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The Town of Los Altos Hills is recruiting for a Finance Director.
 
Review the Finance Director Brochure for information about this exciting career opportunity. The annual salary range for the Finance Director is $172,659 - $233,324, depending on qualifications. Actual salary will be based on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate. The salary receives an automatic CIP adjustment every July.

The final filing date for this position is Sunday, June 2, 2024 (5 p.m.).  
 
How to Apply:
To apply for this position and exciting career opportunity, please submit a current resume, with month and year of employment, and compelling cover letter to Rumi Portillo at rumiportillo@gmail.com.

The Town of Los Altos Hills is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants for all job opportunities will be considered regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful under federal, state, or local laws. The Town of Los Altos Hills is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, email hr@losaltoshills.ca.gov or (650) 941-7222.

The City of Patterson’s Public Works Department is seeking to fill (1) full-time Electrical & Instrumentation Technician I or II position within the Public Works department and to establish an eligibility list.  Duties include but are not limited to: Under supervision, performs skilled electrical and mechanical work related to the installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of electrical, mechanical, and electronic equipment associated with the Wastewater Treatment Facility, Water Distribution System, Sewer/Storm Collections pumping stations, Telemetry/SCADA system, Traffic Signal and Street Light System, and related facilities.  Performs related work as assigned.

Help modernize and reshape the infrastructure of the City of Sunnyvale. We are looking for dynamic and flexible individuals to help deliver capital projects. The current workplan for delivering capital project infrastructure is at an all-time high; we are renovating, updating, modernizing, and building new assets for our community. This is an excellent opportunity for project management engineers to apply and be a part of creating the future.

Ideal candidates have both strong project/program management skills and the ability to effectively and efficiently communicate across a variety of mediums.

 The current open position is in the Engineering Division of the Department of Public Works. Senior Engineers are working managers. The position will manage a team tasked with delivering a wide variety of capital projects through the construction and closeout phase.

The eligibility list created from this recruitment may be used for future Senior Engineer vacancies within the City.

The City of Sunnyvale offers:

• City paid 2% contribution to a deferred compensation plan
• Classic CalPERS members have 4% of the employee contributions paid by the City, leaving only 3% for the employee to contribute.
• Comprehensive City paid family medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Excellent Retiree Medical Benefits

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. To be considered for this career opportunity, the City must receive a complete application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The position opens Thursday, April 25, 2024 and final filing date is Monday, May 20, 2024 at 5:00 pm. For complete information regarding this current opportunity, please visit: Sunnyvale.ca.gov and click on JOBS.

The City of Berkeley is seeking a temporary (not to exceed 6 months) Manager of Aging Services! In this role, you will oversee four major Aging Services program areas, including senior centers, nutrition, transportation, and case management, as well as supervision of the division’s management team. Duties include planning, analyzing, and evaluating programs/services division-wide.

The Manager will also oversee Division budgets ($6.1 million), oversee management of Division facilities, and ensure the development and implementation performance goals and objectives using the newly developed results-based accountability framework. This position has the opportunity to coordinate and facilitate strategic planning initiatives, including the City’s Age-Friendly Action Plan, and partner with internal Departments/programs and community organizations to provide services to the older adult community, and further strengthen community resilience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A typical way of gaining the knowledge, skills and abilities for this position is:

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in social science, public health, social work, business or public administration or a related field, and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience involving program planning and administration, preferably in programs for aging populations or closely related social services or public health program, of which at least two (2) years included supervisory responsibility.

A Master's Degree in any of the above disciplines is desirable.

Other requirements: Must be able to travel to various locations within and outside the City of Berkeley to meet the program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business, maintenance of a valid California driver's license and satisfactory driving record is required. Must attend evening and weekend meetings as required.

The City of Livermore is currently accepting applications to fill three (3) Water Resources Instrument Control Technician vacancies in the Public Works Department.

The Water Resources Division provides a dynamic and supportive work environment providing critical services to the community. Come join the team at the Water Reclamation Plant - 101 West Jack London Boulevard in Livermore!

Apply at livermoreca.gov/jobs by 5:00 pm on 5/27/2024!

