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THE PROCESS

The position is open until filled; applications will be reviewed as they are received. To be considered for this opportunity, please apply online through www.calopps.org.

THE POSITION

The Facility Attendant will greet visitors to the Joan Pisani Community Center or other City facilities and serve as the first point of contact during evening and weekend activities and rentals. The ideal candidate should enjoy working with people and have an interest in serving the public.

The position will typically work on two or three weekday evenings (Mon.-Fri.), approximately 5:00-9:30 pm, two Saturdays each month (approximately 6 hours, daytime or evening), and occasional Sundays (daytime or evening); A typical schedule will be about 13-18 hours per week. Specific work schedule to be determined, and will be variable based on the weekly facility program schedule.

Typical duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide friendly and professional customer service by means of greeting Community Center users, serving as main point of contact during activities and events, and maintaining a consistent presence for users at all times.
• Explain and follow City and department policies and procedures.
• May assist user group with indoor or outdoor event set up and take down of equipment and/or furniture such as tables, chairs, podiums, and A/V equipment.
• Locks and unlocks facility doors; secures buildings.
• Updates attendance sheets, tally sheets and user status sheets.
• May perform clean up duties as needed, including but not limited to: move and arrange furniture and equipment, restroom cleaning, sweeping and mopping, and garbage pick-up and removal.

The City of Burlingame is accepting applications for the position of Library Assistant I/II 

This application is for non-benefited, part-time employment only. The candidate will fill staffing vacancies as needed and will be required to work days, evenings, weekends and/or holidays. Schedule may vary and incumbent must be available to work flexible hours.

Our diverse family of employees welcomes you to apply. We are a small city that gets a lot done, and each member of our team is vital to our success as an organization.

We recently asked our employees what they enjoyed most about working for the City of Burlingame, and their responses fell into five general categories:

• Colleagues
• Community
• Location
• The Work
• The Benefits

Browse the Burlingame Welcome Brochure for more information about why employees love  working here or view our City of Burlingame is a Great Place to Work Video: 

Welcome Brochure 

City of Burlingame is a Great Place to Work Video

The County of San Mateo Probation Department is seeking candidates with exceptional analytical and collaboration skills to join their team as a Payroll-Personnel Coordinator.
 
The Probation Department employs over 400 staff dedicated to enhancing community safety, reducing crime, and assisting the victims of crime through offender accountability and rehabilitation.  As part of this proactive and innovative agency, the Payroll-Personnel Coordinator will provide technical and specialized payroll and other personnel related support.  
 
In addition to processing payroll, the incumbent will on-board new employees, process employee transactions such as new hires, promotions, demotions, transfers and terminations, and all other human resources related transactions, process salary increases to include special allowances, conduct payroll audits, manage employee leaves and provide on-going training on timecard and the payroll system to department employees. Duties are performed in a very fast paced, deadline driven collaborative environment and includes working with multiple budgets, locations and payroll earning codes.
 
The level of work performed requires the analysis of unusual circumstances, understanding of proper application of complex and multiple labor contract provisions and assessing a variety of approaches to finding solutions.
  
The ideal candidate for this position will:

• Be knowledgeable in payroll and business processes.
• Experience using the Workday software. 
• Demonstrate solid analytical skills with ability to audit/analyze data and or processes and present recommendations as needed.
• Have strong computer skills and working knowledge of Workday, or other payroll/human resources systems.
• Be familiar with payroll and employee leave laws.
• Have the ability to interpret and apply complex rules and policies pertaining to payroll, including labor contracts.
• Have the ability to handle multiple tasks and keep track of workflows under firm deadlines.
• Communicate effectively and provide prompt and courteous assistance to department employees.

