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The City of Belmont Parks & Recreation Department is recruiting for the position of Recreation Program Coordinator, Youth & Teen Services Section.

Recruitment will close Wednesday, July 21 5:00 PM or upon receipt of the first 100 applications and supplemental questionnaires, whichever occurs first.

We encourage you to apply immediately, as this recruitment typically closes sooner than the deadline date.

If you are an energetic and enthusiastic candidate, who has proven abilities to engage the youth and teen populations, with a strong desire to positively impact lives, this is the position for you!

As a Recreation Program Coordinator (Youth & Teen Services), you will coordinate the implementation of youth and teen programs, activities and events, serve as an Advisor to V.O.I.C.E.S. (Volunteers, Outreach, Involvement, Community, Events and Services) and Y.A.C. (Youth Advisory Committee); oversight of after school program for middle school aged youth, assist in the recruitment, hiring and training of seasonal and part-time personnel, coordination and supervision of Camp S.O.A.R (Summer Outdoor Adventure Recreation) summer program operation; coordinate and implement of community-wide special events, and other related duties as assigned.   

Skills/Requirements:

• Energetic/Engaging/Responsible
• Effective Written and Oral Communication
• Experience Working with Youth & Teen Demographic
• Planning, Budgeting, and Program Implementation
• Ability to Work Evenings, Weekends, and Summer Seasons (June until August)
• Youth & Teen Outreach, Marketing, and Social Media
• Safety Awareness, Health and Wellness Advocacy
• Conflict Resolution Techniques
• Comfortable Using Microsoft Office Suite

This position provides a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about community engagement, enhancing the lives of others, and developing a career in the Parks and Recreation profession.

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The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Engineering Intern .

• Please click on the job announcement file below to review the recruitment flyer.
• This is a non-benefited casual position. 

• A complete application is required. 

• Apply immediately as selections may be made at any time within the process. 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, and flexible work schedules. 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. 

Please click on the PDF link below to review the complete job announcement.

PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE MANAGER

The City of Foster City seeks a Public Works Maintenance Manager who will oversee one of the maintenance divisions of the Public Works Department.  This includes managing personnel and the operations of the division, including administration and budgetary responsibility specifically for the lagoon, levee, streets and lighting, maintenance and replacement, the water and wastewater systems, parks maintenance, and building and fleet maintenance.  This position will also be part of a team working on many complex engineering projects and to integrate new developments into the City’s comprehensive maintenance program.

 Assignment to Infrastructure Division: 

• Street/Lagoon
• Water
• Wastewater

Assignment to Parks / Facility Division:

• Parks
• Building
• Fleet

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS, FEATURES, REQUIREMENTS:

This is a full-time, middle management position that requires significant administrative, analytical, and technical skills.  Responsibilities include response to emergency conditions during non-business hours for repair, consultation, and direction, as needed.  This is a senior staff advisor to the Director with significant oversight of the maintenance functions of the different Public Works Divisions.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVED:

General direction is provided by the Director of Public Works.  This position exercises direct supervision over maintenance superintendents and/or managers, as well as certain administrative support personnel.

IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Plans, organizes, and manages the maintenance, operation, inspection, installation, and repair in assigned area of Public Works including:  Wastewater, Water, Streets / Lagoon systems, Parks Maintenance, and Building and Fleet Maintenance. 
• General and technical assignments in researching, analyzing, monitoring, and reporting in fiscal, personnel, and operational areas of projects and programs within the department.
• Organizes the approach and response to demands and needs of the operating divisions for construction, repair and maintenance of city public works systems, equipment, and facilities.
• Analyzes federal, state, and local regulations and assures regulatory compliance; ensures division compliance with city rules, regulations, ordinances, and policies; develops and implements goals, objectives, policies, and priorities.
• Plans, schedules, and assigns projects, and coordinates work schedules as appropriate.
• Coordinates staffing, training, performance standards and levels, and evaluates performance of maintenance division personnel.
• Cooperates with employee group representatives to address operational and personnel problems and develops and implements solutions.
• Ensures compliance with safety policies and safe improvement program budgets.
• Develops cost estimates, specifications, and recommendations on equipment purchases; assists in the preparation of the department budget. 
• Supports Capital Improvement Program (CIP) planning activities and project management.  Provides input into designs of projects, assists in ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Participates in administering contracts.
• Prepares project status reports.
• Develops department policy, procedures and guidelines, and makes recommendations to the Director.
• Investigates and responds to citizen complaints, and personnel problems and issues.
• Represents the department and the Director, when necessary, to coordinate efforts with other departments, professional organizations, and outside agencies on public works projects and programs.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING GUIDELINES:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. A typical way would be:

Education: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by two years of college level coursework.  An AA degree is desirable.

