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Description
The City of Patterson is seeking an Executive Administrative Assistant who is a high energy professional with a pleasant demeanor to provide a variety of responsible high level administrative support to the City Manager and the Director of Human Resources. The position requires excellent prioritization skills, organizational skills, good judgement, the ability to work independently, maintain confidentiality, and provide excellent customer service to City employees, officials, and the public.
Ideal Candidate
Successful candidates will also possess: social media proficiency; the talent to identify and understand complex problems and concepts, apply logical thinking and quantitative methods to gathering and analyzing information; the ability to make decisions, exercise good judgment, and find solutions to problems; formulate and articulate excellence in managing and prioritizing multiple work tasks and projects efficiently, effectively, and simultaneously; excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively interact with internal and external customers; the ability to set high goals for personal and group accomplishment; and using measures to monitor progress toward goal achievement.
Candidates with a background working for a City Manager and/or in human resources will be highly considered.
Benefits
Holidays: 13 days per year, plus any one-time proclaimed holiday.
Vacation: Starting from 9.5 hours per month and up.
Sick Leave: Accrue 8 hours per month.
Retirement: Qualified candidates currently or within the last six (6) months a member of CalPERS or subject to reciprocity with another eligible retirement plan may be a “classic member” and may be enrolled in the City’s 2.7% @ 55 plan. Employee pays employee contribution rate of 8% on a pre-tax basis.
Non-classic or “new members” will be enrolled in the 2% @ 62 plan. Employee will be required to pay 50% of the normal contribution rate as prescribed by PEPRA on a pre-tax basis. The City does not participate in Social Security.
Health: The City currently contributes 100% of the CalPERS Kaiser Family Rate for health coverage.
Additional Benefits: The City provides dental and vision insurance for the employee and their dependents, and retiree medical. Employees can chose to participate in the City’s Deferred Compensation Plans.
Special Instructions
Interested candidates must submit a completed online employment application which includes work experience. Stating "See Resume" in lieu of listing your work experience on the application may result in non-consideration.
The supplemental questionnaire must be submitted with your application.
Applications will be reviewed for possession of the minimum qualifications. In the event that a large number of applicants possess the minimum qualifications, applicants who appear to be the most qualified based on the breadth and recency of experience will be invited to an interview.