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The City of Belmont is looking for a Temporary Accountant (3-4 month assignment) to perform a variety of professional accounting duties in support of the City's  payroll conversion from MS Dynamics GP to ADP Workforce Now.

Requirements:

A minimum of four years progressively responsible experience in payroll/human resource administration with full cycle exposure: onboarding to tax filing.

Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting or business administration

Desirable Qualifications:

Certification and special training in payroll operations and/or human capital administration.

Experience with MS Dynamics GP and/or ADP Workforce Now applications.

The City of St. Helena has an exciting opportunity to fill a position in the Finance Department.  This is a great opportunity to become part of a Customer Service focused team of dedicated individuals that take pride in serving the local community.

Distinguishing Characteristics:  The Accounting Assistant I is the entry level class in the accounting support series that allows the incumbent to develop journey level knowledge and abilities. Initially, under immediate supervision, incumbents perform the more routine accounting support and customer service duties while learning City policies and procedures. As experience is gained, there is greater independence of action within established guidelines.

The Accounting Assistant I receives direction from the Director of Finance, or designee.

Examples of Duties: (include but are not limited to the following) 

• Operates cash register, acts as front counter staff.
• Receives the public, answers questions and processes requests; responds to inquiries from customers and others and refers, when necessary, to appropriate persons.
• Prepares, processes, maintains and verifies purchasing, financial and accounting documents and records.
• Performs accounting and financial office support work in areas such as cashiering, accounts receivable, utility billing, fixed assets and business licenses.
• Provides information to the public and City staff requiring the use of judgment and the interpretation of a variety of policies, rules and procedures; processes outgoing mail.
• Receives payments, issues receipts, balances cash and prepares bank deposits.
• Performs data entry and posts receipts to various City accounts and funds.
• Maintains and files various documents and records. May perform a variety of general office support functions, including typing, record keeping, proofreading and forms and report generation.
• Prepares financial, statistical or operational reports as assigned.
• Prepares accounts receivable billings and reconciliation.
• Verifies incoming revenue from various City departments and other agencies.
• Processes all utility billing and utility customer requests.
• Maintains posting of payments.
• Works with the Water Department to process monthly meter reads and customer requests.
• Generates new utility billings and past due notices.
• Prepares monthly utility billing reports and reconciliations.
• Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies and associations, City management and staff, and the public.

There is a no smoking policy in effect within the City offices and vehicles. St. Helena is an equal opportunity employer. The City of St. Helena will require documentation of the legal right to work in the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act upon hire.

Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): With prior notice to the Personnel Department regarding testing or job performance modifications, the City will make every attempt to offer reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.
 

The Community

Located nearly halfway between the metropolitan powerhouses of San Francisco and the state’s capital, Sacramento, Suisun City is hidden gem of the Bay Area. Suisun City is accessible from Interstate 80 via Highway 12 and Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor commuter rail service right to the heart of the City’s historic Waterfront District, making it a prime location for job seekers as well as homeowners. The community is a unique destination for a Bay Area day trip, an overnight getaway or even a place to work, particularly with its reverse commute for inner Bay Area residents. The Waterfront Promenade offers beautiful views and serves as an ideal setting for a myriad of outdoor activities, dining choices and lunch hour strolls.

The Department

The Administrative Services Department is responsible for the financial and administrative functions of the City, including budgeting, accounting, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, utility billing & collections, risk management, human resources and information technology.  The Department is under the executive leadership of the Administrative Services Director, and is organized into three divisions: Accounting Services, Budget & Human Resources and Information Technology.

The City of Sunnyvale is recruiting for the position of Accountant – Term Limited for the Finance Department. The Accountant is responsible for performing a variety of professional accounting tasks; may provide technical and functional supervision over assigned technical staff; coordinates with other divisions or departments to complete routine and non-routine functions associated with area of assignment; and performs related work as required.

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or a related field and one year of professional accounting experience.

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the required supplemental questions.  The final filing date is October 23, 2019, by 5:00 pm or after receiving 100 complete and qualified applicants, whichever is first.  For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click Jobs.

