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Form of workAt the County of Marin, our employees overwhelmingly report feeling their work is meaningful, they like the work they do, and they are proud to tell people "I work for the County of Marin." Discover more about us, our values and our organizational culture here. Read on to find out more about this opportunity:There are 2 full-time, regular-hire Community Development Technician (CDA) positions. Please see below for more detailed information about each opportunity.
Community Development Technician II-Housing and Federal Grants
This is a two (2) year fixed term position that may be extended if funding continues. The CDA Tech II in this assignment will perform a variety of specialized administrative tasks for the Housing and Federal Grants program. The program supports healthy, safe and sustainable communities through their work in affordable housing policy and development and grants with community-based organizations that serve low-income Marin residents. Duties for the CDA Tech II will include:
- Drafting and processing contracts, board letters and correspondence
- Tracking project documentation and establishing and maintaining project files
- Assisting with outreach and community engagement efforts by scheduling meetings, publishing notices, updating applicable websites, and developing surveys.
- Responding to routine program related questions from the public
- Working with the County GIS team to update information on the County's GIS system.
- Collecting, tabulating, and analyzing data to track program progress and success.
- Tracking and verifying accuracy of grant project balances
- Data management using a variety of systems
- May attend board meetings and work sessions and take meeting minutes.
Bilingual Certification: Successful candidates must demonstrate proficiency in Spanish/ English to be eligible for an additional 5% pay differential. A bilingual proficiency exam will be administered to ensure the candidate possesses the appropriate skill level to meet the requirements of the position.
Community Development Technician II-Current Planning
With an emphasis on customer service, the Community Development Technician II performs a variety of specialized technical work to support the review of building permits and planning permits. Duties include verifying completeness and accuracy of applications, tracking the progress of applications routed to other divisions and County departments, conducting permit history research, and reviewing minor building and planning permits. Additionally, the Community Development Tech II educates applicants about the permit process, explains general to moderately complex permitting policies and procedures, and determines and collects fees.
The ideal candidate: has exceptional customer service skills and is able to effectively communicate and explain program requirements and concepts to a diverse client population. This individual has public counter experience assisting customers with processing permits and/or coordinating plan reviews, has the ability to read construction plans and has worked with public agency permitting software. College level coursework in a field related to the work is highly desirable.We recognize your time is valuable, so please note that you must have at least the following required Minimum Qualifications in order to be considered for this position:
One year of experience as a Community Development Technician I or equivalent to four years of administrative support experience in a related environment such as planning, engineering, land development, environmental management, construction or public works providing technical information to the public and assistance to professional staff and which demonstrates possession of the required knowledge and abilities. For more information about the knowledge and abilities, please view the class specification Open & Continuous Recruitment:Because this recruitment is Open and Continuous, applicants are encouraged to submit completed applications as soon as possible. The filing period for Open and Continuous may be closed at any time.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early in the process and prior to Monday, December 18th, 2023 at 4:00 PM for first consideration.
All applicants will receive email notifications regarding their status in the recruitment process. Please be sure to check your spam settings to allow our emails to reach you. You may also log into your governmentjobs.com account to view these emails.
Testing and Eligible List: Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination may consist of a highly qualified review, application screening, online assessment, written examination, oral examination, performance examination, or any combination to determine which candidates' names will be placed on the eligible list.
The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and any future vacancies for open, fixed-term, full-time or part-time positions which may occur while the list remains active.
Disaster Service Workers: All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.Employment Type: Full Time, Regular
