Job Details

Salary: $18.07 - $20.92 Hourly
Location : Arroyo Grande, CA
Job Type: Part Time
Job Number: 25-CDD-002
Department: Community Development
Opening Date: 12/01/2025
Closing Date: 12/23/2025 11:00 PM Pacific

Description

Are you a college/university student looking to gain valuable career experience in local government? Consider joining our team at the City of Arroyo Grande to learn and grow in the Community Development Department.

The current vacancy is in the Community Development Department. Anticipated 20 hours per week.
To perform a wide variety of complex administrative duties in support of a department director; to provide information and assistance to the public regarding departmental policies and procedures; and to perform a variety of administrative duties relative to assigned area of responsibility.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives direction from an assigned department director.
Essential Function Statements
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Essential Functions:

1. Provide responsible and complex administrative support to an assigned department head; assist with prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
2. Support assigned department director by performing routine administrative functions.
3. Type and proofread a wide variety of reports, letters, memoranda and statistical charts; type from rough draft, or verbal instruction; independently compose correspondence related to assigned responsibilities.
4. Send out notices related to departmental projects.
5. Screen office and telephone callers; provide front counter assistance including providing information; respond to and resolve complaints and requests for information on regulations, procedures, systems and precedents relating to assigned responsibilities.
6. Attend a variety of meetings; disseminate information as appropriate.
7. Interpret applicable laws, rules, and ordinances affective assigned department and City operations.
8. Operate a variety of office equipment including copiers, facsimile machine and computer; input and retrieve data and text; organize and maintain disk storage and filing.
9. Design and prepare flyers and pamphlets for special events as assigned.
10. Respond and perform assigned duties in the event of a City declared emergency.

Marginal Functions:

1. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation.
• English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Pertinent Federal, State and local codes, laws and regulations.

Ability to:

• Perform complex administrative support functions.
• Perform responsible administrative work using independent judgment and personal initiative.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Experience and Training Guidelines

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be equivalent to graduation from high school and two years of related experience, or enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program in urban planning, land development, or a related field at an accredited college or university.
Our Community
Arroyo Grande, incorporated in 1911, is located on the California Central Coast midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Located in San Luis Obispo County, the City is 5.45 square miles with a population of over 18,000 residents. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean, beautiful foothills, lakes, and world-class wineries, the City boasts fine homes, excellent schools, and a thriving agricultural and tourism-based economy.

Downtown Arroyo Grande, or the "Village" as locals call it, is the quaint heart of the city. The walkable downtown has antique shops in old Victorian buildings, farm-to-table eateries and watering holes, and exhilarating outdoor exploration. In the middle
of the village overlooking Arroyo Grande Creek is the historic Swinging Bridge, which is owned and maintained by the City. Constructed in 1875, it spans a total length of 171 feet, is suspended 40 feet above the creek, and is the only one of its kind in California.

The City prides itself on its beautiful array of parks, open space, and multiple community facilities. From the many parks to the sports complexes to the wildlife preserve, the City of Arroyo Grande encourages a strengthened community and improved
psychological health. Each year, the Harvest Festival and Summer Concerts in the Park Series draw crowds of visitors seeking an old-fashioned good time.

Arroyo Grande is one of the cities on the central coast known as the "Five Cities," which includes Grover Beach, Oceano, Pismo Beach, and Shell Beach or Halcyon. Known for its Mediterranean climate, summers are warm and dry with an average temperature of 70 degrees. Meanwhile, winters are mild with an average temperature between 50 and 60 degrees.

Public Agency Retirement System: Employer contributes to retirement benefits through membership in the Public Agency Retirement System (PARS) for all part-time employees in lieu of Social Security. Each pay period 6.0% will be deducted from the employee's salary and deposited into the PARS account. The City contributes an additional 1.5% of the employee's salary to the PARS account.

Sick Time: 40 hours of sick leave per year which can be used after 90 days of employment.
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I understand this is a part-time position limited to less than 1,000 hours per year.

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• No

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I am a current student.

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• No

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Please list your school/university and area of study.
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