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Marina Secretary

County of Sonoma
$65,285.11 - $79,331.43 Annually
medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, parental leave, vacation time, paid time off, paid holidays, sick time, retirement plan
United States, California, Santa Rosa
575 Administration Drive (Show on map)
Feb 04, 2026
Position Information The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department is seeking a Marina Secretary! Starting salary at $31.28/hour ($65,285/year) and a competitive total compensation package!* Please note: This positions reporting location is in person, on-site at Spud Point Marina, Bodega Bay. Monday-Friday (during business hours) Marina Secretary As the Marina Secretary you will help provide a positive and safe experience for the customers at Spud Point Marina. This position is a public-facing customer service and administrative support role for all office operations at the Marina. In addition to greeting customers and corresponding via email, this position is responsible for: Answering questions from the public and internal departments via phone and in person Preparing deposits to the bank for various intake of marina fees, and/or other park-related sales (such as annual Regional Parks passes), etc. Running monthly customer and vacancy reports Supporting marina staff including the supervisor with meeting agendas and notes As the ideal candidate, you will possess many of the following: Experience with tracking and compiling data for reports A passion for connecting people to parks and the outdoors A positive and adaptable mindset and be self-motivated and goal-oriented Strong written and verbal communication skills Analytical skills and the ability to solve problems by using critical thinking skills and business acumen Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Spud Point Marina Spud Point Marina is on Bodega Harbor at Bodega Bay, California, approximately 60 miles northwest of San Francisco and 20 miles west of Santa Rosa. It is a public marina providing boating access for commercial and recreational boaters alike. The harbor is the hub of commercial and sportfishing in Sonoma County. The marina welcomes monthly or overnight visitors and yacht club cruisers. The marina office and fuel dock are open daily. Our customers boating interest vary greatly from commercial operations for profit to recreational enjoyment and scientific exploration and research. Each customer brings a unique set of needs, skills, backgrounds, experience, and personality to the marina. Marina staff members are expected to help and support this full range of customers with diplomatic skills, patience, fairness as well as a firmness to our policies and procedures with tact and understanding. Regional Parks Department Sonoma County Regional Parks includes 60 parks and beaches from Petaluma to Gualala and Sonoma to Bodega Bay. Others feature sports fields, playgrounds, and campgrounds. Regional Parks also manages the county's largest ocean marina and largest extracurricular environmental education center. Sonoma County Regional Parks feature more than 200 year-round campsites on the Sonoma Coast and in the heart of Wine Country. With something to offer everyone, Sonoma County Regional Parks provides unique opportunities for people to connect with nature. What We Offer Working at the County of Sonoma offers expansive opportunities for growth and development, the ability to be a part of a challenging and rewarding work environment, and the satisfaction of knowing you're working to better our communities. You can also look forward to flexible work arrangements and excellent benefits* including: Salary Advancement - A salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for a salary increase for good performance every year thereafter, until reaching the top of the salary range Paid Time Off - Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year County Paid Health Premium Contributions - 100% premium contribution for the majority of employee-only and employee + family health plan options Post-Retirement Health Reimbursement Arrangement - County contributions to help fund post-retirement health insurance/benefits Retirement - A pension fully integrated with Social Security Paid Parental Leave - May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) after 12 months of County employment Additional Benefits: Excellent dental, vision, disability, life insurance, employee assistance program, professional development, and more Student Loan Debt Relief - County employees may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the U.S. Department of Education Salary is negotiable within the established range. Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. Additional information can be found in the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 Memorandum Of Understanding (SEIU MOU) and our Employee Benefits Directory. This recruitment is being conducted to fill a Marina Secretary position in the Regional Parks Department. This employment list may also be used to fill future full-time, part-time, or extra-help (temporary) positions as they occur during the active status of the list. Qualified County employees who wish to be considered for future positions should consider applying to this recruitment.* The Civil Service title for this position is Secretary. Application submissions require the Supplemental Questionnaire to be completed. Minimum Qualifications Experience and Education: Any combination of education, vocational training and work experience which provides the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and abilities listed. Normally, formal coursework in secretarial skills and three or more years of general clerical work experience which includes working with personal computers will provide this opportunity. Performance Skills: The ability to type accurately at the rate of 45 words per minute is required. License: Possession of a valid driver's license at the appropriate level including special endorsements, as required by the State of California, may be required depending upon assignment to perform the essential job functions of the position. The position advertised on this announcement does not require possession of a valid California Driver's License. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Considerable knowledge of: the organization, services, programs and functions of the agency in order to plan, evaluate, coordinate and perform clerical support and minor administrative functions; departmental and general clerical work practices from reference materials, procedures, guidelines, written formats, and timetables to schedule events; compile, consolidate and summarize information; authorize and/or submit claims, requisitions, payroll time reports; and answer a variety of information such as work progress, routings, application of procedures to specific situations, agendas, status of accounts, location of materials, and coordination of clerical support and administrative functions; English grammar, spelling, written format and punctuation; the functions, timetables, workload, and priority of the administrative and professional positions served; the procedures, work practices, format and routines associated with secretarial responsibilities to one or more commissions or boards if such work has been assigned. Working knowledge of: the principles of supervision and office practices to instruct and provide training to secretarial and general clerical positions; office equipment and filing systems, including personal computers and/or terminals, as well as business software programs generally used by County departments. Knowledge of: the principal administrative employee's style of writing and thinking in order to compose