Extra- Student Intern

Job Title

Extra-help employee

Examples of duties include performing general office duties, including answering and screening telephone calls; greeting and assisting walk-in clients and providing information or directing them to the appropriate resources; receiving and processing payments by cash, check, and credit card; utilizing Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; explaining the proper use and completion of forms, documents, and applications; preparing and producing notices, reports, correspondence, letters, and other office documents;

providing administrative support to committee members and volunteers; assisting with planning, coordinating, and supporting events and activities; maintaining organized records and providing general administrative support as needed.

Position is with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Merced County. Must be at least 18 years old. Please consider the Supplemental Questions before applying. Successful applicants will be required to meet at the UCCE office in Merced, then travel to various locations throughout the county. Flexible hours -- half days are fine. Individuals who are, or have been, a dependent child in foster care, a homeless youth, or a formerly incarcerated youth as defined by Government Code section 31000.11 are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

If you are applying under this eligibility status, please note on your application your eligibility by answering the supplemental question on this recruitment. Please note that prior to appointment, individuals claiming preference under one of these categories will be required to furnish documentation establishing their eligibility.

Why Merced County? A message from the CEO:

Family Care Leave applies to all employees who work 1250 or more hours in any twelve month period. Health Plans and Life Insurance Extra-help employees are not entitled to County-paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance, Employee Assistance Program benefits and are not eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan. Jury Duty Extra-help employees are not entitled to pay or receive reimbursement from the County for Jury Duty.

Paid Time Benefits Extra-help employees are not entitled to paid bereavement, vacation, or holidays. Paid Sick Leave Extra-help employees are entitled to accrue up to five (5) paid sick days (40 hours) in a 12-month period. Social Security Extra-help employment earnings are not covered under Social Security. Merced County provides an alternate plan - Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) - for extra-help employees who are otherwise not eligible for participation in the County's retirement system.

Compensation/Unemployment Insurance:
The County does provide benefits to those eligible under the State Workers Compensation and Unemployment Insurance statutes. This bulletin is not a contract and does not create contractual or legal rights on behalf of any employee. This bulletin is subject of being supplemented, modified, withdrawn or otherwise changed pending labor agreements and/or at the discretion of the County Executive Officer or as the Board of Supervisors deem necessary.

For answers to specific questions regarding employee benefits, please call Human Resources at .