$39.90 - $50.92 Hourly

$82,986.38 - $105,913.60 Annually

The City of Dublin is seeking a creative and community oriented, self-starter to serve as Recreation Technician.  Under the direction of the Recreation Coordinator-Special Events, this position is responsible for developing, organizing and overseeing a variety of recreational services, activities, and programs. The current vacancy is for a Recreation Technician who will assist with various community and special events, including the weekly Farmer’s Markets, seasonal event and large scale events, such as the St. Patrick’s Day Festival, which attracts over 50,000 visitors. This job requires a flexible schedule to work at evening and weekend events.

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

• Assists with the City’s recreation and community services programs which may include: aquatics, senior citizens, youth and adult sports, playgrounds, special events, camps, teens and preschool. 
• Provides on-site supervision and implementation of assigned program areas.
• Assists with administrative tasks including the maintenance of records, files and other data.
• Assists in preparing promotional materials including flyers, program brochures, newsletters and press releases.
• Ensures that assigned program or event is operating in compliance with established health and fire department rules and regulations.
• Monitors facilities and activities of users; secures facilities as required.
• Issues equipment for recreational activities; prepares for special events such as dances and excursions.
• Participates in assessing supplies needed for events and requisition additional supplies as needed.
• Assists in the assurance that City recreational activities start and finish in the prescribed manner and time frames. 
• Assists responsible staff to prepare for upcoming recreational events.
• Notifies participants for scheduling events and registration requirements.
• Coordinates recruitments, recommends for employment, trains, supervises and evaluates volunteers and temporary part-time staff.

Calling all Risk Management professionals- The City of Glendora has a unique opportunity for a data driven, risk mitigating individual to supervise and oversee the City’s Risk Management programs. Working with all levels of City staff, the incumbent will utilize forward thinking strategies to modernize and centralize Risk Management functions including; City liability, general insurance and safety. If you have experience in principles and practices of risk management and are willing to take on new challenges we invite your application. Outstanding communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with staff teams and outside third party administrators is a MUST! Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification highly desirable.

Under general direction, supervises, plans, organizes, and coordinates a comprehensive risk management program with the objective of conserving City resources and assets against the effects of loss; forms collaborative partnerships with City departments to proactively anticipate risk/safety concerns while being responsive as issues arise; prepares various risk assessments and claims analysis in coordination with third party administrators (TPA); provides highly responsible and complex staff assistance to the Finance Director/City Treasurer; performs related duties as required.

Some of the typical duties of the Finance/Risk Supervisor include but are not limited to, the following:

• Coordinates the organization and operational activities for City’s Risk Management program.

• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for Risk Management; identifies resource needs; recommends and implements policies and procedures.

• Monitors and manages the City’s general insurance program; reviews insurance language in contracts for City staff; oversees renewal of policies; coordinates acquisition of certificates of insurance; responds to questions form City staff and interacts with City’s joint powers authority.

• Identifies potentially difficult or complex claims by working with TPA to collect and evaluate data; define and select alternatives and/or initiate actions to implement solutions.

• Assist City departments in completing claim investigations; works with employees in the field to identify unsafe conditions or practices and recommend solutions.

• Works to continuously improve the safety of City facilities by surveying City facilities; programs and operations to identify potential liabilities and evaluate related insurable risks.

• Assists in establishing loss prevention programs and procedures including restitution; reports unsafe conditions and assists City staff in taking corrective actions.

• Review contractor’s and special event requests certificate(s) of liability insurance on behalf of applicable City departments for compliance with City requirements; may secure special event insurance for City sponsored events.

• Performs risk assessments and process evaluations for the purpose of streamlining and improving processes.

• Prepares reports, statistical data, correspondence, policies and manuals related to risk management programs; maintains records.

• Prepares, oversees, and administers budget of internal service funds for worker’s compensation and general liability.

• Conducts and prepares various complex analyses, studies and reports; presents staff reports of findings and recommendations as to appropriate action; compiles information and prepares manuals, documents, resolutions, publications or other necessary correspondence relating to administrative, fiscal or operational issues.

• Analyzes new and proposed legislation, industry trends and claim costs; recommends changes in operations and procedures to reduce risk.

• Monitors, analyzes trends, and recommends strategies for the workers’ compensation program in collaboration with the Human Resources Department.

