Secretary II (Community Development Agency
Listed on 2026-08-10
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Administrative/Clerical
Clerical, Government Administration
Introduction
This is a reinstatement, transfer or voluntary demotion opportunity for current and former regularly appointed employees of Alameda County.
Reinstatement:
On the request of a department head and approval of the Commission, a regularly appointed employee who resigned in good standing may, within three years after the effective date of his/her resignation, be reinstated in a position in the class from which he/she resigned or in a position in another class for which he/she may be eligible as determined by the Commission.
Appointments by reinstatement following resignation are subject to the probationary period established for the class.
Transfer:
Voluntary Demotion:
THE AGENCY
The Alameda County Community Development Agency's mission is to enhance the quality of life of Alameda County residents and plan for the future well-being of the County's diverse communities; to balance the physical, economic and social needs of County residents through land use planning, environmental management, neighborhood improvement, and community development, and to promote and protect agriculture, the environment, economic vitality and human health.
For more detailed information about the agency, please visit:
Alameda County Community Development Agency.
This series specification describes three secretarial classes in which incumbents perform, under general supervision, a wide variety of difficult to complex secretarial and clerical duties; relieve an administrator of administrative details; and perform other related duties as required.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURESPositions allocated to classes in this series are distinguished from positions in general and specialized clerical classifications in that incumbents in secretarial classes report directly to a County administrative official and have assigned responsibility for relieving him/her of administrative details.
Secretary II responsibilities- Coordinating agenda preparation and scheduling meeting activities of a regulatory County Board or Commission.
- Serving as secretary to an administrator reporting directly to the head of an agency or department who warrants an Administrative Secretary.
- Serving as a secretary to the head of a department, which department head reports directly to the electorate, the Board of Supervisors, or the County Administrative Officer.
- Serving as secretary to a group of Municipal Court Judges who report to the electorate.
- Reporting to and performing secretarial‑administrative duties for an administrator who is privy to the decision‑making process of County management affecting employee relations.
Either I
- The equivalent of one year of full-time experience in the class of Secretary I, or an equivalent or higher level clerical class in Alameda County classified service, that requires a typing proficiency level of not less than 40 wpm. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)
Or II
- The equivalent of three years of increasingly responsible clerical experience comparable to the County’s Secretary I classification, that requires a typing proficiency level of not less than 40 wpm.
NOTE:
The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
NOTE:
The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under…
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