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The City of Sunnyvale is looking to fill the Utility Worker position with a team member that believes the impossible is possible. This person is driven to continuously make a positive impact on the organization and believes that as a team we accomplish more. As an organization, we are motivated to produce the highest level of service possible.  

Sunnyvale Golf Course is a par 70 regulation 18-hole course with numerous bunkers, dog legs and water holes. Sunnyvale is a well-manicured test of the player's skill stretching out to 6,255 yards. Sunken Gardens Golf Course is a 9-hole, 1,502 yard executive course. Sunken Gardens is ideal for the beginner golfer with ample practice facilities and shorter length holes. 

Working in the Public Works Department for the City of Sunnyvale as a Utility Worker provides an opportunity to improve the golf courses in the community and see the results of your work.  All of this, plus a generous benefits package which includes a competitive salary, career development and training opportunities make the City of Sunnyvale a great place to work.

This position requires a Graduation from high school or tested equivalent; and Two years of maintenance experience equivalent to the level of Maintenance Worker I.

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. To be considered for this career opportunity, the City must receive a complete application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The position opens Wednesday, March 11, 2020 and final filing date is Monday, April 6 , 2020 at 5:00 pm. or upon receipt of 100 qualified and completed applications, whichever is first.  For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click on JOBS.

POSITION

The Daly City Public Works Maintenance Supervisor position is a general classification title for all maintenance and operations sections of the Public Works Maintenance Division. The current vacancy is within the Parks Maintenance Section of the Public Works Maintenance Division. Applicants with prior knowledge of landscape maintenance, repairs and construction, and maintenance and repair of irrigation systems are highly desired. Candidates with significant experience and demonstrated ability in related Public Works maintenance operations and supervision will also be considered.

DEFINITION

Under general direction from the Public Works Superintendent, plans, directs and supervises the work of assigned personnel within the Building Maintenance, Street Maintenance, or Motor Vehicle (Fleet) subdivisions within the Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department; and performs related duties as required.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Prepares the detailed planning, scheduling and organization of the work of assigned personnel; checks work of assigned personnel to see that work is done properly and expeditiously; confers with Public Works Superintendent on significant planned activity or deviations; prepares cost estimates as required; assists in the preparation of annual budgets, including capital improvements; assists in projecting personnel, equipment, and material needs; opens and completes work orders; maintains records concerning installations, repairs, and the condition of the buildings, infrastructure and utility systems, or vehicles being maintained; makes recommendations for improvements, additions, alterations and repairs and may arrange for and inspect work performed by outside contractors;, prepares employee performance evaluations, counsels employees, recommends disciplinary actions and commendations; conducts effective training on equipment operation, care, cleaning and maintenance; and general safety and work site safety; advises on safety precautions and instructs personnel in the technical aspects of work performed; responds to inquiries and complaints pertaining to the work of the Divisions as directed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of: Practical aspects of supervisory principles and practices including effectively maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment; elements of work scheduling; labor and material cost estimating for construction projects; basic recordkeeping and budget procedures; standard safety procedures, including working practices and safety orders of the California Division of Industrial Safety pertinent to utility construction and maintenance; methods, tools, materials, and types and functions of equipment used; provisions of the California Vehicle Code as it applies to the loading and operation of motor vehicles; applicable Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.

Ability to: Supervise, schedule, train, and direct the work of personnel assigned; follow oral and written directions; prepare clear and accurate reports; prepare and maintain records; read and interpret plans and specifications; maintain inventory control, be available in an emergency for night and weekend work; operate and maintain all types of specialized equipment used in the maintenance of public buildings and infrastructure streets, and motor vehicles; perform skilled and semi-skilled tasks; organize and direct building, street, and motor vehicle maintenance projects; establish and maintain preventative maintenance programs; analyze situations effectively and develop appropriate solutions to correct problem areas, communicate with various personnel, including personnel from other City Departments, city residents, engineering consultants and industry representatives, communicate clearly and concisely with contacts both verbally and in writing, as needed, to perform one’s assignments,interact positively and cooperatively with co-workers, respond politely to customers, work as a team member, function under demanding time pressures, respond in a positive manner to supervision, and attend work and perform duties on a regular and consistent basis.

Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in performing semi-skilled work in the maintenance of buildings and infrastructure, streets, or motor vehicles, or other public works projects, at least two years of which was served in a supervisory capacity.

Education: Graduation from high school or equivalent. Associate of Arts Degree or higher in related field highly desirable.

Physical Requirements: Moderate and sometimes strenuous exertion required, including sustained walking, standing, bending, kneeling, crawling, climbing, and lifting. Works in adverse weather conditions from time to time. May be exposed to dirt, noise, uneven surfaces, and/or extreme heat or cold when in the field, and may be required to sit for long periods of time using a keyboard and mouse.

