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Applications are being accepted for the position of Business Manager with the City of South San Francisco. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021, 5:00 P.M. OR UPON RECEIPT OF THE FIRST 50 ONLINE APPLICATIONS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

THE CITY OFFERS AN ATTRACTIVE BENEFIT PACKAGE, AS WELL AS CALPERS RETIREMENT PLAN AND SOCIAL SECURITY PARTICIPATION.

The City of South San Francisco is a General Law city with a population of 68,000 residents that grows to 110,000 during business hours. South San Francisco is strategically located on the west shore of the San Francisco Bay, in northern San Mateo County, 10 miles south of San Francisco. This City is also located along the Bay Area's main transportation routes, including 101, 280, Caltrain, BART, San Francisco Bay Ferry, and the San Francisco International Airport.

The City of South San Francisco is a full-service city with 12 City Departments including Police; Fire; Parks and Recreation; Public Works; Economic and Community Development; City Attorney; Library; Finance; Information Technology; Human Resources; City Clerk; and Office of the City Manager.  The City has a Council-City Manager form of government with more than 460 full-time regular employees.

The City of South San Francisco proudly remains The Industrial City, a reflection of its steel mill and ship building past.  In recent years, the City has been redefined to reflect the innovative, entrepreneurial and industrious spirit, which has made South San Francisco the Biotech Capital of the World.

South San Francisco’s biotechnology cluster is the largest in the world, with roughly 45,000 life science workers, 200 biotech companies, and over 12 million square feet of office/R&D facilities – with an additional 9 million square feet of new R&D facilities in the development pipeline. 

South San Francisco enjoys a high quality of life with an extensive public parks system, active library and learning programming and a dynamic, engaged community making South San Francisco a great place to live, learn, work and play. 

THE DEPARTMENT

The Parks and Recreation Department is the third largest department in the City and is organized by program area, with each program administered by a supervisor, coordinator, or specialist. The Parks and Recreation Department is composed of a Director and 22 full-time management positions. The department is comprised of the Recreation, Parks, and divisions. The Parks and Recreation Department mission is to provide opportunities for physical, cultural and social well being; protect and enhance the physical environment; and ensure the effective and efficient use of public facilities and open space.

The City of Patterson's Fire Department is seeking to fill the position of Fire Division Chief.  The Division Chief may be responsible for any or all divisions within the Fire Department, including Operations, Training, Support Services, and Prevention; other duties will include planning, organizing, and directing activities within these divisions. The Division Chief for the City of Patterson will respond to emergency incidents within the city limits as well as participate in the Stanislaus County Mutual-Aid program and provide overhead duties when requested by other agencies or when delegated by the Fire Chief.

                                   

Tentative Recruitment Schedule

Applications Accepted - October 12, 2021 - November 5, 2021
Division Chief Test - November 16, 2021
Simulator Skills Test and Oral Interviews - December 2, 2021
Date of Hire - January, 2022

Applications are being accepted for the position of Paramedic/Firefighter - Entry-level and Lateral Transfer with the City of South San Francisco. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2021, 5:00 P.M. OR UPON RECEIPT OF THE FIRST 500 ONLINE APPLICATIONS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

The City of South San Francisco is a General Law city with a population of 68,000 residents that grows to 110,000 during business hours. South San Francisco is strategically located on the west shore of the San Francisco Bay, in northern San Mateo County, 10 miles south of San Francisco. This City is also located along the Bay Area's main transportation routes, included 101, 280, Caltrain, BART, San Francisco Bay Ferry, and the San Francisco International Airport.

The City of South San Francisco is a full-service city with 12 City Departments including Police; Fire; Parks and Recreation; Public Works; Economic and Community Development; City Attorney; Library; Finance; Information Technology; Human Resources; City Clerk; and Office of the City Manager.  The City has a Council-City Manager form of government with more than 460 full-time regular employees.

The City of South San Francisco proudly remains The Industrial City, a reflection of its steel mill and ship building past.  In recent years, the City has been redefined to reflect the innovative, entrepreneurial and industrious spirit, which has made South San Francisco the Biotech Capital of the World.

South San Francisco’s biotechnology cluster is the largest in the world, with roughly 45,000 life science workers, 200 biotech companies, and over 12 million square feet of office/R&D facilities – with an additional 9 million square feet of new R&D facilities in the development pipeline. 

The city is currently undergoing significant growth in its industrial, commercial, and residential sectors.  City staff are reviewing the South San Francisco General Plan to anticipate growth and plan for expansion of city services to meet future needs.

