🚀 Senior Office Specialist - Citywide

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About The Department

The City of San José, the Capital of Silicon Valley, is one of the nation's best managed cities and one of the top ten cities in which to live, work and do business. The employees of the City of San José have embraced the following values: Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect, and Celebration.

Position Duties

• Provides customer service duties requiring knowledge of organization and applicable procedures, laws, rules, and regulations. Customers may be employees, the public, or other departments. Acts as receptionist, refers individuals to the appropriate staff member, gives out a variety of information and written materials; helps the public fill out a variety of forms, responds to complaints and questions by finding out what issue is and then researching and providing information.


• Answers and screens telephone calls, takes messages, and refers telephone calls to appropriate person; answers questions and provides a variety of information over the telephone that requires knowledge of the organization, applicable, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.


• Assembles and verifies data and information in complex reports (such as financial or statistical reports and contractual agreements), records and databases; gathers information and data from other sources such as other departments, or outside agencies; independently prepares summaries, tabulations, or reports of data and information.


• Performs data entry and types documents, including utilization of word processing, spreadsheets, database systems, presentation software and other systems; reviews documents for accuracy; may also review for content.


• Sets up complex filing systems and procedures, including retention control procedures and automated record keeping systems; maintains and updates files, forms, records, inventories and documents, including personnel files and complex files such as those of a legal or technical nature; updates logs and tracking systems; retrieves records and documents as requested.


• With very little review, codes items for posting, entering or listing; makes arithmetical calculations; maintains diversified records, including employee time and assignment records; prepares and distributes a variety of documents with legal implications and deadlines.


• Independently prepares and drafts basic memorandums, meeting notes and other documents; answers correspondence, prepares summaries of records, minutes, and other documents without destroying the meaning; compares a variety of documents such as purchase orders, receiving clips and others to check for arithmetical accuracy and general completeness.


• Operates a variety of standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, telephones, computer terminals, duplicating machines, fax machines, and calculators.

Salary Information

$67,026.96 - $81,485.04 Annually (includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non‑pensionable compensation).

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Completion of high school or equivalent (General Education Development (GED) Test or California Proficiency Certificate).

Experience: Two (2) years of experience in varied office clerical work.

Acceptable Substitution: A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience.

Other Qualifications

Job Expertise

Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.

Computer Skills

Experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Excel.

Customer Service

Demonstrates the ability to anticipate customers' needs and deliver services effectively and efficiently using professional demeanor.

Decision Making

Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.

Flexibility

Makes effective decisions and achieves desired results in the midst of major changes in responsibilities, work processes, timeframes, performance expectations, organizational culture, or work environment.

Multi‑Tasking

Can handle multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously; has handled a wide variety of assignments in past and/or current position(s).

Reliability

Completes quality work assignments in a timely and efficient manner; fulfills responsibilities and maintains confidentiality as appropriate.

Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills

Develops effective relationships with co‑workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.

Communication Skills

Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills; displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.

Selection Process

The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered or your application may be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.

If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Jennifer Macias at

Additional Information

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. The City of San José will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.

Applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third‑party job board application system.

Other opportunities may be available; if you are interested in this classification, you should apply to be considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicant pool from this recruitment.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Administrative


• Government Administration

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