Executive Secretary

Executive Secretary
- College and Administrative Services
- Modesto Junior College

APPLICATION CLOSE DATE:
Friday, September 25th, 2026 at 11:59 P.M.

This is a confidential process and will be handled accordingly throughout its various stages. Candidates are asked to respect the confidential nature of the search.

The District:
The Yosemite Community College District is a multi-college district.

Modesto Junior College, the larger college in the district, was founded in 1921. It is located in the city of Modesto.

The second district college, Columbia College, was founded in 1968 and is located near Columbia State Historic Park in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains.

The Colleges work closely with nearby universities:
California State University, Stanislaus;
University of the Pacific;
Brandman University; and University of California, Merced. Modesto Junior College also promotes and sustains partnerships with local businesses, government, and agencies in order to support economic and community development, and improve the area’s quality of life.

The District is governed by a seven member elected Board of Trustees and the Chancellor who serves as the Chief Executive Officer. College Presidents report to the Chancellor and serve as the Chief Administrative Officers and academic leaders on the campuses. Columbia College and Modesto Junior College are comprehensive community colleges with excellent reputations for serving their communities.

Position Information

Job Title

Job Title Executive Secretary
- College and Administrative Services
- Modesto Junior College

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Salary Range/Other

Salary Range/Other Management Salary Schedule ) Range 22: $6,017 to $7,633 monthly or $6,268 to $7,884 monthly with earned Doctorate. New appointees will receive year-for-year credit for prior management experience to a maximum of Step

C.

The District currently pays for a health options for the employee and dependents. Employees may elect to pay a premium for a higher health option. Vision care and dental insurance premiums for the employee and dependents is District paid. Income protection and life insurance premiums for the employee are also District paid. The estimated cost of District provided benefits (health, dental, vision, and life) is $24,408 annually.

Position Summary Information

Scope of Assignment

Under direction, coordinates and performs highly complex and confidential secretarial and/or administrative duties in direct support of a District executive, relieving him/her of administrative detail; performs highly complex, technical, and confidential secretarial and administrative clerical functions; serves as a liaison between the executive’s office, District staff, and the community members; translates and interprets for District personnel in resolving problems, issues and complaints;

and does other related duties, as assigned.

This is the highly specialized, executive secretarial class in the Administrative Support Series. Positions in this class possess highly specialized, technical or functional expertise pertaining to their assigned functional area and apply full working knowledge of the work unit assigned. They are expected to independently perform complex activities that require extensive knowledge of assigned area and of office management and secretarial practices, using considerable independent judgment and action.

Positions may be assigned to support any of several executive level positions throughout the District.

It is recognized that many similar duties are inherent in all secretarial classifications; however, the level of difficulty of the work performed is related to its use in the organizational structure. An Executive Secretary position can be distinguished from other District secretarial and administrative support classes because the role of incumbents is primarily to perform secretarial and administrative duties for a College President, Vice-President or other executive manager with comparable organizational status.

This classification is deemed confidential and as such is part of the District’s leadership/management definition.

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