Examples Of Duties:
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Perform technical and specialized office support work, relating specifically to payroll and personnel, which requires the use of independent judgment and the application of technical skills.
• Generate, review and interpret a variety of automated reports on a routine basis to identify and resolve payroll and personnel change errors and discrepancies; researches and analyzes discrepancies and processes appropriate corrections. Some positions are assigned to perform audit and corrections countywide payroll and personnel data.
• Answer inquiries from internal and external clients.
• Under the direction of Human Resources or Controller's Office may assist other departmental staff with payroll/personnel processing and procedures.
• Process time reporting forms, verify information and calculations, specific payroll rates related to such items as holiday, overtime, off-shift, and predetermined premium rates; monitor leave and compensatory time totals.
• Prepare and process personnel requisition forms for filling permanent, temporary and part-time vacancies.
• Coordinate and execute employee onboarding and off-boarding in conjunction with supervisors and the Human Resources Department; process paperwork required for new employees; provide employees guidance on how to navigate through available onboarding resources.
• Interpret, explain and comply with negotiated contracts, prescribed laws, rules, regulations and confer with Human Resources and/or Controller's Office as needed.
• Perform all personnel action processes including job changes, compensation changes, initiating hires, processing retroactive pay, etc.; research and assemble information from a variety of sources and make associated arithmetic and/or statistical calculations.
• Regularly generate and analyze audit reports related to time entry, job and compensation changes to ensure accurate entry and completion of tasks by various department staff; identify and correct errors; notify individual employees of corrections or action needed and elevate communications to a supervisor as appropriate.
• Run reports as requested by management.
• Organize and maintain various files, including those related to personnel matters.
• Enter and retrieve data using a personal or on-line computer system; review computer or manually produced reports for accuracy and make corrections as required. 
• Assist employees, supervisors and managers with payroll, timecard and personnel-related inquiries, and in interpreting, and applying payroll, retirement, and benefit laws, rules, regulations, bargaining unit contracts, policies and procedures; and resolve problems and recommends solutions.
• Responds to salary verification requests.
• Research record keeping issues including sick leave, vacation or non-contract balances, and performs appropriate action as needed.
• Interpret, explain and comply with negotiated contracts, prescribed laws, rules, regulations.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is three years of journey level general or fiscal office support experience which has included payroll or personnel assistance OR four years of general clerical or office assistant experience.

Knowledge of:

• Methods and practices related to payroll and personnel processes in a complex, public agency.
• County labor contracts, Civil Service Rules and other related policies and procedures.
• Standard processes for completing and processing varied payroll and personnel documents.
• Office administrative practices and procedures, including record keeping and the operation of standard office equipment.
• Basic business data processing and business arithmetic, including percentages and decimals.
• Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Record keeping principles and procedures.
• HRIS and timekeeping system.

Skill/Ability to:

• Perform detailed technical and specialized payroll and personnel support work.
• Interpret complex written guidelines, rules, policies and procedures and accurately apply the direction provided to operational actions and procedures.
• Understand immediate and downstream effects of executed actions, decisions and advice.
• Work independently and organize, prioritize and coordinate simultaneously occurring work activities.
• Understand and apply payroll and personnel-related County ordinances, Civil Service Rules, labor contractual agreements, etc. to specific cases.
• Establish and foster effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Analyze data and make arithmetic calculations as needed with speed and accuracy.
• Use initiative and sound independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with employees, managers and external agencies through verbal and written methods.
• Embrace and learn new technology, software or systems related especially those related to payroll and personnel coordination.
• Keep up to date and adapt quickly to changes in related procedures and HRIS business processes.  
• Collaborate with managers and supervisors, give guidance and/or training on related payroll and personnel transactions.
• Operate standard office equipment and common office software applications such as email, word processing, spreadsheets and internet browsers.

APPLICATION/EXAMINATION
Open and Promotional. Anyone may apply. Current County of San Mateo employees and County of San Mateo Superior Court of California employees with at least six months (1040 hours) of continuous service in a classified regular, probationary, SEIU or AFSCME represented extra-help or term position prior to the final filing date will receive five points added to their final passing score on this examination.
 
The examination process will consist of an application screening (weight: pass/fail) based on the candidates' application and responses to the supplemental questions. Candidates who pass the application screening will be invited to a panel interview (weight: 100%).
 
Depending on the number of applicants, an application appraisal of education and experience may be used in place of other examinations, or further evaluation of work experience may be conducted to group applicants by level of qualification. All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. All examinations will be given in San Mateo County, California, and applicants must participate at their own expense.
 
IMPORTANT: Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click on the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to https://jobs.smcgov.org to apply.
 
TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE:
Final Filing Date: February 6, 2020
Application Screening: Week of February 10, 2020
Panel Interviews: March 5, 2020
 
 

The San José Public Library System has numerous libraries throughout the City. We hire Library Pages for each of these locations, and for our Library Page Substitute Pool.  Library Pages selected for specific locations are normally scheduled to work approximately an average of 16 hours per week, on a year round regular basis. Library Pages selected for our Substitute Pool are scheduled to work at various locations as needed. The days and hours assigned will vary depending on which location you are assigned to and the scheduling needs of that branch/unit.  Most Library Pages will be required to work some evenings and weekends. 

