<p>San Francisco/Peninsula</p> <p>Job Type</p> <p>Full-Time</p> <p>Close Date</p> <p>4/24/2026 at 5pm or until 150 applicants</p> <p>Salary</p> <p>$7,114.40-$8,645.28 Monthly</p> <p>Additional Questionnaires</p> <p>Supplemental</p> <p>About Redwood City</p> <p>Redwood City is a Charter City operating under the council-manager form of government. The City Council consists of seven members and is the governing body elected directly by the residents of Redwood City. As the legislative branch of our local government, the Council makes final decisions on all major city matters and sets City-wide priorities and policies. The Council directs the City Manager to implement these priorities and policies. In 2020, the City Council moved to district-based elections which means City Councilmembers are elected by district instead of at-large voting, where all voters cast their ballots for all candidates in the jurisdiction. The city is a full service city with the departments of Community Development, Engineering & Transportation, Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Information Technology, Library, Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Police, and Public Works Services, along with the City Manager's Office, City Clerk's Office, and City Attorney's Office. Municipal services are delivered with the support of over 600 employees.</p> <p>The City of Redwood City is a values-driven organization and a leader in the bay area. Redwood City's Core Purpose is "Build a Great Community Together" and our employees play a vital and indispensable role in realizing this purpose. We're looking for creative individuals dedicated to excellence, service and integrity. We offer a wide range of public service career opportunities with potential for growth and advancement. We also offer highly competitive salary and benefits, employee development opportunities, along with alternate work schedules and generous vacation and holidays. So if you're passionate and bright, community-oriented, creative and committed, we hope you consider making the City of Redwood City your next career home.</p> <p>About the Redwood City Community</p> <p>Located in the Silicon Valley at the center of the San Francisco Peninsula, the City of Redwood City is known as a creative, innovative and dynamic organization and community. With a population of over 85,000, the city has a healthy blend of residential, commercial and industrial elements in a community that stretches from the San Francisco Bay to the hills of the San Francisco peninsula. The city is home to a vibrant Caltrain station where commuters from both San Jose to the south, and San Francisco to the north, arrive into one of the most tech-savvy communities in the world. Redwood City offers outstanding accommodations, top entertainment, and diverse dining options. The City's pedestrian-friendly and distinctive Downtown honors the community's heritage and is home to a growing number of restaurants, and a vibrant mix of retail to fit every consumer mood. The beautiful Courthouse Square stands as the centerpiece of Downtown and has become the gathering place for people from throughout the community and the peninsula. Redwood City enjoys a one-of-a-kind waterfront including the Redwood Shores neighborhood, with ample recreational opportunities right on the Bay. The community also boasts the only deep-water port in the south San Francisco Bay, has a yacht harbor, and offers numerous bayfront residential options. The success and health of Redwood City is built upon the community's diversity, civic pride, strong neighborhoods, and each individual's sense of responsibility for making the City a better place for all. It's a terrific place to do business, with appealing neighborhoods supported by a strong sense of community, making Redwood City a natural place to call "home".</p> <p>View all openings</p> <p>Share</p> <p>Please review the special instructions before applying for this job opportunity.</p> <p>Apply for Job Interested</p> <p>Location</p> <p>1120 Roosevelt Avenue Redwood City, 94061</p> <p>Description</p> <p>WHY JOIN THE REDWOOD CITY TEAM?</p> <p>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, collaboration, inclusion, 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</p> <p>ABOUT THE POSITION</p> <p>The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of SECRETARY in the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (Recreation Division). The successful candidate will perform a wide variety of complex and secretarial duties in daily support of the Red Morton Community Center. This position has the responsibility for a wide range of administrative support functions as well as providing top-notch customer service to customers of all ages and backgrounds. Verbal bilingual skills (Spanish/English) are highly desirable.