$6,306 - $7,665 monthly (DOE/DOQ) - salary effective July 1, 2026
Plus excellent benefits
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Apply by Friday, July 10, 2026, at 5:00 pm
THE CITY is focused on enhancing our community members’ quality of life through well-designed services and a positive workplace culture. San Rafael is the economic and cultural heart of Marin County, and its high quality of life is centered on its commercial districts, engaged neighborhoods, active lifestyle, and natural environment. San Rafael, with a population of approximately 60,000, is a full-service city with a City Council/City Manager form of government with 12 departments, more than 400 employees, and a fiscal year 2025-2026 annual budget of approximately $193 million. The City’s vision is to be a vibrant economic and cultural center reflective of its diversity. The City Council is engaged and seeks to strengthen the urban and commercial areas as well as sustain the beautiful natural environment.
San Rafael’s Organizational culture framework is an initiative called “Together San Rafael.” City employees are our greatest asset, and we seek talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are creative, curious, and excited about a challenge. We are a results-driven team focused on the needs of community members. The Together San Rafael initiative is focused on modernizing City services and increasing the engagement of employees. This initiative recognizes the interconnectedness of the customer and employee experience.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Parking Services Department is an integral part of life in San Rafael. Not only do our employees interact with people every day, but parking is part of the life blood of the city, and no city can be successful without sufficient parking capacity and a clear perspective on how to best to manage it. The Parking Services Department supports the safe, efficient, and accessible use of public streets, parking facilities, and transportation infrastructure throughout the City. The department helps maintain traffic flow, promotes turnover in parking spaces to support local businesses, and ensures compliance with parking regulations.
The Parking Services Department also plays an important role in public safety and community quality of life by helping keep emergency access routes clear, improving parking availability, addressing citizen concerns, and supporting orderly use of public spaces.
THE POSITION
The San Rafael Parking Services Department is seeking a full-time Parking Enforcement Officer to join our Parking Services Team. The Parking Enforcement Officer patrols assigned areas such as public parking lots or sections of the city to issue tickets to overtime parking violators, enforces parking laws and abandoned vehicle abatement program.
The ideal candidate for the Parking Enforcement Officer position is dependable, observant, and committed to public service. They demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills while interacting professionally and respectfully with community members in a variety of situations. The candidate is comfortable working independently outdoors in all weather conditions and is capable of enforcing municipal parking regulations fairly, consistently, and with sound judgment.
A successful candidate possesses strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to accurately issue citations, maintain records, prepare reports, and enter data using handheld and computer-based systems. They are dependable, safety-conscious, and able to maintain professionalism while handling difficult situations.
CORE COMPETENCIES/HIGHLY DESIRABLE:
- Knowledge of parking regulations and municipal vehicle codes
- Enforcement and compliance monitoring
- Customer service and public relations
- Conflict resolution and de-escalation
- Written and verbal communication
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Observation and situational awareness
- Computer proficiency
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Integrity and professionalism
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Including but not limited to)
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- Issues parking citations using hand-0held computers
- Enforces parking laws
- Enforces abandoned vehicle abatement program
- Prepares monthly statistical reports on activities
- Reports missing traffic signals or signs, or broken parking meters
- Chalks tires of vehicles parked in non-metered spaces, records time, and returns at specified intervals to ticket vehicles remaining in spaces illegally
- Marks and arranges for towing of abandoned or illegally parked vehicles or impounding of vehicles for outstanding tickets
- Receives and records complaints from citizens regarding illegally parked and abandoned vehicles
- Enters data into computer about abandoned and illegally parked vehicles
- Parking Services staff are typically scheduled Monday through Saturday between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. working no more than 4 day per week and 37.5 hours per week
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
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- High school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.) OR
- One (1) to three (3) months related experience and/or training OR
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Valid driver's license