Experience:  Six (6) years of increasingly responsible full-time paid experience in related maintenance management, construction, or engineering; including two (2) years in management/supervisory capacity. Experience beyond six years may be substituted for education on a basis of two (2) years of management experience in a municipal public works environment for each year of required education.

HOW TO APPLY: 

A City/District application is required for consideration and must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., on Friday, July 9, 2021.  Applications may be submitted online at the following web site: www.calopps.org. 

You may also apply at the Human Resources Department, City of Foster City, 610 Foster City Blvd., Foster City, CA 94404.

SELECTION PROCEDURE: 

A limited number of the most qualified candidates will be invited to continue in the selection process. The recruitment process may consist of any of the following components: application review, written exam, physical/performance test and oral board interview. The Employment List will consist of candidates that successfully complete the recruitment process.  A departmental interview will be scheduled to fill the current vacancy following the establishment of the Employment List. This list will be in effect for at least one year.

BENEFITS:

The City of Foster City provides a superior benefits program which includes: 12 paid holidays per year; sick leave; vacation leave; administrative leave; participation in the California Public Employees Retirement System in the 2% @ 62 retirement plan (some individuals may be eligible to participate in a different CalPERS retirement benefit (2.7% @ 55) dependent upon prior CalPERS service); voluntary 401(a) program; voluntary 457(b) deferred compensation program; flexible benefits program including health, dental, vision, and medical/dependent care reimbursement accounts; VEBA program (tax deferred health benefit program); optional 9/80 work schedule; long-term disability insurance; and life insurance.

The County of Yuba is currently recruiting to establish an employment list for the position of Social Worker I within the Health and Human Services Department. Currently there is one full-time Bi-Lingual Social Worker I vacancy within the Employment Services Division. Additional vacancies are anticipated over the next six months. Therefore, all interested Social Worker I applicants are encouraged to apply.

Under close supervision, incumbents perform routine to minimally complex social services case work by providing a variety of services to County residents; identify, assess and arrange alternative solutions to clients’ needs and obstacles; carry a minimally complex caseload; and perform related work as assigned.   The work may be related to a specific program area or to a more general social service benefit provision.

About Health and Human Services:

The Yuba County Health and Human Services Department provides a wide array of services through a diverse system of holistic programs.  Employees, numbering about 300, are responsible for planning, managing, coordinating, and delivering a continuum of these services in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the community. There are several major divisions within the department including: Adult Services; Child Welfare Services; Public Assistance; Employment Services; Housing and Integrated Services; Public Health; Veterans Services; and Finance and Administration.  The department is committed to its vision of a healthy and thriving community by improving the overall well-being of our residents, valuing employees and encouraging a healthy work/life balance. The Health and Human Services Department offers flexible work schedules.

Example of Duties:

Þ Perform case management of routine to minimally complex cases.

Þ Interview and counsel a diverse population of clients; isolate barriers to self-sufficiency; and evaluate need for and make appropriate referrals to training, public assistance and social services programs.

Þ Assess and evaluate clients’ education, work experience, skills, abilities; job interests; possible social, behavioral, physical and/or mental health problems and develop appropriate plans and methods of meeting client needs and goals.

Þ Inform and refer clients and assist them in utilizing available community resources in such areas as employment and training, debt counseling, legal aid, housing, medical treatment or financial assistance and provides concrete information, such as where to go and how to apply.

Þ Uses standard office equipment, including a computer, in the course of the work; may drive a County or personal motor vehicle to attend meetings, interview individuals and visit case sites.

The San Mateo County Libraries seeks an experienced, reliable, and motivated Communications Specialist to join our Library Communications Team.

The successful candidate is an enthusiastic team player who is able to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Reporting to the Communications Manager the Communication Specialist will plan, organize, and coordinate public and internal communications activities for San Mateo County Libraries. The Communication Specialist is expected to be a strategic thinker who develops and executes integrated communications, media and marketing plans for the library system- leveraging multi-communication channels (traditional and online), promotional materials such as, but not limited to, library signage/collateral, web content, press releases and fact sheets- with the goal of advancing outreach and library engagement to community stakeholders and library users.

Under the supervision of the Communications Manager, the Communications Specialist will provide support to the libraries by ensuring the system’s branding strategy and guidelines are adhered to across all libraries and divisions, and may occasionally serve as a media relations contact/spokesperson for the libraries. The individual selected for this position should possess excellent organizational skills, work well under pressure and be capable of performing under fast deadlines to support key messaging, design and branding needs.

