Senior Office Assistant-Temporary

Job Description:

Senior Office Assistant-Temporary

Description

Definition and Class Characteristics

Interviews for selected candidates will be held on July 9th.

If you are organized, detail oriented, and interested in a fulfilling opportunity to support our community part time (2-3 days per week) and make a difference in the lives of the citizens of Nevada County, then we have an opportunity for you!

The Community Development Agency is a busy, dynamic work environment seeking a part-time temporary Senior Office Assistant for our front customer service counter. Our service counter supports the customers of Agriculture, Building, Cannabis and Code Compliance, Environmental Health, Planning, and Public Works.

Typical duties in this role include:

• Assisting at the front customer service counter to greet and direct customers, answer phones, process payments.
• Retrieving and corresponding to requests from an online computer system
• Other clerical support duties to the assist the agency

Desired Skills:

• Strong customer service
• Understanding and carrying out verbal and written instructions
• Maintaining attention to detail despite interruptions
• Learning specialized processing, procedures and office support tasks related to the department to which assigned
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work
• Using initiative and sound independent judgment within established guidelines
• Operating standard office equipment including a desktop computer, multi-function copy machine, large document scanner, and centralized telephone equipment
• Making accurate arithmetic calculations
• Prioritizing work and coordinating several activities simultaneously

Why Nevada County? Our leadership values employee development and engagement, promotes open and transparent communication, sets us up to be a high-performing organization, and recognizes our contributions. Our leadership connects with the community, listens to them, and provides significant programming to keep us safe and healthy.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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NOTE:

This summary of benefits is not a binding document and is provided as a courtesy. Refer to specific unit summaries and agreements (MOUs) for additional benefit information for each employee group.

Sick Leave:

Temporary County employees shall accrue at the rate of one (1) hour of sick leave for each thirty (30) hours worked. Temporary County employees can accrue a maximum of 80 hours of sick leave which may be carried over from one fiscal year to the next.

Medical Benefits:

Temporary employees whose assignments average 30 hours per week or more are eligible to enroll in County-sponsored medical benefits.

NEVADA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Any information on this page or links is subject to change without notice. Nevada County Human Resources Department

950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 265-7010option 2

Comments, please email:human.resources@nevadacountyca.gov

Closing Date/Time: 6/24/2025 8:00 AM Pacific

Salary:

$21.73 - $26.52 Hourly