South San Francisco enjoys a high quality of life with an extensive public parks system, active library and learning programming and a dynamic, engaged community making South San Francisco a great place to live, learn, work and play. 

THE DEPARTMENT:

The Fire Department operates five (5) fire stations throughout the City which are staffed 24-hours per day, plus an Emergency Operations Center and Fire Training Tower. Two fire stations have paramedic ambulances. The City of South San Francisco is the only Fire Department in San Mateo County providing its own paramedic transport services. The Paramedic ambulances respond to medical emergencies, as well as structure fires and other hazardous incidents. The department cross-staffs a Type I/Heavy Urban Search and Rescue, an OES Type VI Engine, and a Rescue Boat.

The Fire Department is an active participant in the San Mateo County automatic aid system and responds regularly in support of neighboring jurisdictions throughout the county, including the San Francisco International Airport.  Department members are eligible to participate on FEMA USAR California Task Force 3, sponsored by the Menlo Park Fire Protection District.  The department is also an active participant in the Bay Area Maritime Search and Rescue Council and regularly trains with other fire agencies and the United States Coast Guard.  

The City is planning for the replacement and expansion of two of its existing fire stations, modernizing and relocating the facilities to better serve the public.

In support of the San Mateo County automatic aid agreement, all entry level candidates will attend a regional, county-wide, fire academy where they will be introduced to all agencies in the county and rotate through a variety of training sites.  The roughly 12-week academy also includes specialized training depending on candidate certifications.  The next academy is tentatively scheduled for March 2022, with the possibility for some candidates to start in December 2021.

MISSION STATEMENT

The South San Francisco Fire Department exists to protect the members of our residential and business communities, our neighbors and visitors, their property, and environment.  We will work to prevent injury and damage through education, fire prevention and to respond to the impact of fire, medical emergencies, natural and human-caused disasters, and release of hazardous materials. 

The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Building Inspector. 

• Please click on the job announcement file below to review the recruitment flyer.
• A complete application is required, including a written supplemental questionnaire.
• Submit your application online via CalOpps by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
• Applications will be reviewed continuously as they are received.

 

Why join the Redwood City team?    

We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by the core values of excellence, integrity, service and creativity.  Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication. The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home. If you’re looking to grow your career as a part of a hard-working and fun team that fosters innovation, creativity and collaboration, we hope you’ll apply. 

The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Senior Building Inspector. There are currently two vacancies in our Community Development and Transportation Department.

• Please click on the job announcement file below to review the recruitment flyer.
• A complete application is required, including a written supplemental questionnaire.
• Submit your application online via CalOpps by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
• Applications will be reviewed continuously as they are received.

 

Why join the Redwood City team?    

We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by the core values of excellence, integrity, service and creativity.  Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication. The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home. If you’re looking to grow your career as a part of a hard-working and fun team that fosters innovation, creativity and collaboration, we hope you’ll apply. 

Are you an amazing person who also "gets" the benefits of parks and recreation?

Are you a go-getter who can work with contractors and community members to turn program ideas into reality?

Are you in the Bay Area, or do you want to be?

If you answered yes, we have the job for you!

 

Recreation Coordinator I/II

Salary range: $55,589.66 - $88,080.39

 

What you’ll do:

-Develop a new program/class lineup for a soon-to-open state of the art community center

-Work in a high energy fast-paced team environment

-Engage with a supportive community

-Change lives and make a difference

 

The Mission of the Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department:

“Creating a better community in which to live and play through quality recreational environments, enriching opportunities and empowering people.”

 

Employment with the City:

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 OPPORTUNITY

The City of Pacifica’s Senior Services Division of Parks, Beaches, & Recreation is seeking a Transportation Specialist to join our team. Under general supervision, the Transportation Specialist will be planning, organizing, and coordinating senior services transportation needs including transporting clients to and from the Community Center as well as assisting with special events.