routine correspondence in his or her absence and to clarify wordage or sentence structure not necessitating review. Ability to: select, understand and apply regulations, rules, procedures, office routine and work practices related to a variety of clerical support and minor administrative work functions in the department or division located; exercise discretion and good judgment in coordinating and performing work assigned; independently initiate, prioritize, perform or solve problems related to deviations in work assigned in order to meet fixed or fluctuating deadlines and achieve work objectives; coordinate the submittal of a variety of information such as resolutions, reports and appeals to be heard by commission or board members and to prioritize subject matter to be heard by content and implication as well as structural format; summarize motions, divisions, appeals, and actions presented before or taken by commission or board members and to organize and transcribe such into minutes of meetings when such work has been assigned; take verbatim dictation during board or commission meetings; instruct or advise co-workers in the proper routines, procedures, office practice, or step-by-step sequence to properly compile and summarize data in order to consolidate fiscal, statistical or informational data for the use of the supervisor or to comply with procedural or administrative requirements; screen and prioritize correspondence, phone calls or visitors seeking the personal attention of the supervisor and to refer matters which may be adequately handled by someone other than the supervisor to the appropriate person or department section; select, extract and organize a variety of information related to different department programs, services, or functions for the use of the supervisor in answering complaints, inquiries or preparing administrative reports; answer procedural, factual and semi-technical questions related to department services, programs, or functions; schedule appointments, maintain supervisor's calendar and coordinate calendared events with other departments, agencies, private concerns and affected individuals; compose correspondence in answer to routine inquiries or complaints; recognize and know the purpose of standardized forms related to department services, functions and programs; deal with the general public and co-workers in a tactful, courteous and effective manner; safeguard classified materials or contents of closed or sealed meetings; independently set-up, prepare and summarize control records such as department, division or sectional budget, expenditures, fund, or revenue records, personnel, time and leave records, production output, census and statistical records, and purchasing and inventory control records. Selection Procedure & Some Helpful Tips When Applying Your application information and your responses to the supplemental questions are evaluated and taken into consideration throughout the entire selection process. You should list all employers and positions held within the last ten years in the work history section of your application. Be as thorough as possible when responding to the supplemental questions. You may include history beyond ten years if related to the position for which you are applying. If you held multiple positions with one employer, list out each position separately. Failure to follow these instructions may impact your competitiveness in this process or may result in disqualification. Please visit Getting a Job with the County of Sonoma to review more detailed information about the hiring process, including the application process, examination steps, and department selection process. Application submissions require the Supplemental Questionnaire be completed. Responses to supplemental questions will be scored using position-specific criteria. Please provide specific and detailed responses of a reasonable length to allow for a thorough assessment of your qualifications. Responses that state, "See Resume" or "See Application" may be considered insufficient and therefore may not be scored. The selection procedure will consist of the following examination: An Application and Supplemental Questionnaire Appraisal Examination (weight 100%) will be conducted to evaluate each applicant's application and supplemental questionnaire for satisfaction of minimum qualifications (pass/not pass); and for educational coursework, training, experience, knowledge, and abilities which relate to this position. Personally identifiable information (PII) is removed from the standard application fields and applicable attachments. This PII blind screening practice redacts a candidate's personal information that could potentially influence or bias the scoring process. Personal information includes the applicant's name, former last name, address, phone number, email, driver's license number, school name, education start and end dates, age, date of birth, gender, and race. This PII blind screening practice helps contribute to a fair and equitable examination process. Each applicant will be evaluated based on the following criteria: Relevance of work history, related experience, and achieved level of education and/or training as described in the application and responses to the supplemental questions. Candidates demonstrating possession of the minimum qualifications will be placed on an employment list in order of most qualified to least qualified based on the achieved score received in the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire Appraisal Examination which evaluates the education, training, experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, and other qualifications that you demonstrate in your application and/or response to the supplemental questionnaire. Please be aware that resumes and cover letters are not typically evaluated in the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire Appraisal Examination. Scores may be adjusted based on such factors as the number of candidates, anticipated vacancies, past practice, and natural breaks in the scores achieved by this group of candidates. Additional Information A background investigation is required prior to employment. Candidates referred to departments for a selection interview are typically required to sign authorization and release forms enabling such an investigation. Failure to sign prescribed forms will result in the candidate not being considered further for that vacancy. Reference information will not be made available to applicants. Additional requirements, such as successful completion of a physical exam, drug screen, etc., may apply, depending on the duties and responsibilities of the position. If you receive a conditional job offer for the position, the requirements upon which the offer is contingent will be outlined in the conditional job letter. You may also review the Job Classification Screening Schedule to determine the requirements for this position. How to Apply Applications are accepted online at www.yourpath2sonomacounty.org. Paper applications may be submitted by person, fax (707-565-3770), email, or through the mail. All applications and appropriate supplemental information as outlined in the job announcement must be received by the time and date specified on the first page of this job announcement. Applications received after the recruitment closes will not be accepted. The County of Sonoma values diversity and is dedicated to creating a workplace environment that provides individuals with a sense of belonging. We are committed to having a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. The County is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer where all aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance, and business need. HR Analyst: CA HR Technician: VH