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The City of Redwood City Invites Your Applications for:

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS LEAD DISPATCHER

To provide supervision over Public Safety Communications Dispatchers; perform clerical/ administrative duties required in the Communications Center; perform all duties of a Public Safety Communications Dispatcher as necessary; assign training and scheduling for Public Safety Communications Dispatchers and oversee progress; and all related work as assigned by the Public Safety Communications Supervisor.

The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Communications Lead Dispatcher. 

• Please click on the pdf job announcement file below to review the recruitment information.
• A complete application is required, including a resume.
• Please see special instructions for more information on submitting the application.
• Submit your application online via CalOpps by 11:59 pm on Monday, October 7, 2024
• Applications will be reviewed continuously as they are received

Interested in this promotional opportunity?

Application Process:  Apply online by 10/7/24

The City of Sunnyvale is searching for a Budget Manager in the Department of Finance. The Budget Manager is a division-level manager responsible for developing, administering, and overseeing the City's sophisticated Operating and Capital Budgets and Twenty-Year Financial Plans. This position participates in the development of the City's financial systems, conducts and presents complex financial information and analysis to executive management and others to assist in policy decision making. This classification receives administrative direction from the Director of Finance or Assistant Director of Finance and exercises direct supervision over management, professional, technical and clerical staff in the Budget Division.

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package, including 4% City-paid Employee PERS contribution and the 2% at 60 retirement plans for Classic employees. A complete application packet consists of a city employment application and responses to the required supplemental questions. The recruitment closes on Tuesday, September 24 at 5:00pm.  For complete information regarding this opportunity and to apply, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov, click on City Jobs.

Salary: $162,097 - $202,621 Annually

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in economics, accounting, finance, business or public administration or a closely related field, AND

Five years of increasingly responsible management and/or administrative analytical work experience which includes a minimum of three years of budget experience.

Police Records Specialist

Filing Deadline: October 6, 2024

$34.23 - $44.27 Hourly 

Plus excellent benefits and 3% salary increases scheduled for July 2025 and July 2026.

The Police Records Specialist is a civilian, non-sworn position responsible for performing essential and sensitive administrative work in maintaining Police Department records, criminal information, and court documents. This position requires strong computer and organizational skills and attention to detail when processing and maintaining various police records, reports, statistics, and other related materials. Police Records Specialists interact daily with Town personnel, other law enforcement agencies, and the public. They must operate with complete confidentiality, diplomacy, and tact.

Police Records Specialists staff the public counter at the Town's Police Headquarters and assist walk-in customers with completing various forms and applications and processing subpoenas, criminal complaints, citations, and warrants. Successful candidates in this position possess strong customer service and communication skills, a calm demeanor, and the ability to maintain composure when dealing with difficult, high-stress situations.

For more information, view the Police Records Specialist classification. 

The Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of professionals and will possess the following competencies:
 

• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate confidently, effectively, succinctly, and respectfully when providing information and assistance, as well as the ability to explain technical concepts in non-technical terminology.
   
• Ethical Conduct: Displays high standards of ethical conduct and respect for the confidentiality of Police Department interactions and records. The nature of the work generated in the Police Department is considered highly confidential.
   
• Multi-Tasking/Flexibility: Works well under pressure and can handle multiple requests simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail. Responds quickly to changing priorities and to those that occur outside of the typical work day.
   
• Problem Solving: Ability to think outside the box and collaborate with other professionals to recommend solutions to complex or unique issues.
   
• Driven & Energetic: A self-starter committed to accomplishing goals and tasks in a timely manner.
   
• Customer Focus: Is respectful and patient with internal and external customers and maintains calm under pressure.

About the Department

The Town of Los Gatos and the City of Monte Sereno have a combined population of about 34,000 residents who enjoy a high quality of life with low crime rates. The LGMS Police Department is budgeted for 39 sworn and 21 civilian personnel and has over 50 community volunteers. The members of the LGMS Police Department work hard to provide a full range of services. They are committed to providing our residents, businesses, and visitors with the highest quality service. We are proud of the relationship with our community and are constantly solidifying that relationship through partnerships, collaboration, and individual contacts. The Police Department’s vision includes:

• Building a highly competent, professional police department.
• Building community relationships.
• Engaging in community problem solving.  

Learn more about the LGMS Police Department.   

Work for the City of Sunnyvale: The Heart of the Silicon Valley Visitors and residents enjoy Sunnyvale's beautiful, clean suburban setting, efficient, high-quality city services, low crime rate, quality schools, and 18 prize-winning parks.

We are looking for an Active Transportation Planner to help the City of Sunnyvale to implement and improve bicycle, pedestrian and Safe Routes to School infrastructure and programs. This position will perform professional transportation planning and general design in bicycle, pedestrian and automobile integration, the use of different types of bicycle facilities and alternative modes of transportation.

The position will have a primary focus on the implementation, reporting and further development of the City’s active transportation network and programs. This will include public outreach, coordination with various departments, and other governmental agencies.