• In coordination with other City department’s plans and/or conducts safety training; actively participates in the City’s Safety Committee.

• May supervise and direct the work activities of others involved in related activity and review work for accuracy.

• Participates and contributes to other assignments as needed within the Finance Department.

For a complete job description, applicants may go to the City’s website at cityofglendora.org  or contact the Human Resources Department.

QUALIFICATIONS GUIDELINES

Education  and/or  Experience:  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 a Bachelor's degree or equivalent with major coursework in public or business administration, financial management, risk management, insurance or a related field; five years of increasingly responsible experience in mitigating risk, preferably in local government, financial management and budgeting, including some supervisory experience. Associate in Risk Management (ARM) certification highly desirable.

Knowledge and Skill Levels: Principles and practices of risk management and asset protection programs; laws of contracts relating to risk management and asset program protection, statistical and financial analysis; data collection techniques. Principles of municipal administration and budget. Methods and techniques of loss control and self-insurance programs; claims administration. Proven training methods and techniques. Procurement process for insurance policies.

Selection Process:

All applications will be reviewed and evaluated.  Those candidates who are determined to be best qualified based upon the information presented on the application materials will be invited to continue in the selection process which may include a qualifying written or performance evaluation and will include an interview weighted 100%.

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 31, 2019 at 4:00PM

INTERVIEWS:  TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2019

A completed online employment application is required and must be submitted at www.calopps.org. Incomplete, late, emailed, faxed, and hard copy applications are not accepted. Resumes are not considered in lieu of the required employment application available at CalOpps. Certificates, resumes, and cover letters must be uploaded with your application on the CalOpps website.  The City of Glendora is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  The City does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, marital status, medical condition or disability.  Please notify the Human Resources Department in advance if you require special accommodations to participate in any phase of the selection process.

The City of Dublin is seeking a full-time Senior Office Assistant in the Parks and Community Services Department.  The successful candidate performs a wide variety of administrative and clerical duties in the Parks Department and provides administrative assistance to executive level Staff as assigned.  Regular attendance at evening/weekend Parks Commission meetings is required.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
The following key elements describe the basic duties and responsibilities of the position:

• Perform a variety of complex, specialized and responsible clerical duties in support of important functions or programs within a department.
• Assume overall clerical responsibility for an assigned program area that involve maintaining appropriate records, preparing necessary reports, and serving as an overall information source for the program as assigned.
• Provide lead support, as assigned, to positions within the Office Assistant series including assigning and reviewing work and responding to questions and situations about which less experienced staff have not been exposed.
• Provide office management support to an independent office, as assigned, involving the performance of a broad range of administrative tasks including ensuring that work is handled on a priority basis and completed in a timely manner, and handling routine purchasing and budget duties.
• Respond to complaints and requests for information on regulations, procedures and policies relating to responsibilities assigned.
• Type a variety of written material from rough draft, dictaphone or verbal instructions using word processing equipment as assigned.
• Act as a receptionist; screen calls and visitors and refer inquiries as appropriate; respond to complaints and requests for information based upon departmental policies and procedures.
• Compile information from a variety of sources as requested.
• Maintain financial, statistical and/or operational reports and records as applicable.
• Compose routine correspondence independently.
• Perform general clerical duties including filing, document imaging, checking and recording information on records, and processing routine requests for information.
• Participate in the preparation of assigned budget.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other city employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Performed related duties as assigned.

The City of South San Francisco is now accepting applications for the position of Water Quality Control Plant Electrician I/II

Application Deadline:  November 12, 2019 @ 5 p.m. or upon receipt of the first 100 applicants, whichever occurs first

The City of South San Francisco is a fully independent and highly commercialized full-service City with an estimated population of 65,710 growing to 100,000 during business hours. City departments include: 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 400 full-and part-time employees.

THE WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLANT:

The Water Quality Control Plant (WQCP) processes wastewater discharge for the cities of South San Francisco, San Bruno and the Town of Colma. The Water Quality Control Plant is a division of the Public Works Department staffed by 38 employees including: Plant Superintendent and Assistant Plant Superintendent of WQCP; Maintenance, Laboratory and Environment Compliance Supervisors; Senior Chemist; Chemist; Lead Plant Mechanics; Plant Mechanics; Lead Plant Operators; Plant Operators; Electricians; Senior Environmental Compliance Inspector; Environmental Compliance Inspectors, Utility Workers, and two Administrative Assistants.

