Alvarado: Future Focused, Past Proud!!!

We are experiencing explosive growth and that is bringing remarkable opportunities for that special person looking for a place to grow their skills and soar into their future development. As City Secretary/Assistant to the City Manager, you will be helping to write the history of the City and make your mark on its story.

This two-for-one opportunity will help you develop in both positions so that you can perform administrative and procedural duties with world class ability and give you opportunities to get into the weeds in many local government departments, honing your knowledge and skills as a public administrator.

Being the City Secretary is a daily adventure where you can be a scribe, a detective, an authority, historian, and a straight up amazing part of our leadership team.

Being the Assistant to the City Manager, turns you into a ninja problem solver while you work and explore the research needs of the City Manager’s Office as well as serving as a go-between to City departments by assisting and troubleshooting the City’s operational needs. An opportunity for hands-on experience in every aspect of managing a City.

We offer an opportunity to be a part of something brand new while you are working for a city that is over 125 years old. We make it a priority to bring new ideas, events, and projects to our City while intentionally maintaining the small town feel to the community.

We want you to become even better, so providing the selected candidate with training and development opportunities is a priority! We also pay for memberships to professional organizations that will advance your knowledge.

With our growth- we are looking at succession planning- who knows where this position could lead you in the future- FT Assistant to the City Manager, Assistant City Manager (yes those are two different jobs), maybe even City Manager? Alvarado is a place where that could happen for the right candidate!!!

And we want you to take care of yourself and your family so will start you from day one with a bank of five (5) vacation days if you are selected for this position. You will accrue an additional 10 days of vacation in your first year.

Qualifications:

Minimum associates degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration, records management or a related field minimum, combination of education/experience will be considered; BA/BS degree preferred.
Four (4) years of increasingly responsible administrative experience, including one year of administrative or lead supervisory responsibility
Possession of the Texas Registered Municipal Clerk Certificate from the Texas Municipal Clerks Association required or the ability to earn it within 36 months
Valid Texas Class C Driver's License - driving record must be in compliance with City policy

Benefits:

Medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance

Dependent Medical Coverage subsidized at 50% of premium

Employer paid life insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Texas Municipal Retirement System 7% with 2 for 1 City match.
457 Deferred Compensation Plan

Application Process:

To apply, please send an email to humanresources@cityofalvarado.org with the following information:

1) A cover letter of at least one page explaining why you are interested in the position.

2) Resume with salary history. 3) A list of at least three professional references including phone number and active email address.

4) Any other information or materials that you believe will help us evaluate your candidacy.

Email application submissions that do not include at least items 1, 2 and 3 will be rejected without notification.

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