</p> <p>Typical duties include, but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Independently compose correspondence related to responsibilities assigned. </li><li>Act as a receptionist and customer service specialist for general City services. </li><li>Initiate and maintain a variety of files and records for information such as payroll, attendance, budget, payables, as well as taking activity registration. </li><li>Recommend organization or procedural changes affecting the administrative team. </li><li>Serve as back-up for other administrative staff as necessary. </li><li>May serve as Secretary for a Board, Commission or Committee. </li><li>Assist non-profit partners and organizations with clerical and financial duties. </li><li>Provide guidance and connections for participants seeking recreation programs, sports leagues, non-profits, or community support. </li><li>Supervise and train staff and volunteers. </li><li>Perform related duties as assigned. </li><li>Thrives in an active, fast-paced setting that includes gym spaces, teen centers, and summer camp programs. </li></ul> <p>Job Description URL:</p> <p>https://www.redwoodcity.org/home/showpublisheddocument/4905/635780170955870000</p> <p>Job PDF:</p> <p>Final Job Announcement Secretary #26A-7.pdf</p> <p>Ideal Candidate</p> <p>The ideal candidate excels in attention to detail, is highly organized, and embodies a proactive, positive attitude. They'll practice compassion and patience while providing top-notch internal and external customer service, apply an equity-focused approach, and have strong analytical skills. Proficiency in modern office technology, including multi-line phone systems and Microsoft Office, is a must. The ideal candidate will take pride in their work by ensuring consistent quality, timeliness and compliance with all appropriate laws, best practices, and City values that promote diversity, integrity, trust and respect. They will thrive in a collaborative team environment, working with various City staff and the public, and ideally, they will have prior experience working in an environment catering to participants of all ages and backgrounds.</p> <p>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS</p> <p>Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities are qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:</p> <p>Experience</p> <p>Four years of increasingly responsible clerical experience, including one year comparable to that of an Administrative Clerk III in the City of Redwood City.</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade, including or supplemented by specialized clerical courses.</p> <p>Licenses & Certificates</p> <p>Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California Driver's License.</p> <p>Special Requirements: Bilingual (Spanish/English) verbal skills are highly desirable.</p> <p>Knowledge of:</p> <ul> <li>Operations and procedures of the City office or department to which assigned. </li><li>Principles of supervision and training. </li><li>English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation. </li><li>Office procedures, methods and equipment. </li><li>Record keeping principles and procedures. </li><li>Municipal agency operations and services </li><li>Operational characteristics of specialized software. </li><li>Modern office procedures and technology solutions to execute daily and routine business processes including the use of Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom </li><li>Principles and practices of relentless customer service </li><li>Methods and techniques of evaluating administrative processes and recommending automated solutions. </li></ul> <p>Ability to:</p> <ul> <li>Perform responsible and difficult secretarial work involving the use of independent judgment. </li><li>Type at a speed necessary for adequate job performance. </li><li>Proficient in note taking. </li><li>Understand the organization and operation of the City and of outside agencies as necessary to assume assigned responsibilities. </li><li>Plan and assign work and train other clerical employees. </li><li>Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. </li><li>Establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties. </li><li>Effectively relate to people from all social, economic, ethnic backgrounds and of all ages </li><li>Be an attentive and compassionate listener and thrive in a team-oriented environment. </li><li>Perform tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating precision, patience, and adaptability. </li><li>Exercise initiative and independent judgment as appropriate. </li><li>Enforce building policies and make procedural decisions without immediate supervision. </li><li>Prepare, maintain, and present accurate and comprehensive records and reports. </li><li>Collaborate seamlessly across the organization, fostering positive relationships with employees, external entities, and the public. </li><li>Interact professionally and impartially with constituents, City staff, and City Council members. </li><li>Produce work with technical proficiency, creativity, clarity, and correct grammar. </li><li>Communicate effectively in both written and oral forms. </li><li>Promote an inclusive work environment characterized by diversity, integrity, trust, and respect. </li><li>Safeguard the confidentiality of departmental information. </li><li>Operate modern office equipment, including computers. </li><li>Learn and evaluate new computer software solutions. </li><li>Train volunteers and staff. </li></ul> <p>Benefits</p> <p>See flyer for more details.</p> <p>Special Instructions</p> <p>Submit your application via: www.CalOpps.org by Friday, April 24, 2026 by 5:00 pm.</p> <p>Please note the position will close if the number of applications reaches 150 prior to the deadline listed above.</p> <p>In person Oral Board interviews and Bilingual Test (if applicable) are tentatively scheduled for May 13, 2026.</p> <p>A City application and responses to the supplemental questions are required. Applications must be filled out completely. Failure to complete the application and respond to the supplemental questions will disqualify the applicant from the recruitment process. Failure to list work experience and 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.</p> <p>Please note this examination process will consist of at least one oral board interview process to establish an Eligible List for our two current vacancies as well as future vacancies citywide.</p>