We are seeking a candidate that can communicate effectively with various stakeholders, think critically and objectively, able to learn quickly, and understand how to work within a process to achieve goals.

Working for the City of Sunnyvale as an Active Transportation Planner is both challenging and rewarding and you are provided an opportunity to invest in the community and see the results of your work. All of this, plus a generous benefits package that includes a competitive salary, career development, and training opportunities make the City of Sunnyvale a great place to work.

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire.  The position opens on September 12, 2024, and the final filing date is October 24, 2024 at 5:00 pm. For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click on JOBS.

Salary: $59.52 - $75.97 Hourly

The City of Wheatland is accepting applications for Police Officer and Reserve Police Officer. (APPLICATION DEADLINE IS CONTINUOS UNTIL FILLED) Applications may be found on the City of Wheatland's website, City Hall or at the Police Department.

DEFINITION

Under general supervision from the Police Sergeant, to perform a variety of duties in law enforcement and crime prevention programs; to maintain order and a safe environment for the citizens of Wheatland; to participate in criminal investigations and crime prevention programs, and to provide a variety of duties relative to assigned areas of responsibility.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level.

1. Patrol a designated area of the City to maintain law and order; respond to calls for service or prevent crime; response areas include accidents, burglaries, domestic disputes, vandalism and related emergency/non-emergency calls, apprehend and arrest individuals accused of crimes.
2. Gather, preserve, process and maintain chain of custody for evidence according to established policies and procedures.
3. Conduct investigations, secure crime scenes, collect evidence, interview witnesses, and take statements; prepare and submit official incident and investigative report s; provide testimony on criminal cases in court hearings.
4. Provide traffic control at traffic accident scenes, congested areas, schools, and special events; respond to traffic related accidents.
5. Enforce parking restrictions and regulations, issue citations.
6. Provide information to the general public on law enforcement policies and procedures, traffic rules and regulations and related enforcement standards.
7. Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

The Orange County Fire Authority is currently accepting applications for the position of Firefighter Trainee.  The Orange County Fire Authority is a regional fire service agency that serves the City of Seal Beach as well as 22 other cities in Orange County and all unincorporated areas. 

The City of Seal Beach is NOT accepting applications on behalf of the Orange County Fire Authority.  If you are interested in joining this premier organization, please use the link provided below to apply. 

Orange County Fire Authority Firefighter Trainee

For questions regarding this recruitment please contact Orange County Fire Authority Senior Human Resources Analyst Brad Stephens at (714) 573 – 6816 or via email at bradstephens@ocfa.org.

We are excited to announce a career opportunity working as a Property Officer in the Police Department.

We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented individual to join our law enforcement team. The Property Officer plays a crucial role in managing and maintaining all physical evidence collected during criminal investigations. This position is essential to ensuring the integrity and security of evidence throughout its lifecycle. 

Details:

• Full-time regular position
• Salary range $27.41 - $34.98 hourly with Excellent Benefits (see below)

Minimum Qualifications for consideration: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: 

Education/Training: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by specialized training in the handling, preservation and destruction of property and evidence

Experience: Two years of increasingly responsible experience working with and maintaining police property and evidence.

License or Certificate: Certification as a Property and Evidence Specialist is desirable.

To view the full job description, click on the link below:

If you enjoy working hard in a beautiful outdoor environment with a group of like-minded people, we invite you to apply for the position of Open Space Technician at Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen). Enjoy the outdoors while building and maintaining trails, working on construction projects, and assisting with resource management projects.  Open Space Technicians also have frequent contact with the public and provide visitor information as necessary. 

About Midpen: Midpen helps plants, animals and people thrive throughout the greater Santa Cruz Mountains region by preserving a greenbelt of more than 70,000 acres of public open space with 250 miles of trails in 27 extraordinary preserves, permanently protected for natural resource conservation and ecologically sensitive public enjoyment and education. Midpen is a public agency with a focused mission that guides our work, and where every employee makes an impact.  If you are looking for an outstanding opportunity to contribute to the legacy of open space protection, natural resource restoration and outdoor recreation, working with an incredible team of like-minded colleagues, we invite you to apply for this position!  Check out the Working for Midpen video on our Employment Opportunities page.

About the Position:  Midpen has multiple vacancies with a start date in January 2025. In addition to filling this position, we intend to create a pool of highly qualified candidates to fill future opportunities at Midpen for the position of Open Space Technician. The selected individual will perform a variety of semi-skilled and skilled work in the construction, modification, maintenance, restoration, and repair of District land and facilities including trail and road maintenance and construction; resource management tasks; facilities and structure construction and maintenance; operate and maintain a variety of mechanical and power tools and equipment; and oversee volunteers, seasonal workers, and/or other groups on assigned projects.  See Job Description for additional information. 