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

• Create, develop, distribute and maintain library print and digital assets (e.g., brochures, reports, website, social media, and website) via multiple channels.
• Support the management of all digital and print marketing channels (e.g. digital asset management system, website, blogs, newsletters, social media, flyer creation) to ensure brand consistency.
• Provide copywriting and editing support to the libraries’ print and digital platforms.  
• Develop and implement communication/marketing strategies that include design work, patron messaging, and social media content creation. Adhere to the company’s style guide, ensuring that libraries produce high-quality designed collateral and error-free copy. 
• Under the direction of the Communications Manager, research, design and draft press releases, media pitches and responses, content for library system initiatives, infographics, blogs, library signage, newsletters and internal messaging. 
• Support media relations by serving as a media contact, as needed. Research and draft talking points, occasionally answer reporter inquiries, create content for executive speeches, op-eds, etc.
• Arrange, coordinate and support library events and programs in a virtual and in-person setting. 
• Support and evaluate results of communication campaigns with the team.
   

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 a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in mass media communication, marketing, public relations, journalism, business or public administration or a closely related field; AND four years of professional experience with responsibility for public relations, media relations, communications, marketing or a closely related field and directly involved in the preparation and dissemination of information to the general public and press.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Plan, organize, and coordinate comprehensive communications programs to meet library needs, values and priorities. 
• Strategically develop programs and tools to increase and maintain public awareness of library programs, services and achievements. 
• Principles and practices of effective public communication, media relations and marketing.
• Techniques of effective interviewing, copy writing, layout, editing, and multimedia productions.
• Principles and practices of government and public libraries.
• Information dissemination techniques and methods.
• Strategically develop programs and tools to increase and maintain public awareness of department programs, services and achievements.
• Write and edit effective press releases, articles, speeches, scripts and other correspondence.
• Produce accurate information and meet deadlines.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with other program managers and staff, other agencies and the community.
• Enlist and mobilize community support for programs.
• Prepare complex and detailed written reports, program policies, procedures and contracts.
• Principles of effective written communication.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytic and research skills.
• Creativity, curiosity, and a sense of humor.

~ TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULE ~ 
Final Filing Date: June 30, 2021
Application Screening: July 12 - 13, 2021
Panel Interviews: July 26 and/or 27, 2021

A completed application packet will include the following: 

1. Completed application 
2. Cover letter expressing the following: 
   1. Your interest in the position; 
   2. Why you desire to work for San Mateo County Libraries; and 
   3. Why you believe your skills and experience meet our qualifications. 
3. Resume 
4. Responses to the supplemental questionnaire 

The County of Yuba is currently recruiting for the position of Social Worker III/III Master’s Level in the Child and Adult Protective Services Division of the Health & Human Services Department. Under general supervision, incumbents are fully competent to independently perform the most complex and sensitive social services case work by providing a variety of services to County residents; identify, access and document abuse and neglect cases; provide counseling and support services to children and parents; refer clients to services; prepare detailed, complex court documents and testify in court as required; and perform related work as assigned. The work may be related to a specific program area or to more general social service benefit provision. The Social Worker III and the Social Worker III – Master’s Level are the advanced journey-level classes in the general social work series.

About Health and Human Services:

The Yuba County Health and Human Services Department provides a wide array of services through a diverse system of holistic programs.  Employees, numbering about 300, are responsible for planning, managing, coordinating, and delivering a continuum of these services in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the community. There are several major divisions within the department including: Adult Services; Child Welfare Services; Public Assistance; Employment Services; Housing and Integrated Services; Public Health; Veterans Services; Special Investigations Division; and Finance and Administration.  The department is committed to its vision of a healthy and thriving community by improving the overall well-being of our residents, valuing employees and encouraging a healthy work/life balance. The Health and Human Services Department offers flexible work schedules.

About Yuba County:

Yuba County is situated in the Northern Sacramento Valley, approximately 40 miles north of the State Capitol in Sacramento and two hours away from San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. The boundaries stretch from the farms and orchards of the valley to the timberlands of the Sierras. Yuba County offers its residents the many advantages of a rural lifestyle away from the pressures of the urban areas. The County’s rivers, lakes and outdoor recreation areas provide excellent hunting, fishing, boating and skiing opportunities. Our County vision is to create a “golden” future for Yuba County by inspiring a community of participation, embracing our unique history, and discovering the wealth of our untapped potential.