Library Pages are responsible for providing direct customer service, filing materials on the shelves quickly and accurately so that customers can locate the items easily, providing assistance at the customer service desk, assisting in maintaining an orderly and welcoming environment by monitoring the facility, answering questions from customers in person or over the phone, explaining library policies and procedures, conducting basic searches on library catalogues, checking materials in/out, helping customers register for a borrower's card, collecting fines, interacting with and working well with other team members. 

These positions require pushing or pulling carts loaded with materials; packing, unpacking and transporting shipment boxes; reaching, bending, and stooping to put materials on low and high shelves; actively moving for several hours at a time, retrieving items from deep bins, and standing for periods of time. 

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose’s website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers.  

The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidate’s qualifications and experience.  In addition to the starting salary, employees in the Senior Account Clerk classification shall also receive an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay.
 
This is a class-based recruitment.  Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for Senior Account Clerk will be added to the active Qualified Candidate Group and contacted when a department-specific vacancy becomes available.  This candidate pool will supersede any active list.  If you are in the current Qualified Candidate Group, you will need to reapply in order to be considered for future vacancies. 
 
Typical duties may include the following:

• Compiles and processes payments and/or requisitions for various financial transactions; assigns payments to cost centers.
• Prepares worksheets, financial charges and invoices, issues and maintains records.
• Summarizes data and prepares reports; prepares routine correspondence.
• Prepares and inputs data into computer terminals or applicable database.
• Operates and utilizes a variety of standard office equipment, including but not limited to computers, printers, scanners, phones, calculators, fax, software programs, and accounting machines and equipment.
• Generates or receives phone calls to and from internal and external customers to explain bills, obtain correct information for credit card payments and other related payment matters, including processing bills.
• Reviews, posts, and balances ledgers and other documents; processes and reviews revenues; reviews and balances petty cash and/or change funds.
• Prepares payroll and serves as department timekeeper.
• Prepares special checks.
• Conducts and maintains inventories of stores, equipment and supplies.
• May serve as lead worker as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as required.

 
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

The City of Burlingame is accepting applications for the position of  On-Call Library Aide I/II 

This application is for non-benefited, part-time employment only. The candidate will fill staffing vacancies as needed and will be required to work days, evenings, weekends and/or holidays. Schedule may vary and incumbent must be available to work flexible hours.

Our diverse family of employees welcomes you to apply. We are a small city that gets a lot done, and each member of our team is vital to our success as an organization.

We recently asked our employees what they enjoyed most about working for the City of Burlingame, and their responses fell into five general categories:

• Colleagues
• Community
• Location
• The Work
• The Benefits

Browse the Burlingame Welcome Brochure for more information about why employees love  working here or view our City of Burlingame is a Great Place to Work Video: 

Welcome Brochure 

City of Burlingame is a Great Place to Work Video

Definition

Under general supervision, plans, schedules, directs, assigns, and participates in the work of staff responsible for constructing, repairing, maintaining, and replacing Town infrastructure including water, sewer, streets, parks, facilities, and drainage facilities and systems; uses and operates a variety of tools and light to heavy equipment; and performs related duties as assigned. 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from assigned Public Works Supervisor. Exercises technical and functional direction over and provides training to lower-level staff.  

Class Characteristics

This is the advanced journey-level classification in the Maintenance Worker series responsible for performing the most complex work assigned to the series, as well as providing lead direction on a day-to-day basis to an assigned crew.  Incumbents regularly work on tasks which are varied and complex, requiring considerable discretion and independent judgment.  Positions in the classification rely on experience and judgment to perform assigned duties.  Assignments are given with general guidelines and incumbents are responsible for establishing objectives, timelines and methods to complete assignments.  Work is typically reviewed upon completion for soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements.  This class is distinguished from the Public Works Supervisor in that the latter has full supervisory responsibilities for assigned public works maintenance programs.

Examples of typical JOB FUNCTIONS (Illustrative Only)

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Provides technical and functional direction to assigned staff; reviews and controls quality of work; inspects and evaluates work in progress and upon completion to ensure that repairs, maintenance, and project activities are performed in accordance with Town standards and specifications.
• Monitors quality of work and identifies opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures; provides recommendations concerning process changes and shift staffing levels; implements changes and improvements after approval.
• Trains employees in work methods, use of tools and equipment, and relevant safety precautions.
• Inspects assigned Town infrastructure for safety issues, structural integrity, and possible future work projects and programs, and appropriately marks areas that need to be repaired; assists in developing work plans and priorities.
• Operates and maintains hand and power tools, vehicles, and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of Town infrastructure.
• Observes safe work methods and makes appropriate use of related safety equipment as required; participates in coordinating safety training.
• Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly condition, including securing equipment at the close of the workday.
• Installs street barricades and cones and controls traffic around work sites and special events to ensure safe conditions for the general public and Town staff.
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions.
• Maintains accurate logs and records of work performed and materials and equipment used.
• Receives and responds to service calls and resident complaints; investigates resident issues and complaints; resolves or refers issues to supervisor.
• Responds to after-hours emergencies.
• May locate underground utilities as part of Underground Service Alert (USA) to inform contractors, agencies, and Town employees doing construction, excavation, or digging work.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

