Dec 09, 2025

Secretary

Job Description

Secretaries perform a wide variety of secretarial and clerical tasks requiring typing, and may require the use of oral dictation and transcribing skills. Incumbents serve as a secretary to one or more administrators which would include an assistant department head, deputy director, division chief, or equivalent administrator. Some positions may have lead responsibility over journey and entry staff levels of other clerical series, or may be assigned specialized work or special projects involving a variety of complex and highly responsible secretarial tasks, or highly technical and related non-routine duties of an administrative nature requiring a wide latitude for independent action.

Some positions may be designated "confidential" in nature, in accordance with the County Employee Relations Ordinance.

Minimum Qualifications

Proof of ability to type from clear copy at the rate of 45 net words per minute;

AND

Any combination of education or experience or training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. Typical ways to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Two years of secretarial/clerical experience. Education from a college or business school that is directly related to the Knowledge and Abilities of this class may be substituted on a month-for-month basis, for up to one year of the required two years experience.
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date.