply by Friday, August 6, 2021 for first consideration

THE CITY is focused on enhancing our community members’ quality of life through well-designed services and a positive workplace culture.  San Rafael is the economic and cultural heart of Marin County, and its high quality of life is centered on its commercial districts, engaged neighborhoods, active lifestyle, and natural environment.  San Rafael (population 59,000) is a full-service city with a city council/city manager form of government with 12 departments, more than 400 employees, and an annual budget of $100 million.  The City’s vision is to be a vibrant economic and cultural center reflective of its diversity.  The City Council is engaged and seeks to strengthen the urban and commercial areas as well as sustain the beautiful natural environment.

San Rafael’s Organizational culture framework is an initiative called “Together San Rafael.”  City employees are our greatest asset, and we seek talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are creative, curious, and excited about a challenge.  We are a results-driven team focused on the needs of community members.  The Together San Rafael initiative is focused on modernizing City services and increasing the engagement of employees.  This initiative recognizes the interconnectedness of the customer and employee experience. 

THE POSITION:

The Library and Recreation Department (Child Care Division) is recruiting for a full-time Child Care Instructor II position in their Preschool Programming at Parkside Preschool.  Under the supervision of the Child Care Center Director, this position will provide developmental care and supervision to children enrolled in the childcare program; implement age appropriate curriculum for children; establish and maintain supportive relationships with children and parents; and other related duties as assigned.

This position performs the following essential job duties:      

• Plan, implement and supervise developmental preschool programs.
• Develop age-appropriate curriculum and activities to stimulate children’s cognitive skills, abilities and development.
• Evaluate needs of children, staff and site in order to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children and staff.
• Supervise the activities of children and records observations of children’s behavior and activities; monitor behavioral patterns and develops assessment and profiles.
• Schedule parent conferences to discuss children’s development and concerns; work with family to devise learning and development strategies as necessary.
• Maintain accurate attendance and enrollment records; maintain appropriate confidential records.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of subordinate childcare staff.
• Monitor and order classroom supplies and materials as needed.

To be eligible for this position you must have knowledge of: 

• Early Childhood Development
• Curriculum models such as CLASS and Pyramid training
• Classroom management techniques
• Appropriate disciplinary techniques
• Oral and written communication skills
• Group leadership and teaching skills

To be eligible for this position you must possess the ability to:

• Plan and implement curriculum based on principles of Child Development.
• Supervise and coordinate staff and children.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships.  Work cooperatively to achieve program goals.
• Interact and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with children, parents, staff, host school and community members.
• Manage time, activities and resources effectively.
• Work as scheduled.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

• Completion of twelve (12) units of Early Childhood Education (ECE) courses.     
• One year working with children in a Preschool setting.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Department of Justice and FBI fingerprint clearance
• Prefer possession of a valid California Driver’s License

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:   

Must be able to perform physical activities such as but not limited to:  lifting or carrying children or heavy items (up to 40 lbs.) unassisted, reaching, bending, standing, or walking.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:   

City of San Rafael application is required.  A City of San Rafael application is required.  Resumes do not substitute for the City application.  Candidates should detail related education and experience on the application since this information will be used to determine who will be invited to participate in the next phase of the examination process.  The examination process may include the following:  application appraisal and oral board interview examination.  The passing point for the oral board examination final score will be 70%.  Prior to appointment, candidate must pass a pre-placement physical examination, drug screen, a background check, and fingerprinting.  To file an application, go online to www.calopps.org.  Select “Member Agencies”.  Select “San Rafael”.  Follow this link to submit an application for this position:  https://www.calopps.org/san-rafael/job-20143352  

Reasonable Accommodation: The City of San Rafael will make reasonable accommodations in the interview process to accommodate disabled applicants. If you have a disability for which you require an accommodation, please contact us at (415) 485-3474 before the test date.

Product Manager – Digital Services

$9,910 - $12,045 per month

Plus excellent benefits

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  First review of applicants, August 31, 2021

THE CITY is focused on enhancing our community members’ quality of life through well-designed services and a positive workplace culture.  San Rafael is the economic and cultural heart of Marin County, and its high quality of life is centered on its commercial districts, engaged neighborhoods, active lifestyle, and natural environment.  San Rafael (population 59,000) is a full-service city with a city council/city manager form of government with 12 departments, more than 400 employees, and an annual budget of $100 million.  The City’s vision is to be a vibrant economic and cultural center reflective of its diversity.  The City Council is engaged and seeks to strengthen the urban and commercial areas as well as sustain the beautiful natural environment.

San Rafael’s Organizational culture framework is an initiative called “Together San Rafael.”  City employees are our greatest asset, and we seek talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are creative, curious, and excited about a challenge.  We are a results-driven team focused on the needs of community members.  The Together San Rafael initiative is focused on modernizing City services and increasing the engagement of employees.  This initiative recognizes the interconnectedness of the customer and employee experience. 

The City of San Rafael Digital Services & Open Government Department is recruiting for a full-time Product Manager – Digital Services.  Under general supervision, this position is responsible for working directly with City departments to deliver government services that are simple, effective, and easy to use; managing the vision, roadmap and enhanced digital delivery of user-centered products to solve problems and modernize City services; researching, process mapping and analyzing data and systems to recommend product decisions; collaborating with service designers to do rapid prototyping and managing delivery of a product through implementation and its lifetime; and managing projects in coordination with cross-departmental and departmental teams. This is an exempt, mid-management level position.

The ideal candidate for this position is an empathetic product manager who cares deeply about how technology can touch people’s lives and lead to extraordinary outcomes.  You will have exceptional people skills and experience shipping web products using Agile practices.

You will champion user-centered design and emphasize accessibility and usability.  You will work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure they’re getting value while growing the use and adoption of digital tools and services.  You will take the City’s Digital strategy to the next level and lead the roll out and adoption of new software and digital products internally and externally.

Technical/Knowledge Skills:

• Clear understanding of user-centered and iterative design, and the agile development process with government
• Experience re-designing complex products, services, or transactions to be more simple, beautiful, and easy to use.
• Experience driving vision, strategy, roadmap, and target outcomes for growth-stage products
• Knowledge of technical systems used to benchmark performance and produce reports, dashboards, and other methods of technical reporting
• Experience with creating user journey maps and/or service blueprints
• Experience with metrics and analytics that inform the success of products, defining KPI’s, tracking conversion funnels, and extracting insight from data
• Comfortable working with productivity tools like Asana

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in computer science, information systems, information technology, public policy, business, public-administration, or closely related field, AND
• Three (3) years of experience working as a product manager for a digital product that is in use by people today.
• One (1) year of experience serving as a lead or in a supervisory or management capacity is desirable.
• Master’s Degree is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to video displays.  The employee frequently works in evenings or weekends; typically, in inside environmental conditions.  The employee occasionally may travel between worksites.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:

City of San Rafael application is required.  Resumes do not substitute for the City application.  Candidates should detail related education and experience on the application since this information will be used to determine who will be invited to participate in the next phase of the examination process.  The examination process may include any or all of the following:  Application appraisal, oral board examination, and written examination.  The passing point for the oral and/or written examination final score will be 75%.  Prior to appointment, candidate must pass a background check, DMV check, pre-employment physical, and fingerprinting.  To file an application, go to www.calopps.org.  Select “Member Agencies”.  Select “City of San Rafael”.  For more information on the City of San Rafael, go to www.cityofsanrafael.org.  Follow this link to submit your application:  https://www.calopps.org/san-rafael/job-20143238 

To access the full Product Manager Job Description, please follow this link:  https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/documents/product-manager/