License: Possession of valid California Class C Driver's License, (including acceptable driving record).

THE CITY OF SAN MATEO INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITON OF LANDSCAPE LABORER

POSITION:               Landscape Laborer (Driver and Tree Waterer) Department of Parks & Recreation

SALARY:                  Landscape Laborer - $26.08-28.49/hour – Unbenefited

JOB TYPE:               Per Diem; Part-time/Temporary

LOCATION:             San Mateo Corporation/Park Yard

2001 Pacific Boulevard

San Mateo, CA 94403

HOURS:                     32-40 hours per week, with a maximum of 960 hours per year/Flexible Schedule

APPLICATION:       An official City of San Mateo employment application is required

CLOSING DATE:    Open Until Filled OR Upon receipt of the first 100 applications, whichever occurs first – May Close At Any Time

THE POSITION: Landscape Laborer - To perform unskilled maintenance work on newly planted trees. The primary job duty will be driving a large truck and dual-axle trailer to various tree planting sites throughout the City. At each site the maintenance worker will water the trees (by hose) from the truck-mounted water tank.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Ability to work independently. Must have the ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, squat, stoop, reach, twist, and lift 80 pounds; exposure to cold, heat, outdoors, chemicals, dust and mechanical hazards. Must have a valid California Driver’s License and clean driving record. Ability to pass background check.

EXPERIENCE:  At least 6 months experience in a position with similar or transferrable job duties.  Additional experience is highly desirable. Familiarity with the City of San Mateo highly desirable. PRIOR EXPERIENCE DRIVING A LARGE TRUCK OR TRUCK W/ TRAILER IN CITY TRAFFIC IS A MUST!!!

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:  High School Diploma or Equivalent required.

HOW TO APPLY:

Submit an official City of San Mateo application to the City of San Mateo, Attention: Matthew Fried, Managing Arborist, 2001 Pacific Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94403.   For additional information or if you have any questions please email:  mfried@cityofsanmateo.org

You may also apply online at CalOpps.org

Fine Print

Prior to hire, candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment process, including a Department of Justice (DOJ) fingerprint check. A conviction history will not necessarily disqualify an applicant from appointment.

The policy of the City of San Mateo is to grant equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual preference, marital status or national origin. It is the intent and desire of the City of San Mateo that equal employment opportunity will be provided in recruiting, hiring, training, promoting, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. The City of San Mateo is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

THE POSITION

Tri-City is looking for two candidates to serve as Psychiatric Technicians I, II or III for the Adult Full Services Partnership (FSP) Program.  The Psychiatric Technician I/II/III will work with the medical staff, medication support team and clinical staff to identify and provide linkage and support to at-risk clients beyond mental Inland Empire medical comorbidities.  The Psychiatric Technician I/II/III will report to the Crisis and Medication Support Manager.

This position is responsible for a variety of ongoing responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• From initial intake and otherwise, identifying patients who do not have a Primary Care Physician (PCP) and providing education and assistance to connect them to a PCP;
   
• Identifying patients with significant medical co-morbidities through direct consultation with Tri-City doctors and tracking hospital admission and PCP visits;
   
• Attending medical visits, medically complicated or otherwise, and acting as a medical liaison between PCP/Specialist and our Psychiatrists;
   
• In collaboration with Tri-City Psychiatrists, ensuring that medical treatments will reach optimal results, attending and arranging medical visits, supporting patients during and in between visits, identifying barriers and communicating them with the PCP, Tri-City Psychiatrists and family, if appropriate;
   

• Respond to 5150 evaluation requests as defined in the Operational Guidelines from area police departments and organizations that have contracted for such services or have such services stipulated in a Memorandum of Understanding with Tri-City;

• Answer and log all agency telephone Calls when the main office is closed and make appropriate disposition; provide trauma intervention (debriefing); provide after-hours client support services and other duties as assigned.

Tri-City is looking for one (1) individual to serve as a Program Support Assistant II for the Medical Records/Front Office Department. This position will be responsible for administrative/program support, clerical, and front office work within a community mental health outpatient clinic.  This position will report to the Support Systems Manager.   

This position is responsible for a variety of ongoing responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• Greet and provide general information to clients, visitors, vendors and staff, in person and on the telephone in a professional manner.
   

• Assist clients and utilize de-escalation and basic customer service techniques.  Attend, practice and apply agency wide trainings provided in working with consumers.  

• Assist clients by referring them to sources of information, handing out standard forms and explaining how to complete them, and answering requests for factual information by consulting various available sources.

• Input, update, track and extract information into appropriate databases such as Welligent Electronic Health Record billing system (EHR) and LADMH IS system and files; search records and files for data where judgment and discrimination are required in selecting or abstracting material.

