Description

OPEN TO CITY OF REDDING EMPLOYEES ONLY

The City of Redding is inviting applicants for a full-time opportunity as an Executive Assistant II within the Redding Police Department Administrative Division.

An Executive Assistant II performs a wide variety of highly responsible and complex clerical, secretarial, and administrative duties for a Department Director and may supervise employees in lower classifications as assigned.

We are looking for someone to

Provide clerical, secretarial and administrative support to a division head/department director or various boards or committees, and may serve as back-up secretary for Council or commissions.
Provide confidential and technical support to a division head over a large division and/or multiple divisions.
Assist in the preparation of the budget and other financial matters.
Verify, track and monitor purchases, expenses, payments, and reconcile statements.
Keep calendars, make appointments, and screen calls, visitors and mail. Compose and finalize correspondence, type complex projects/reports, including, but not limited to agreements, contracts, staff reports, summaries and brochures, and oversee document quality control for the office.
Implement various software programs as required.
Coordinate and/or review the work of clerical support employees in lower classifications. Maintain departmental or divisional filing system.
Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of the job classification.

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Qualifications we're looking for

Principles and practices of good office management;
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
Interact effectively with the public, managers and employees.
Compose a variety of correspondence on routine matters and prepare clear and concise reports.
Maintain confidentiality and diplomacy when handling sensitive matters

Education, Experience and Special Requirements:

Any combination of training and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.

Typical education would include high school diploma, or equivalent.
Typical experience would include four years’ experience in a related secretarial field involving shorthand, transcription, typing, and word processing.

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What to expect from the Application and Exam Process

You will receive notifications pertaining to this recruitment at the e-mail address and text message number provided on your application. Email correspondence may go to your spam or junk mail folder.

Examination Process: An online written examination will be administered June 24, 2026 through June 25, 2026 and selection interviews will be tentatively held on June 29, 2026.

This recruitment will be merged with the existing Executive Assistant I/II eligibility list and will be used to fill the current vacancy, as well as subsequent vacancies (City-wide) that occur during the life of the list.
City of Redding employees: If you took the Executive Assistant examination since November of 2020, you are not required to retest and may retain your prior score, OR, if you prefer, you may retest to receive a new score. You will not have the option of retesting and keeping the better of the two scores. Your application may be added to the eligibility list for a period of five years before you will be required to test again, unless significant changes are made to the examination. Either way, you must complete a new application online and select “Retest” or “Retain” at the top of your application.”

The City of Redding adheres to Cal/OSHA COVID-19 requirements.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/FEDERAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

Benefits

NOTE: This is a summary of benefits and is provided as a courtesy. For specific benefit information, refer to the labor agreements (MOUs) of each bargaining unit.

To view the Redding Independent Employees Organization - Supervisory/Confidential Employees' Unit MOU, click here.

To view the Redding Independent Employees Organization - Clerical, Technical and Professional Employees' Unit MOU, click here.

THESE BENEFITS DO NOT APPLY TO EXTRA-HELP EMPLOYEES OR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.

Holidays:
An average of thirteen and a half per year. Fire Association covered employees receive a payment in lieu of holidays. Holiday compensation for Redding Peace Officers Association and Redding Police Managers Association employees has been converted to base pay.

Vacation:

Two weeks per year up to the fourth year of service, three weeks up to nine years of service, three and a half weeks up to fourteen years of service, four weeks up to nineteen years of service, four and a half weeks up to twenty-four years of service, five weeks after twenty-four years of service. For accrual rates for Fire Department shift employees, refer to MOU. Part-time and temporary employees may be eligible for some vacation/paid time off benefits.

Sick Leave:

Twelve working days of sick leave are accrued each year. Unused sick leave may be credited toward retirement. For accrual rates for Fire Department shift employees, refer to MOU.

Health Insurance:
Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life for employee and dependent, and long-term disability for employees.

Retirement:

Full-time employees are covered by CalPERS (formula is dependent on hire date and member status in CalPERS) and are not covered under the Social Security System.

Administrative Leave:
Management positions are eligible to receive 40 hours of administrative leave per calendar year as authorized by the department director; additional leave up to 40 hours may be granted by the City Manager.

Deferred Compensation Plans:
Available for interested employees.

Union Dues: Some job classifications are represented by collective bargaining units, the employees of which may choose to join and pay union dues.

Part-Time Retirement Benefit Program:
Part-time, seasonal, and full-time temporary employees either participate in the Social Security System or the PARS Alternate Retirement System depending upon bargaining unit assignment.

SDI:
All Redding Independent Employees Organization, IBEW - Maintenance and IBEW - Electric represented employees participate at their own expense. To view the current year's taxable wage limit, click here.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.

Supplemental Questions

Do you wish to retain your prior Executive Assistant I-II test score from November 2020 or retest? (If you choose to retest, your new score will be used. You cannot choose the old score even if it is higher)

Retain prior score
Retest

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer: City of Redding
Address: 777 Cypress Avenue

Redding, California, 96001
Phone: (530) 225-4065
Website: http://www.cityofredding.org