College Student Worker

Under close supervision, assists with routine or elemental phases of manual, clerical, professional, paraprofessional, technical, and protective services work; may assist with special projects as assigned.

Applications are reviewed on a flow basis as departments submit requests, meaning applications are reviewed as needed. 

SALARY: STUDENT WORKER III - $11.55/Hour

AGENCY/DEPARTMENT: Various

Some positions may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending on the needs of the department. In order to qualify for this incentive, incumbents in eligible positions must take and pass the applicable bilingual fluency examination with a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: A Student Worker may only work for a two (2) year period.  During that two (2) year period, a Student Worker may only work a total of 2,080 hours, working no more than 1,040 hours in each year of that two (2) year period.

You will not be placed on the eligible list until you submit proof of academic/technical college/university class enrollment. Placement on the eligible list does NOT guarantee that all candidates will be contacted by hiring managers for interviews, nor imply that there are immediate openings available for all selected types of Student Worker positions.

Hiring managers are not obligated to interview every candidate on a list referred to them. Factors to be considered may include education, training, experience and/or work availability.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE:  April 18, 2018
CLOSING DATE:  Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet business needs.
 

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Data entry.
• Shelving books.
• Filing and pulling material from established files.
• Opening and sorting mail.
• Delivering mail and supplies.
• Proofreading written material.
• Assisting with research.
• Operating office equipment and machines.
• Assisting with collection and analysis of statistical data.
• Assisting with conducting special studies in a variety of occupational fields.
• Assisting with the preparation and the presentation of oral and/or written reports.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

These are the minimum employment qualifications for students who wish to work for the County of Ventura.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE:

Student Worker III - No experience is required. Students must provide proof that they are enrolled in at least nine (9) units of academic/technical college/university courses at the undergraduate level and at least six (6) units at the graduate level.

PLEASE NOTE: Some departments may require proof that the students be enrolled in a minimum of twelve (12) units of academic/technical college/university courses at the undergraduate level.

Student Worker III's may work during the summer upon providing evidence that they have graduated from high school or carried at least nine (9) units in the previous spring session, are enrolled for at least nine (9) units for the next fall session, OR are enrolled in at least three (3) units of summer courses.

NOTE: Audits of class enrollment will be routinely completed to ensure minimum requirements are being met.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Some jobs may require a valid California driver license.

 

FINAL FILING DATE:  This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it. Your application and proof of class enrollment must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources In Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply online, please refer to our web site at http://www.ventura.org/jobs. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials. Our address is: County of Ventura, Human Resources Division, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.

Note to Applicants:  It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications.  A resume and/or other related documentation may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application and supplemental questionnaire.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE – qualifying:  All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination AT THE TIME OF FILING.  The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position.  Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION – qualifying:  All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met.  Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.  

Candidates successfully completing the stated requirements may be placed on an eligible list for a period of six (6) months. 

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:  Applicants may be subjected to a thorough background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment, education, criminal background information, and driving record may be required for this position. 

We do not accept resumes in lieu of our application form, nor do we accept any application materials via email.

Questions regarding this posting may be emailed to Yvonne.Martinez@ventura.org.