County of Monterey · 1 week ago
Secretary II - Confidential
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expCounty of Monterey is seeking a Secretary II to perform complex secretarial duties and serve as a personal, confidential assistant to an administrator or Countywide Board or Commission. The role involves maintaining correspondence, managing appointments, and handling confidential information while exercising discretion and independent judgment.
CommunitiesGovernmentPublic RelationsService Industry
No H1B
Responsibilities
Maintains correspondence and data files including confidential and sensitive files
Makes appointments and arranges details of conferences exercising discretion in committing the manager's time
Gathers and distributes supporting data for meetings, projects, and reports
Acts as recording secretary to departmental management meetings, county-wide committees or public advisory groups
Takes notes, screens callers and visitors and personally assists those whose business does not warrant seeing the manager
Answers a variety of questions requiring considerable tact and judgment
Personally deals with complaints where possible
Independently composes non-routine letters and memos requiring knowledge of the department's policies and procedures
Types letters, reports, and other finished copy from oral instructions, rough drafts, dictation or marginal notes
May follow up with other staff to insure that deadlines are met
Handles confidential information and matters of personal delicacy
Processes travel requests, makes travel and accommodation arrangements
Assists in the technical preparation and administration of the departmental budget and maintains budget and maintains budget and expense account records
Takes action during the manager's absence and uses initiative and judgment to see that matters requiring attention are referred to delegated authority or handled
Selects and/or makes recommendations for purchase of supplies and equipment
Qualification
Required
Three (3) years of increasingly responsible general clerical, stenographic, or secretarial experience
Formal training in secretarial skills from a business or community college may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience
Four (4) years of increasingly responsible general clerical, stenographic, or secretarial experience
Formal training in secretarial skills from a business or community college may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience
One (1) year performing duties equivalent to Secretary I in Merced County
Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgement, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class
A medical examination may be required
As part of the hiring process, a background investigation may be required
Some positions in this classification may require possession of a California driver's license
Employees who drive on County business to carry out job-related duties must possess a valid California driver's license for the class of vehicle driven and meet automobile insurability requirements of the County
Company
County of Monterey
Monterey County's Mission The Mission of Monterey County is to Excel at providing Quality Services for the benefit of all Monterey County residents while developing, maintaining, and enhancing the resources of the area.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Alex Zheng
Deputy CIO
Eric Chatham
Chief Information Officer
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