• An Executive Assistant I performs these duties for a Division Head (or for various boards or committees) and may be assigned to function in a lead capacity and oversee and coordinate the work of lower level classifications.
  
• An Executive Assistant II performs these duties for a Department Director and may supervise employees in classifications below Executive Assistant I as assigned.

• Provide clerical, secretarial and administrative support to a division head/department director or various boards or committees.
• Provide confidential and technical support to a division head over a large division and/or multiple divisions.
• Compose and finalize correspondence, type complex projects/reports, to include agreements, contracts, staff reports, summaries and brochures, and oversee document quality control for the office.
• Coordinate and/or review the work of clerical support employees in lower classifications. Maintain departmental or divisional filing system.
• Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of the job classification.

• Principles and practices of good office management;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Interact effectively with the public, managers and employees.
• Compose a variety of correspondence on routine matters and prepare clear and concise reports.
• Maintain confidentiality and diplomacy when handling sensitive matters

You will receive notifications pertaining to this recruitment at the e-mail address and text message number provided on your application. Email correspondence may go to your spam or junk mail folder.

Examination Process: An online written examination will be administered.
This recruitment will establish a new eligibility list that may be used to fill current and future vacancies. If you applied for this position prior to 5/16/2023, you will be required to submit a new application in order to be considered for current and future opportunities.
City of Redding employees: If you took the Executive Assistant examination since November of 2020, you are not required to retest and may retain your prior score, OR, if you prefer, you may retest to receive a new score. You will not have the option of retesting and keeping the better of the two scores. Your application may be added to the eligibility list for a period of five years before you will be required to test again, unless significant changes are made to the examination. Either way, you must complete a new application online and select “Retest” or “Retain” at the top of your application.”

Selection Process: Final appointment is contingent upon:

• Positive past employment references
• Passing a city paid fingerprint criminal conviction check (applicants 18 and older)
• Passing a pre-employment medical exam and drug and alcohol screening test
• Positions within the Police Department require applicants pass an extensive background investigation prior to appointment.