Meet the Team!
The District Attorney of Riverside County, as the public prosecutor acting on behalf of the People, vigorously enforces the law, pursues the truth, protects those victimized by crime, exonerates the innocent, and safeguards the rights of all to ensure that justice is done on behalf of our community. The office's staff of over 700 is comprised of prosecuting attorneys, sworn investigators, victim-witness advocates, paralegals, investigative technicians, forensic analysts, and a wide range of information technology and supporting staff all committed to excellence and integrity in public service. We are, and we seek to maintain, a diverse workforce to match a diverse county.
Schedules appointments and relieves supervisor of administrative detail, such as, checking time and attendance reports; takes and types minutes of meetings; assists in carrying out administrative policies and procedures.
Coordinates time, place and participant arrangements for meetings.
Creates and processes purchase orders; processes purchase requisitions and training and travel requests; tracks reconciliations for expenses, vouchers, and purchase cards.
Assembles information from various sources and arranges into proper format; proofreads written materials to identify errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar; sets up and maintains office files, records and indexes.
Provides general information to office and telephone callers and/or refers them to appropriate party; maintains control files to monitor the status and expedite the completion of staff assignments.
Sorts, screens, prioritizes and routes incoming mail; maintains office supply inventories and orders supplies.
Assists with event planning; designs flyers, assist with newsletters utilizing Canva and PowerPoint.
Assists with the onboarding process of new employees, including scheduling interviews, and assembling panel binders; assists with the offboarding process including resetting equipment, and processing exit paperwork.
Assists with updating an organizational chart on a monthly basis.
Provides vacation and temporary relief as required.
One year as either a Secretary I or Legal Support Assistant II with Riverside County.
OPTION II
Three years of increasingly responsible, broad and varied clerical experience, one year of which must have been in a secretarial or stenographic capacity performing a wide range of complex legal clerical or stenographic duties. (Completion of 18 semester or 27 quarter units from a recognized college or 360 hours of training from a recognized occupational training program in secretarial sciences, office practices, business education, criminal justice, or a closely related field may be substituted for one year of the non-specialized clerical experience).
OPTION III
Four years of increasingly responsible, broad and varied clerical experience. (Completion of 18 semester or 27 quarter units from a recognized college or 360 hours of training from a recognized occupational training program in secretarial sciences, office practices, business education, criminal justice, or a closely related field may be substituted for one year of the non-specialized clerical experience).
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.
Typing Skill: Sufficient skill in typing to enable the applicant to complete 50 net words per minute is strongly desired. The most qualified candidates may need to complete an online typing test.
Ability to: Operate standard and modern office equipment; proofread and review work for accuracy and completeness; input and retrieve data from computerized record keeping systems; prioritize and route telephone calls and mail; monitor staff assignment deadlines.
The County has a Veteran's Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here.
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/.
This recruitment is open to all applicants. Applicants who are current employees of the Riverside County District Attorney's Office and/or County of Riverside employees may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. All applicants must submit a complete application by the close date of the recruitment. No late applications will be permitted.
Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
Competitive experience/education must be reflected on your application/resume. Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process.
If using education to qualify, upload a copy of your education documents (degree/transcripts) to your Government Jobs profile at the time your application is submitted. Official or unofficial transcripts will be accepted.
*Prior to submitting your application, upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your Government Jobs account. ***If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI).
For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter Letisia Jimenez at (951) 955-5787 or via email at ltjimenez@rivco.org.
Employment Type: Regular