ESSENTIAL AND IMPORTANT DUTIES

• Plans, organizes and coordinates community center/senior services transportation needs, oversees Connect a Ride "CaR" program and assists with special events as needed.
• Prepares transportation service routes and schedules; identifies necessary changes to routes and schedules as needed to ensure limited disruption in services.
• Transports clients to and from the community center and other areas as needed while ensuring passenger's safety including the enforcement of passenger regulations and assisting passengers by providing physical support as needed - carrying articles, opening doors, assisting them on and off the bus, etc.
• Maintains an accurate accounting of daily passenger sheets, vehicle maintenance check forms, and other related records that may be required.
• Maintains bus and van including fueling, cleaning, and performs daily vehicle safety checks before operating the bus, reporting any vehicle malfunctions to supervisor.
• Receives requests for services or requests for information regarding services available for the elderly/medically fragile in the community, referring to other agencies or personnel when need arises for health, educational, social, recreational, or commercial resources.
• Complies with all federal, state, and local transit systems policies and procedures.
• Communicates with a variety of agencies, vendors, community groups, clients, governmental and members of the public in a courteous and professional manner.
• Responds and resolves inquiries and concerns from the public, and escalates inquiries as needed.
• Delivers meals to homebound Meals on Wheels clients as needed.
• Serves as a Disaster Service Worker, as required.
• Perform related duties as needed.

Fire Chief - Menlo Park Fire Protection District, CA

To apply: Submit resume, cover letter and three professional references by 5:00 pm PST on October 22, 2021 to:  

Menlo Park Fire Protection District Francine Hunt, Human Resources Manager 170 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 fhunt@menlofire.org

 

The District

We are a progressive and dynamic fire district that is headquartered in Menlo Park and located between the three metro cities of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland. Serving an estimated population of 90,000, the District's coverage area encompasses 29 square miles in the southernmost part of San Mateo County, including the communities of Atherton, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, and select unincorporated county areas.

Our employees provide first response for residential, commercial, industrial, life sciences, technology and investment sectors via seven strategically located stations. Also located within the District’s boundaries is the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, a Veteran's Hospital, and parts of Stanford University, along with major research and healthcare organizations, such as SRI International and Stanford Hospital. The entire region has experienced relatively rapid growth largely attributable to the increasing presence of technology firms and significant expansion activity by some well-known companies, including Facebook, which is headquartered in Menlo Park.

We are a California Special District, which is an independent government agency with our own tax base and administrative functions (finance and human resources) that is governed by a five-member Board of Directors who are elected at-large to staggered, four-year terms. Our Board of Directors is charged with providing strategic leadership, policy direction, and fiscal oversight. We are organized across seven divisions: Administration, Human Resources and Risk Management, Fire Prevention, Information Technology, Operations, Support Services, and Training.

Our 148 full-time equivalent employees (109 FTE provide direct fire services) work to protect the area's residents, businesses, and visitors through a variety of services and programs, including fire suppression, fire prevention, water rescue, emergency medical services (EMS), arson investigation, public education, and fire and hazardous materials inspections. In addition, we offer the following community programs: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Cadet and Explorer Programs. The District sponsors California Task Force 3, Urban Search and Rescue (CA-TF3 US&R). The Task Force provides critical emergency response services as one of 28 teams in the country that constitute the National Search and Rescue Response System.

The Candidate

We are seeking a strong leader with a diverse background in fire operations, emergency medical services, fire prevention, disaster preparedness, complex mutual aid/task force deployments and administration. This fire professional will be an outstanding critical thinker and innovative problem solver who is skilled at anticipating challenges and opportunities to ensure the District is well-prepared for the future.

To be successful in this role, the District's Fire Chief must be an exceptional relationship builder, active listener, and capable of quickly building trust and rapport with board members, district staff, and external stakeholders. Our next Fire Chief will be actively engaged with our workforce and maintain a continuous presence in the organization. The successful candidate will lead by example and support a learning organization culture comprised of mentorship, training and developing future leaders for succession planning. Respected for superior interpersonal skills and sophisticated political acumen, the individual will be empathetic and sensitive to diverse communities and will have a history of placing interests of the community and District personnel above personal self-interests. The individual will be an excellent written and verbal communicator who is effective at presenting before a wide array of audiences and understands the importance of continually engaging with all stakeholders in a variety of ways. The successful candidate will have a background in labor group negotiations with firefighters, civilians, and unrepresented employees, in addition to fostering productive working relationships with labor and non-labor groups. Some other top competencies include experience with long-range planning, project management, management of substantial budgets,  and knowledge of special district governance, funding and authority.

 

The Board of Directors is seeking candidates who possess a minimum of ten (10) years of increasingly responsible and broad experience in fire service operations and administration which includes at least five (5) years of supervisory experience in a command position.

 

A bachelor's degree with coursework in fire science, public administration, business administration or related field is required. Desirous qualities include a master's degree, Chief Fire Officer designation, and recognition as an NFA Executive Fire Officer.