THE POSITION

The Water Resources Instrument Control Technician installs, operates, maintains, calibrates, and repairs computer hardware, process instrumentation, and telemetry equipment; de-bugs, modifies, and customizes software; modifies, maintains, and repairs all components of a programmable logic controller (PLC) based supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems/distributed control systems; and performs other duties as assigned.

Examples of duties and responsibilities may include:

• Installs, calibrates, programs, maintains, and repairs instruments, PLC based system/distributed control system components, meters, analyzers, recorders, control and feed systems, computers, monitors, printers, transducers, microprocessors, and data transmission systems
• Maintains and repairs electronics, electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems, laboratory and safety equipment including gas detection, alarm systems, pH and DO meters;
• Analyzes and modifies computer programs to optimize plant operations and operator convenience
• Assists system users in solving data and systems problems and suggests alternative methods of operation

Location
Dobbins, CA

Description
Do you seek an opportunity to work for an agency committed to the sustainable management of our water resources for flood risk reduction and reliable water supply, enabled through hydropower generation, in support of the environment and quality of life for our communities?

Are you excited to join a new and emerging team with growth anticipated in the next few years, supporting multiple divisions and departments of the Agency?

The Yuba Water Agency is recruiting for the position of Utility Worker within our Maintenance division in the Power Systems Department. The position would report directly to the Maintenance Manager, with direct supervision by the Working Foreman. 
 

Location
Dobbins, CA

Description
Do you seek an opportunity to work for an agency committed to the sustainable management of our water resources for flood risk reduction and reliable water supply, enabled through hydropower generation, in support of the environment and quality of life for our communities?

Are you excited to join a new and emerging team with growth anticipated in the next few years, supporting multiple divisions and departments of the Agency?

The Yuba Water Agency is recruiting for the position of Hydro Maintenance Worker within our Maintenance division in the Power Systems Department. The position would report directly to the Maintenance Manager, with direct supervision by the Working Foreman. 
 

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The City of Sausalito Invites Applications for the Position of

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER/COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER

Open Until Filled - First Screening Will Occur on May 10, 2024

The Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO) performs a variety of law enforcement support duties with the majority of responsibilities involving enforcement of parking rules and regulations in an assigned area while driving a parking enforcement scooter or car or walking on foot. Duties include  reporting defective street signs, pavement markings and parking meters; providing information to the public concerning city geography, location of buildings, public transit stations and stops, and city functions and offices, impounding and providing for the storage of vehicles as necessary, responding to low priority city ordinance violations, assisting with simple evidence collection as needed, assisting with report taking as necessary, and performing related work as required to assist the patrol staff.   

The PEO will use a computer to make entries, update and make corrections to information and keep a variety of detailed logs and files, while also using a variety of law enforcement communication equipment.  In addition to issuing warnings and citations, the PEO may testify in court regarding citations issued and other events.  These duties will be performed under general supervision and when assigned, working with other staff. The majority of the workday will be spent on the field (i.e., outside) in various weather conditions.

A typical schedule is four 10-hour days per week including weekends, nights, and holidays.  The PEO is a physically demanding position as stooping, lifting, kneeling and reaching overhead and forward is required daily.

The Department: 

The Finance Department administers the financial affairs of the City of Santa Clara, including City-owned public utilities. The department is comprised of five divisions, Administrative Services, Budget and Treasury, Accounting, Municipal Services, and Purchasing. Together these divisions carry out the mission of the Finance Department to ensure that the financial/fiscal activities of the City are performed, recorded, and presented in compliance with professional and ethical standards.  

The Position: 

Accounting Technician I

This is the entry-level class within the Accounting Technician series in the classified service.   The class is distinguished from the Accounting Technician II by the performance of more routine tasks and duties assigned to the position within the series.

Accounting Technician II

Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are frequently filled by advancement from the Accounting Technician I class, or when filled through recruitment, require additional experience.  The appointing authority will approve appointment or promotion based on the employee's demonstrated ability to perform the full range of duties for the class and meet the qualification standards for the class.  Incumbents within this class are distinguished from the Accounting Technician I by exhibiting a higher level of judgment and independence in performing the full range of duties as assigned.

