What are the responsibilities and job description for the OFFICE SPECIALIST - CITY CLERK position at City of San Marcos, CA?
Summary Description
The City of San Marcos welcomes qualified applications for the position of Office Specialist in the City Clerk Department. This position will be located within the City Clerk Department. Ready to discover where your talents can take you next? Discover just how bright your future can be in San Marcos!
Your role
This position will be highly involved in Council/City Manager support, public records and files, and the development and implementation of administrative policies and programs. This position will serve as the central hub of the administrative team, focusing on internal customer support and processes. If you possess strong attention to detail, impeccable organizational skills and have a strong desire to work in a collaborative team environment, we look forward to reviewing your application.
Why you’ll love it here
At the City of San Marcos, we live our values: teamwork, professionalism, fiscal responsibility, and customer service. We believe in operating like an efficient business while keeping people at the center of what we do — both the community we serve and the employees who serve it.
Here, your work will matter. Your ideas will be heard. And your efforts will help shape how the city operates for years to come.
San Marcos is …
What We Offer
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an application screening, Microsoft Suite online assessment and oral interviews. After the job posting closes, candidates will receive a link to the online testing.
Applications are due by: 4:00pm, May 20th, 2026
First Interview: June 12, 2026
Second Interview: TBD
Education And Experience
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education/Training
Equivalent to the completion of the 12 th grade, supplemented by specialized training in business or secretarial science.
Experience
Two years of full time equivalent, professional level administrative experience.
The City of San Marcos welcomes qualified applications for the position of Office Specialist in the City Clerk Department. This position will be located within the City Clerk Department. Ready to discover where your talents can take you next? Discover just how bright your future can be in San Marcos!
Your role
This position will be highly involved in Council/City Manager support, public records and files, and the development and implementation of administrative policies and programs. This position will serve as the central hub of the administrative team, focusing on internal customer support and processes. If you possess strong attention to detail, impeccable organizational skills and have a strong desire to work in a collaborative team environment, we look forward to reviewing your application.
Why you’ll love it here
At the City of San Marcos, we live our values: teamwork, professionalism, fiscal responsibility, and customer service. We believe in operating like an efficient business while keeping people at the center of what we do — both the community we serve and the employees who serve it.
Here, your work will matter. Your ideas will be heard. And your efforts will help shape how the city operates for years to come.
San Marcos is …
- One of the top 25 places to raise a family (Fortune Magazine)
- The health care hub of North County (Kaiser’s hospital opened last year and Scripps just announced its next hospital will be in San Marcos)
- An education leader, home to Cal State San Marcos and Palomar Community College
- Top 10 safest city in California
What We Offer
- Our 9/80 work week means you'll have every other Friday off
- Generous health benefits for you and your family (all medical premiums are employer paid at 90%, including family plans)
- Ample time off: 14 paid holidays, 96 hours of sick leave, starting at 80 hours vacation leave annually
- City paid maternity / paternity / grandparent leave - City paid 4 weeks of leave for new parents welcoming a new addition to the family and 1 week of leave for grandparents with expanding families
- Participate in the CalPERS retirement system (Classic members - 2% @ 55, New members 2% @ 62), and Social Security
- Enhance your career taking advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement Program, up to $1,500 per fiscal year, which can also be used for student loan repayment
Selection Process
The selection process will consist of an application screening, Microsoft Suite online assessment and oral interviews. After the job posting closes, candidates will receive a link to the online testing.
Applications are due by: 4:00pm, May 20th, 2026
First Interview: June 12, 2026
Second Interview: TBD
Education And Experience
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education/Training
Equivalent to the completion of the 12 th grade, supplemented by specialized training in business or secretarial science.
Experience
Two years of full time equivalent, professional level administrative experience.
Salary : $50,174 - $69,432