Process

Tentative Timeline

· Week of October 25       Screen submission materials

· Week of November 8      Oral panel & final interviews

 
Salary negotiable and DOQE. The base salary of the prior long-term current Chief was $315,000. Salary is supplemented by a generous benefits package. Closes: October 22, 2021.  

Join our team! 

This is a great opportunity to make a difference in your community, build relationships and work in a team environment.  If you like working with school age children, this job is for you! 

The City of Menlo Park is looking for responsible and enthusiastic part-time Recreation Leaders and Senior Recreation Leaders to assist with the Library and Community Services Department after school programs, sports, events and senior center programs.

We are looking for enthusiastic, driven and responsible Recreation Leaders who enjoy working with various youth ages/seniors and creating a fun, safe, positive and thriving environment.

Shifts vary between 7:00AM – 10:00PM (most positions in sports and events have a later end time while youth/senior programs typically are day time hours). 

About the Position

Depending upon the program assigned to, the duties of a Recreation Leader/Senior Recreation Leader may include, but are not limited to, the following:

After School Programs

• Ability to open/close facilities
• Monitor, coordinate and run classes
• Set up and break down of events
• Printing rosters for instructors

Arrillaga Recreation Center (Events)

• Responsible for opening and closing the building.  
• Responsible for set up and clean-up of events and facility rentals. 
• Oversee and supervise the Recreation facilities during facility rentals. 

Gymnasium/Sports

• Performing outstanding customer service
• Answering phones
• Basketball, Volleyball and Softball scorekeeping
• Ability to use learn and perform tasks on recreation software systems
• May be responsible for handling money and organizing class sign in sheets. 

Senior Center

• Help serving meals
• Help coordinating activities
• Kitchen Cooks

The City of Foster City is searching for talented, energetic, responsible individuals who are serious about having fun! If you can think on your feet and be a fun team player, this could be the position for you! As a Recreation Leader, you’ll be responsible for implementing quality youth and teen programs and providing a safe environment for our participants. This is a part-time, non-benefited position limited to 29 hours per week and 1,000 hours in a fiscal year.

Salary

• $14.00 - $18.30 hourly; Pay rate determined by experience, education and assigned level of responsibility.

Important and Essential Duties 

• Must be at least 16 years of age to apply
• Supervise youth and teens in city programming, which may include after school programs, teen center, vacation and summer camps, and special events. 
• Take initiative to plan, organize, and implement high activity games, program special events and daily schedules, and community events. 
• Stay active and engaged with youth and teens at all times. 
• Act as a professional role model, mentor, and leader. 
• Enforce guidelines and maintain a safe, clean, well-organized environment. 
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with youth, parent/guardians, staff, and community members.
• Provide exemplary customer service.
• Attend monthly staff meetings and trainings.
• Work closely with external organizations and staff.
• May supervise staff.

Afterschool Recreational Care (ARC) Program: We are looking for Recreation Leaders to assist with homework, lead recreational activities, and plan enrichment classes for youth participants. Candidates must commit to working for the entire duration of the school year (August 2021 through June 2022). Work hours will vary, but typically shifts will be from Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 2:00pm-6:00pm and Wednesdays 12:00pm-6:00pm. There will be some additional hours with our “Kidz Dayz.”No weekends shifts are available. 

The Vibe Teen Center: We are looking for Recreation Leaders to assist with supervision, lead recreational activities, supervise rentals, and plan special events for teens. Work hours will vary, but typically will be from Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 3:00pm-6:30pm; Wednesdays 2:00pm-6:30pm; Fridays 3:00pm-10:00pm. Some weekend shifts are available.   

EDUCATION AND TRAINING GUIDELINES: 

Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way would be: 

• Education: Completion of the tenth grade or equivalent.
• Experience: Volunteer or paid experience working with groups of children. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: 

Ability to: lift and move equipment (up to 25 lbs.); complete forms and reports; ability to set-up and coordinate activities; remain calm and use good judgment in difficult and emergency situations; work flexible hours. Physical strength and stamina will be required in some positions to perform demonstrations and leads activities. 

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATION: 

• Licenses: None
• Certificates: Must maintain a current CPR/AED and basic First Aid Certification or the ability to obtain within three months of employment.  

How to Apply: 

• The deadline to apply is Monday, August 2 by 5:00 pm.  
• Submit applications online at www.calopps.org
• For further information, contact Dusty Landwehr, Recreation Coordinator, at 650.286.3374 or email dlandwehr@fostercity.org