City Of Paramount
THE CITY
Located in the gateway to the Los Angeles metropolis, the City of Paramount offers secure quality of life to its residents and a business-friendly attitude that has created a growing retail and services sector, with a thriving Downtown.
Paramount's government is a stable, innovative, and financially conservative organization, and the City has continually invested in its infrastructure and emphasized code enforcement and assistance programs to help residents and businesses upgrade and maintain their properties. For these reasons, the City has a distinctive appearance that appeals to current and potential residents.
For its employees, Paramount offers a family-friendly organization that places emphasis on lifework balance and flexibility. City leadership highly values the input and impact of each employee. Rather than work from the top-down, Paramount chooses collaboration, fostering a professional, respectful, and fulfilling work environment.
CITY GOVERNMENT
The City of Paramount is operated by 6 departments: Administrative Services; Planning and Building; Public Safety; Public Works; Community Services, and Finance.
With an operating budget of $50.4M, City population of 52,000, and covering 4.8 square miles, the City of Paramount is dedicated to providing fiscally responsible services that maintain a vibrant community that is Safe, Healthy, and Attractive! We value respect and ethical behaviors, adaptability, service excellence, and accountability. The City promotes innovation through teamwork, and providing effective, inclusive, and transparent public information and engagement. THE POSITION
Essential Job Duties
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Any combination of education, training, and work experience that demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in the position may be qualifying. A typical combination is as follows:
Experience:
Two (2) years of increasingly responsible professional-level administrative and analytical experience related to budgeting, strategic planning, policy analysis, organizational development, and/or personnel management. Local government experience is desirable.
Training:
Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in public administration, business administration, city planning, finance, accounting, or a related field is required. A master's degree is desirable.
License or Certificate: Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's license and insurability at regular rates for the City’s automobile insurance. Knowledge of:* Principles, practices, procedures and techniques of public administration and public policy, including those related to government accounting, budgeting, project management, human resources management and customer service.
Skill to:* Effectively utilize modern office equipment, including personal computers and standard business software such as the Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to:* Apply the principles, practices, methods and techniques of public administration and management analysis to the solution of problems.
Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is primarily performed in outdoor and indoor work environments and requires: vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone; frequent standing and walking; finger dexterity to access, enter and retrieve data using a computer keyboard and to operate standard field equipment; frequent bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling and lifting to inspect work; frequent lifting and carrying materials and objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Environmental Elements
The work environment includes: working from heights and below ground or in cramped or restrictive locations; potential exposure to general hazards associated with construction sites including chemicals, fumes gases and odors; occasional interaction with upset staff and/or public and private representatives and contractors in interpreting and enforcing departmental and City policies and procedures.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Completed application and resume must be submitted by the filing deadline listed above. Application packets will be screened in relation to the criteria outlined in the job announcement. Possession of the minimum qualifications does not ensure an invitation to the recruitment process. The selection process will include an oral interview and may include other testing processes designed to predict successful job performance.
Candidates must be specific and complete in describing their qualifications for this position. Failure to state all pertinent information may lead to elimination from consideration. Stating "See Resume" is not an acceptable substitute for a completed application.
Communication regarding your application and/or status will be sent to the email address listed on your application. Please check your email regularly throughout the recruitment process as you will not receive communications by any other method.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
VACATION LEAVE: 80 hours per year for first five years, 120 hours per year after five years, 160 hours per year after ten years.
SICK LEAVE: 96 hours per year. Sick leave accumulation in excess of 480 hours is paid directly to the employee as a cash benefit at the end of each year at the rate of 50% of employee’s current pay rate.
MENTAL HEALTH DAY: All regular full-time employees shall be granted one (1) mental health day every year.
HOLIDAYS:12 paid holidays per year.
HEALTH INSURANCE: 85% paid medical for employee and dependents. Coverage effective the first day of the month following the date of hire. Employees who are able to provide proof of other group insurance coverage may elect to opt-out of the City Health benefits and receive a monthly payment in the amount of $750 in lieu of coverage.
LIFETIME MEDICAL: Employees who retire from the City are entitled to lifetime medical. 85% of the medical premium cost is covered by the City.
DENTAL/VISION: 100% dental and vision coverage for employee and dependents. Coverage is effective the first day of the month following the date of hire.
LIFE INSURANCE: Coverage is equal to 100% of annual salary.
DISABILITY INSURANCE: The City pays 100% of the insurance plan.
RETIREMENT: PERS retirement - 2% at 62 benefit formula for “New” CalPERS members, 2.5% at 55 benefit formula for “Classic” CalPERS members covered under pre-2013 rules.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Up to $700.00 annual match.
CREDIT UNIONS: The City is affiliated with F&A Federal Credit Union. Employees are eligible for membership.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available to provide help to employees and members of their families who are experiencing personal problems.
EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT : The City encourages employees to develop their knowledge and abilities by offering a variety of reimbursements for job-related education up to California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) part-time tuition.
BILINGUAL PAY: The City offers three tiers of job related bilingual pay based on classification, employees may be eligible for $35, $75, $150 per month.
SCHEDULE: Full-time employees for the City of Paramount are on a "9/80" work schedule. Normal working hours include nine hours per day Monday through Thursday and 8 hours every other Friday, with every other Friday off. Some positions, particularly in the Public Safety Department and Public Works Department, have alternative schedules.