THE POSITION:

Depending on the strength of eligible candidates and their fit with the Public Works Department - WQCP Division, the vacancy will be filled as a Plant Electrician I or as a Plant Electrician II.

Electrician I - this class represents the entry level for the Plant Electrician series where incumbents may be assigned increasingly responsible duties with the expectation of eventually promoting to the journey level class of Plant Electrician II.  This class is distinguished from the Plant Electrician II by the performance of the more routine tasks and duties assigned to positions.  Since this class is typically used as a training class, employees may have limited or no directly related work experience.

Electrician II - this is a journey- level within the Plant Electrician series.  Employees within this class are distinguished from the Plant Electrician I by the performance of the full range of duties as assigned.  Positions assigned to this class are required to have complete working knowledge of electrical and mechanical maintenance and repair tasks associated with a water quality control plant and are expected to carry out assigned duties and responsibilities with minimal supervision.  Employees at this level receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise, and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.

SELECTION PROCESS:

The selection process will first consist of a review of your application materials, including responses to the supplemental questionnaire. A résumé may be included, but does not substitute for a completed application.  Applications with "see resume" as a substitution for the work experience description; those with unclear past employment information; or those with insufficient information to evaluate possession of minimum qualifications will not be considered.  The most highly suitable and qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the next selection process of an oral interview panel (weighted at 100%) tentatively scheduled for December 5, 2019.  Possession of minimal qualifications does not guarantee advancement in the selection process and placement on the eligible employment list. The eligible list will be used for the appointment of the position. Top scoring candidates will be invited to the next phase of the selection process which is a departmental interview.

Appeals concerning administration of an examination must be submitted in writing within two (2) business days from the date the event occurred.

Prior to a conditional employment offer being made, a thorough background check will be completed, including medical examination including drug screen and fingerprint check. At the time employment is offered, applicants must be able to furnish proof of legal right to work within the United States.

This general announcement is subject to change. It does not constitute an expressed or implied contract.

To review the complete job descriptions that include all special requirements, visit the City’s website at www.ssf.net

JOB TYPE

Permanent, Full-Time (Work Schedule is Wednesday through Sunday)

THE POSITION

The City of Dublin, a dynamic community, is seeking an energetic and motivated Recreation Coordinators to provide program administration and support to the Aquatic and Fitness team.

Qualified candidates will have experience managing a comprehensive aquatic facility and an understanding of the best practices for safe swimming pool operations. They will have good interpersonal skills and a customer-focused management style that enhances community relations and strengthens partnerships. The position requires the flexibility to work irregular hours and a non-standard scheduled including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

The ideal candidate will understand the principles of supervision and have experience motivating large groups of employees and volunteers to work as a cohesive team. They will also have a demonstrated ability to “multitask” to handle competing priorities and demands. The position will assist with planning and implementing aquatic program(s) at the Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatics Complex (EGRAC).

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

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

• Develop, organize and supervise the daily operation of the aquatic facilities and implement aquatic programs and city-wide special events
• Recruit, train, supervise and evaluate part-time staff, independent contractors and volunteers
• Prepare promotional materials including flyers, program brochures, newsletters and press releases
• Maintain records, files and other aquatic and facility related data
• Schedule use of aquatic facilities, oversee the maintenance and obtain necessary supplies and equipment related to facility operation.
• Prepare program information and reports related to budgets
• Attend day, evening, weekend meetings and events
• Continually improve aquatic safety and maintenance procedures
• Ensure that assigned program or event is operating in compliance with established health and fire department rules and regulations
• Oversee program-related equipment and infrastructure maintenance, by evaluating materials and equipment requirements
• Procure and manage supplies, material, and equipment used in activities; conduct inventory.
• Conduct evaluations of assigned program areas for quality and effectiveness and formulates recommendations for review regarding improved services, development, or cancellation of programs
• Ensure that City recreational activities start and finish in the prescribed manner and time frames
• Inspect aquatic facilities for safety and appearance
• Notify participants for scheduling events and registration requirements
• Other duties as assigned