• Maintain records, logs, files, and other forms of information, including various demographic reports, room schedules and leased equipment usage, etc.; and perform other duties as assigned.

The City of San Mateo Public Works Department is looking for a Maintenance Worker I-II

Why Join our Department?

The Public Works Department is comprised of the Engineering and Facilities Services Division (EFSD) and the Environmental Services Division (ESD). Each division is led by a Deputy Director reporting to the Director of Public Works. The department is responsible for the City’s major capital projects and infrastructure including streets, street lights, traffic signals, sewer and storm conveyance systems, wastewater treatment plant, pump stations, a major lagoon, and dams and levees. A key player on this team is the Maintenance Worker. You would be joining over 500 people whose mission is to serve the San Mateo community with a collaborative, innovative and professional spirit.

What You’ll Do

The Maintenance Worker position may be filled at either the I or II level based on experience. The Maintenance Worker will perform a variety of semi‑skilled and skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, sidewalks, signs, sewers, storm drains, pump stations, traffic signal and street light equipment, traffic systems, or municipal buildings; and to do related work as required. Some of the duties of this position are as follows:

• Operate construction and maintenance equipment such as backhoes, motorgraders, boom trucks, tractors, vac‑all and small sweepers, and skip loaders for a variety of construction and maintenance operations involving streets, sidewalks and gutters, sewer lines, and drainage channels.
• Use concrete cutting and braking equipment; operate a jackhammer; pour and finish concrete; construct concrete forms and perform rough carpentry work.
• Operate maintenance equipment and tools such as trucks, power tools, sewer rodder, hydraulic jet cleaner, vac‑all, front loader, backhoe, compressor, sandblaster, power wench, boom truck, cc TV unit, main and auxiliary pumps, pneumatic and electro‑mechanical controls, diesel power plants, and related equipment and tools.
• Assist pump mechanics to install, repair and modify pump station machinery and control.
• Paint traffic markings on streets, crosswalks, parking lots, and curbs; operate a striping truck.
• Assist in performing a variety of routine electrical maintenance and repair tasks.
• Assist in trash and debris control activities such as picking up of litter and other street maintenance activities as required or when weather does not permit sweeping operations.
• Fully utilize the computerized work systems in accordance with work flow processes.
• Work cooperatively and effectively with co‑workers.

For a complete list of duties, reference our job specifications at www.cityofsanmateo.org

THE POSITION

Tri-City is looking for one individual to serve as a Program Support Assistant (PSA) III for the Supplemental Crisis Team. The PSA III will assist licensed medical staff by providing client services that include basic administrative, clerical, or medical support services for mentally ill and emotionally disturbed clients in an outpatient clinical setting.  This position will report to the Crisis Intervention and Medication Support Manager.

This position is responsible for a variety of ongoing responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• Various clerical support duties such as copying, securing signatures and data entry;

• Coverage for Garey site Medical Assistant; process Medi-Cal and insurance verification;

• Reconcile verification of ambulance and labs, pharmacy invoices, medication list, pharmacy refill follow-up documents, authorizations and TARS, data gathered from treatment nurse, medication consents (including obtaining consents);

• Medication pick up; filtering pharmacy and lab calls; faxing of insurance, notes and CBC’s as appropriate;

• Monitoring treatment plan expiration dates to ensure compliance; ordering supplies; monitoring SHARPS container and medical disposal;

• Scheduling in-services with pharmaceutical agencies, second medical transport as needed, fielding non-clinical, medication questions, appointments and reminder phone calls;

• Perform other duties as assigned.

The County of Yuba is currently recruiting for two Substance Abuse Counselor I/II positions.  Within the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department and the Probation Department. Substance Abuse Counselor performs initial assessments, assists in developing counseling/treatment plans, and provides counseling/therapy services and group facilitation to individuals or groups with potential and chronic substance abuse problems; depending upon level to which qualified and assigned, will perform case work of varying scope and complexity and may provide program leadership and consultative services at the higher level; and perform related work as assigned. Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the I-Level if incumbents have met the minimum qualifications and have demonstrated the ability to perform the responsibilities required at the higher performance level.

About the Probation Department

The principal mandated tasks accomplished by Adult and Juvenile Probation Services are the preparation of investigative reports and sentencing recommendations for the Courts on criminal, diversion and probation actions, and the supervision of offenders granted formal probation. Probation manages a variety of specialized adult and youth program elements. The adult programs include Drug Court, a pre-trial risk assessment unit, and a wide array of rehabilitative programming at the Yuba County Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM) Center. The youth program elements include a variety of programs, Probation and School Success Program, Juvenile Offender Work Program, Juvenile Traffic Court, Truancy Program, and the Thomas E. Mathews School. This position also provides services to detained youth within inistiutions.