Additional Information: 

Applications must be filled out completely (e.g. do not write “see resume, NA, or personnel file.”). To receive consideration for the screening process, candidates must submit a 1) Cover Letter and 2) Resume.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application packets may be submitted online through the “Apply Now” feature on the job announcement at www.santaclaraca.gov. Applications must be submitted by the filing deadline of May 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM. 

THIS RECRUITMENT MAY BE USED TO FILL MULTIPLE POSITIONS IN THIS, OR OTHER DIVISIONS OR DEPARTMENTS BESIDES THE POSITIONS LISTED BELOW.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN EMPLOYMENT IN THIS CLASSIFICATION, YOU SHOULD APPLY TO ENSURE YOU ARE CONSIDERED FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY UTILIZE THE APPLICANTS FROM THIS RECRUITMENT. MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMITTANCE INTO THE EXAMINATION PROCESS.  ONLY THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO DEMONSTRATE THE BEST COMBINATION OF QUALIFICATIONS IN RELATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES OF THE POSITION WILL BE INVITED TO TEST OR INTERVIEW. 

The annual salary range for Accounting Technician I is $72,677.52- $92,943.24. The annual salary range for Accounting Technician II is $ 76,263.72 - $97,755.36.  This position will be filled at or near the bottom of the salary range. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Accounting Technician I

Minimum Requirements: 

• Graduation from high school or possession of a GED;
• Completion of thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units from an accredited college or university including at least six (6) semester units or nine (9) quarter units, which must be in Accounting or Bookkeeping;
• One (1) year of work experience in Finance/Accounting (accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, or general accounting);
• Experience with electronic spreadsheet and word processing programs; and
• Ten-key by touch.

Acceptable Substitution: 

• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one (1) year of experience for fifteen (15) semester units.  (There is no substitution allowed for the requirement for six (6) semester units or nine (9) quarter units in Accounting or Bookkeeping.)
• A Bachelor's Degree may be substituted for one (1) year of work experience in Finance/Accounting.

Desirable Qualifications: 

• Experience with on-line financial and/or payroll systems;
• Experience with PeopleSoft Financial or Human Resources/Payroll Systems.

Accounting Technician II

Minimum Requirements: 

• Graduation from high school or possession of a GED;
• Completion of thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units from an accredited college or university including at least six (6) semester units or nine (9) quarter units, which must be in Accounting or Bookkeeping; and
• Two (2) years of work experience in Finance/Accounting (accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, or general accounting); and
• Experience with electronic spreadsheet and word processing programs; and
• Experience with on-line financial and/or payroll systems; and
• Ten-key by touch.

Acceptable Substitution: 

• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one (1) year of experience for fifteen (15) semester units. (There is no substitution allowed for the requirement for six (6) semester or nine (9) quarter units in Accounting and Bookkeeping.)

Desirable Qualifications: 

• Experience with PeopleSoft Financial or Human Resources/Payroll Systems.

The following applies to both positions:

License/Certifications: 

• Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license is desirable.

Other Requirements:  

• Must be able to perform all of the essential functions of the job assignment.
• May be required to work unusual hours and weekends in the performance of their duties. 

Follow this link to view the entire Class Specification for the Accounting Technician I classification, which includes more information on Typical Duties and Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

Follow this link to view the entire Class Specification for the Accounting Technician II classification, which includes more information on Typical Duties and Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities.

Candidates must attain a passing score on each phase of the examination process to qualify for the Eligible List. A department interview may be required prior to appointment.

Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of Santa Clara will not sponsor, represent, or sign documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.  

If applying for Accounting Technician I, you may qualify for:

VETERAN’S PREFERENCE POINTS: This position qualifies for Veteran’s Preference Points.  Applicants who have separated from service (Active Duty Status) must submit proof of honorable discharge (Form DD214) with their application at time of filing or will be ineligible to have points added to their final score.

If applying for Accounting Technician II, you may qualify for:  

PERMANENT CITY EMPLOYEES PREFERENCE POINTS: Current permanent employee candidates who receive a passing score on the examination will have an additional five (5) points added to their final score.

The City of Santa Clara is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful under any federal, state or local laws. The City of Santa Clara is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at (408) 615-2080 or HumanResources@santaclaraca.gov.