In addition, when assigned to the Water Division:

• Performs construction, maintenance, and repair activities of Town water utilities systems, including; repairs concrete including sidewalk panels and temporary street patches.
• Performs water valve maintenance, including locating and raising unexposed valves, operating automated machines to exercise valves on an annual basis, and updating records following the installation of new valves.
• Flushes water mains to ensure water quality meets California State Water Resources Control Board standards.
• Performs water meter maintenance, including installing new meters, testing and repairing meters of various sizes, repairing leaks, and replacing meters as necessary; installs service lines for newly developed properties and accounts for the installation of meters for new homes; performs shut-downs of services, as required.
• Collects and tests samples, following established protocols, from sampling stations located throughout water distribution system to measure system performance and to ensure compliance with water quality standards; schedules testing and sampling conducted by external agencies for compliance and reporting purposes.

• Operates and monitors the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system; assists with maintaining water flow and levels throughout the system.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Principles of providing functional direction and training.
• Principles, practices, tools, and materials as they relate to the maintenance and repair of infrastructure, facilities, and systems similar to those in a municipal environment.
• Operational characteristics and minor maintenance of a variety of hand and power tools, vehicles, and light to heavy power equipment used in public works operations.
• Occupational hazards and safety equipment and practices related to the work, including driving rules and practices, traffic control procedures and regulations, and confined space entry.
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and organizational policies and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
• Basic mathematics.
• Record keeping principles and procedures.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and Town staff.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers, handheld devices, and software programs relevant to work performed.

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, and coordinate the work of assigned staff. 
• Effectively provide staff leadership and work direction.
• Inspect the work of others and maintain established quality control standards.
• Train others in proper and safe work procedures.
• Identify and implement effective course of action to complete assigned work.
• Perform construction, modification, maintenance, and repair work of Town infrastructure including water, sewer, streets, and drainage facilities and systems.
• Interpret and apply the policies, procedures, laws, codes, and regulations pertaining to assigned programs and functions.
• Set up and operate traffic area construction zones, including cones, barricades, and flagging.
• Read, interpret, and apply technical information from manuals, drawings, specifications, layouts, blueprints, and schematics.
• Make accurate arithmetic calculations.
• Safely and effectively use, operate, and maintain hand and power tools, vehicles, and a variety of light, medium, and heavy equipment related to the construction, maintenance, and repair of Town infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate logs, records, and basic records of work performed.
• Organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax

Education and Experience:

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in construction, maintenance, or repair equivalent to a Maintenance Worker II with the Town.

Licenses and Certifications:

• • Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California Driver’s License by time of appointment.
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class B California Driver’s License is required within 24 months of hire.

In addition, when assigned to Water:

• • Possession of a valid Grade I (D1) Water Distribution Operator Certificate issued by California State Water Resources Control Board.
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Grade II (D2) Water Distribution Operator Certificate issued by California State Water Resources Control Board is highly desirable.

Physical Demands

Must possess mobility to work in the field; strength, stamina, and mobility to perform medium to heavy physical work; to sit, stand, and walk on level, uneven, or slippery surfaces; frequently reach, twist, turn, kneel, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, grasp and make repetitive hand movement in the performance of daily duties; possible entry into confined spaces and the use of confined entry equipment, to climb and descend ladders, to operate varied hand and power tools and construction equipment, and to operate a motor vehicle and visit various Town sites; and vision to inspect and operate equipment.  The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking in operational areas to identify problems or hazards.  Finger dexterity is needed to operate and repair tools and equipment.  Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects averaging a weight of 50 pounds or heavier weights, in all cases with the use of proper equipment and/or assistance from other staff.  

Environmental Elements

Employees work in the field and are exposed to loud noise levels, cold and hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, road hazards, vibration, confining workspace, chemicals, mechanical and/or electrical hazards, hazardous physical substances and fumes, dust and air contaminants.