About the Sheriff’s Department

The Yuba County Sheriff's Department is responsible for the administration of the Yuba County Jail and Jail staff.   The Mission of the Yuba County Jail is to provide safe, efficient, humane and secure custody of all persons incarcerated.  The county prisoner population is made up of those who are sentenced to county jail, those serving state prison sentences in the county jail under AB109, and those who are pre-trial and who have not yet been sentenced. The jail provides a necessary link in the criminal justice system. There are numerous programs operating within the facility including medical, kitchen, exercise, commissary, visiting, law library, inmate education, work programs, work furlough program, and inmate classification.  This position is located in the jail and works with a highly manipulative and psychologically challenging inmate population.

Examples of Duties:

• Works with adult inmates and youth detainees in a secured public safety facility (Juvenile Hall and/or the Jail).
• Interview, counsel, and assess individuals from a diverse population with problems related to substance abuse; clients may be potentially suicidal or depressed.
• Perform case studies to assess problems and develop appropriate types and methods of meeting client needs; participate in a multi-disciplinary team to develop appropriate case treatment plans.
• Assist in developing and maintaining effective communications between substance abuse services, service providers, other county departments, and other community agencies.
• Participate in informational and educational activities at agency and community levels.
• Provide information to staff responsible for patient diagnosis, treatment and counseling.
• Conduct support groups for individuals prior to entry into treatment.
• Organize and direct special substance abuse projects with the advice of medical and professional staff.
• Conduct individual and group life skill and educational sessions around addiction and healthy and recovery-oriented life issues.

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The City of San Mateo Parks and Recreation Department is looking for qualified, experienced Landscape Maintenance Worker I/II

Recruitment will close by:  Tuesday, March 31, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. or upon receipt of first 100 applications and supplemental questionnaires, whichever occurs first

Why Join our Department?

Come be part of the San Mateo Parks and Recreation Department team, which is a regular recipient of both local and statewide awards for its park design, program creativity, and staff accomplishments.  We provide a full spectrum of landscape maintenance, park design, and recreational opportunities for the San Mateo community.  There are 30 fully developed parks, 6 community recreation centers, 2 aquatic facilities, and an 18-hole golf course.  The Parks Division is looking for staff that enjoy working outdoors and creating beautiful spaces that enhance our user’s lives!

What You’ll Do

Landscape Maintenance Workers are found in the Parks and Golf Course Divisions of the Parks and Recreation Department.  Incumbents in these classifications may work individually on occasion, but primarily in combination with other Landscape Maintenance Workers as a crew assigned to specific gardening and maintenance projects in City parks, municipal golf course, athletic fields, or other City facilities.

• Maintains grounds and plantings in City parks, recreation facilities, playground areas, municipal building grounds, and street median islands
• Maintains designated landscape effects through mowing, edging, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, cultivating, planting lawns, shrubs, ground cover, trees, and flowerbeds.
• Picks up, cleans and removes debris and trash from walkways, picnic areas, play areas, restrooms, parking lots, drainage ditches and culverts.
• Performs minor routine maintenance and repair on sprinklers and irrigation equipment.
• Operates various power mowers, edgers, line trimmers, backpack blowers, sprayers, chain saws, aerators and other power equipment.
• Assists in the mixing and applications of various pesticides, including herbicides.
• Maintain and prepare athletic fields including dragging and watering baseball diamonds.
• Operate complex mowing equipment; operate trucks, tractors, front end loaders, spray rigs, trenchers, and utilize a variety of hand and power tools in park maintenance work.
• Drive vehicles used to transport materials, tools, and equipment as required.
• Assists in installation, minor repair and maintenance of parks and recreation playground equipment or furniture.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance on mowing equipment and hand and power tools used in the course of work.
• Work cooperatively and effectively with co-workers.
• Respond to inquiries from the general public.
• Fully utilize the computerized work systems in accordance with work flow processes.
• Work alone or as a member of a crew.

Who You Are

• Have knowledge of basic methods, tools, materials, and equipment used in grounds maintenance work; Safe work practices, basic construction and repair methods; the basic operation of mowing equipment utilized by the City; plant and turf pests and diseases and methods for the control and eradication; proper and effective use of landscape maintenance tools, equipment and materials.
   
• Have the ability to perform semi skilled landscape and golf course maintenance work; learn to operate the full range of light and heavy equipment utilized in golf and landscape maintenance work; use computers and handheld electronic devices in the course of work; learn to mix and apply herbicides; perform heavy manual labor; work cooperatively and effectively with co-workers and provide general assistance to the public.
   
• Able to work early morning hours, weekends and holidays as required.