Assigned work location may be at any of these offices:

Coastal Area Outpost – La Honda (Address: 5710 La Honda Road, San Gregorio, CA  94074)

Foothills Field Office – Cupertino (Address: 501 Rancho San Antonio Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014)

Skyline Field Office – La Honda (Address: 21150 Skyline Blvd., La Honda, CA 94020)

South Area Office – Campbell (Address: 240 Cristich Lane, Campbell, CA 95008)

A Few Reasons Why You May Love This Job

• Collaborative work that directly supports Midpen’s mission to protect and restore the natural environment
• You’ll be part of a talented and dynamic team whose work contributes to providing nature’s benefits to everyone
• Excellent employee benefits, including medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and a retirement pension through California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)
• ‘Joint Resource Workdays’ allow all district staff to get involved and work together on a variety of maintenance,  resource management, habitat restoration and capital improvement projects.

Working Conditions:

May be required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Must wear prescribed District uniform and adhere to strict safety procedures and work habits. Depending on the exposure, employee is required to wear head, hearing, eye, foot, face, hand, and full protection equipment. 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, and poison oak.

Midpen reserves the right to limit or deny off-duty employment or business ownership which creates a conflict of interest or an incompatibility with District employment. Additional information can be found in the Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual Section 4.13 Off-Duty Employment and Business Ownership. 

Education & 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:

High School Diploma (completion of the 12th grade) or G.E.D. supplemented by college-level coursework in park maintenance, resource management, or a related field and one (1) year of experience in construction, maintenance, and/or repair of parks, open spaces, and/or related facilities.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Possession of a valid California Driver’s License.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, Basic First Aid and CPR certification within six (6) months of employment.
• Depending on assignment, possession of, or ability to obtain, a District approved Fire Suppression Training certification within (12) months of assignment into the District’s fire program.

Benefits:
Midpen provides a competitive benefits package including health, life and disability insurance, CalPERS pension and paid leaves. Detailed information is available on the Benefits page of our website.

How to Apply: apply online at CalOpps.org.

(To avoid missing email communication regarding your status in this recruitment, add mpropenspace@calopps.org to your contacts or list of safe senders).

Application deadline is Sunday, October 13, 2024.  Applicants with the most relevant experience and qualifications suitable for the position will be contacted for an interview.

The following application items are required to be considered*:

1. Fully completed CalOpps employment application 

2. Cover letter 

3. Resume 

4. Supplemental question responses

*Incomplete CalOpps employment applications, or applications without the required application items listed here, will not be considered for the position.

Upon receipt of a conditional employment offer, candidate must provide a current DMV report (request report by submitting form INF 1125 to the DMV). Employment offers are conditional upon the results of a fingerprint background check and a pre-employment physical.

Recruitment Timeline: We recommend applicants be available for interviews on the following dates for panel interviews (we are unable to accommodate individual schedules):

First interview (virtual):  Tuesday, October 29, 2024 and Thursday, October 31, 2024

Skills Assessment (in-person): Thursday, November 7, 2024

Final interview (in-person):  Wednesday, November 20, 2024

A note to applicants who currently live outside of the San Francisco Bay Area: before committing to the application process, and if you haven’t done so already, we suggest evaluating the feasibility of relocation. We recommend researching the cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area, the cost to relocate, and typical commute times to Los Altos from outlying areas.

At Midpen, we believe open space is for all. Our public lands are shared spaces provided for the community by the community. All people, regardless of background, deserve respect, dignity, safety, and a sense of belonging. Midpen welcomes all people to enjoy the public open space preserves we hold in trust, supporting the mental, physical, and social well-being of our region.

Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation by contacting the Human Resources department at

(650) 691-1200 or via email at hr@openspace.org.   

Put your passion for Open Space to work!

Answer the Call: Become the Voice of Safety - Join Our Belmont Dispatcher Team!

$88,513 - $112,967 Annually 
(additional 3% increase scheduled for January 1, 2025)

Do you have a passion for making a real impact in your community? Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment?  Look no further – the Belmont Police Department is on the lookout for a dynamic, tech-savvy individuals to join our team as a Police Dispatcher.

We aren't your average police department.  Nestled in the heart of the San Francisco Peninsula, right next to Silicon Valley, we are at the crossroads of tradition and innovation.  Join a diverse team that embraces changes, values community and takes pride in continuing the Department's long standing "Tradition of Service". 

The Position

Dispatchers play a vital role in the department by answering both emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatching units and providing information and assistance to the community.  Tired of the 9-5, Dispatchers work 12-hour shifts and get four days off every other week. 

Answer the Call: Become the Voice of Safety - Join Our Belmont Dispatcher Team!

$88,513 - 112,967 annually 
(additional 3% increase scheduled for January 1, 2025)

Do you have a passion for making a real impact in your community? Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment?  Look no further – the Belmont Police Department is on the lookout for a dynamic, tech-savvy individuals to join our team as a Police Dispatcher.

We aren't your average police department.  Nestled in the heart of the San Francisco Peninsula, right next to Silicon Valley, we are at the crossroads of tradition and innovation.  Join a diverse team that embraces changes, values community and takes pride in continuing the Department's long standing "Tradition of Service". 

The Position

Dispatchers play a vital role in the department by answering both emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatching units and providing information and assistance to the community.  Tired of the 9-5, Dispatchers work 12-hour shifts and get four days off every other week.