Board Services Specialist

The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is recruiting for a Board Services Specialist who will perform complex administrative work in support of the various programs operated by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Duties require understanding and communication of policies, guidelines, and legal requirements to County staff and the public.  Positions exercise considerable independent judgment in the investigation and resolution of exceptional situations and recommend changes in procedures to improve operating efficiency or service delivery.
 

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

 

Pre-employment Process: Applicants must pass a background investigation, which includes fingerprinting, credit check, and/or medical exam, prior to appointment. For the Probation and Sheriff's Departments, positions require extensive background investigations, including polygraph testing. If you are interested in these departments, indicate your availability on the Supplemental Questionnaire.

Sponsorship: Please note San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience: Two (2) years of full-time equivalent complex clerical tasks in an office environment. Experience must be comparable to duties performed by a clerical lead worker and/or supervisor, fiscal assistant, or other office work which is non-routine in nature and requires exercising independent decision making.
 
Experience must be clearly described on the application and must include performing a variety of clerical tasks including public contact and computer usage.
 
Qualifying experience is typically equivalent to the San Bernardino County Office Assistant III classification and above. 
 
NOTE:  Food Service and retail sales is not considered qualifying.

Desired Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be a team player with exceptional customer services skills, a strong work ethic, excellent communications skills, the ability to interact positively and work effectively with others, maintain a positive and professional attitude, as well as strong computer skills, including experience with Word and Excel.  Additionally, the ideal candidate will have experience assisting with preparing meeting agendas and recording actions for a County Board of Supervisors, City Council, or comparable hearing body.  

Selection Process:

There will be an online assessment of knowledge and skills in the following areas: 
 

Interpreting Rules and Regulations
Office Procedures and Practices
Public Contact/Interpersonal Skills
Work Accuracy and Attention to Detail

Application Procedure:  To be considered for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by Friday, January 17, 2025 at 5:00 pm. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application and/or supplemental questionnaire. 
 

All communications regarding the selection process will be via e-mail. Applicants are encouraged to check their e-mail frequently to learn additional information regarding this recruitment. Check your GovernmentJobs account for notifications. Update your firewalls to allow e-mails from San Bernardino County through governmentjobs.com. Update your Spam, Junk, and Bulk settings to ensure it will not spam/block/filter communications from e-mail addresses with the following domain "@hr.sbcounty.gov". Finally, be sure to keep your personal information updated. Taking these steps now will help ensure you receive all communications regarding this recruitment.

To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application. Applicants will be automatically logged-out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email. We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. Please note, if you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application we have not received your application.  

Apply by 1/17/2025   5:00 PM