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ABOUT THE CITY
We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by core values of excellence, integrity, service, inclusion, collaboration and innovation. Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication.
The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position for the Community Development Department. This employment opportunity is excellent for a well-organized “people person” seeking variety and challenge.
This position has the responsibility for a variety of administrative support functions as needed. Typical duties include, but are not limited to: answering and directing telephone calls; interaction with the public, taking and responding to messages as directed, providing administrative support such as filing, data entry, and preparing correspondence, assist with the preparation of Boards and Committee materials, updating documents, scheduling meetings, maintaining calendars, assist with records management, processing mail, and assisting staff with projects as needed.
This position is a non-benefited casual position. This position will be utilized for vacation relief and work overflow on a part-time basis, the work schedule will vary (as needed) between 18-20 hours per week, not to exceed 1,000 hours in a fiscal year.
Special Requirements:
Must be willing to work at City Hall for a minimum of three business days from Tuesday - Thursday per week.
Ideal Candidate
Will embrace the City’s emphasis on providing excellent customer service; will understand need for confidentiality; will be able to manage multiple tasks; possess well-developed customer service, organizational, and computer skills; will be a team player who likes working with a variety of City staff and the public. Bilingual abilities (Spanish/English) is a plus but not required. The ability to work through June 2026, at a limited capacity, is strongly preferred.
Special Instructions
A City application is required. Applications must be filled out completely. Failure to complete the application will disqualify the applicant from the recruitment process. Failure to list work experience, education or training or stating “See Resume” in the work experience section of the application will be considered an incomplete application and subject to disqualification. Resumes may be attached separately, but resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a City application.
Please submit your application online via CalOpps by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 24, 2025 or upon receipt of 30 applications for first consideration.