Administrative Assistant

Overview

San Bernardino County is recruiting for Administrative Assistants
. These positions perform a variety of secretarial duties and administrative tasks supporting one or more professional or management positions. Incumbents may compose and type correspondence, minutes from meetings, and a variety of other documents and technical materials from notes, drafts, shorthand or recorded dictation; schedule meetings and conferences; prepare materials and agendas; maintain supervisor's calendar; schedule and make travel arrangements;

screen mail, email, calls, and visitors; answer inquiries regarding departmental policies and procedures; and assist with various projects.

The eligible list may be used to fill vacancies within County departments and Special Districts

For more detail information, refer to the Administrative Assistant job description.

This excellent opportunity for career growth also offers a lucrative benefits package! To review job-specific benefits, refer to:

• Benefits by Occupational Unit (BbOU) Summary
• Employee Benefits
• CountyMOU
  - General Unit

The Special Districts Department is a separate entity from San Bernardino County, and as such, compensation and benefits for their positions are set forth in a different compensation plan. For additional details, refer to the Non-Represented Employee Compensation Plan
.

Pre-Employment Process: Applicants must pass a background check, including fingerprinting, medical exam/drug test, and verification of employment history prior to appointment.

Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for transportation. Mileage reimbursement may be available.

Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is unable to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship at this time or in the future. Candidates must be able to present their legal right to work in the United States at the time of employment.

Candidates must meet ONE of the following requirement options to qualify.

EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of full-time equivalent, highly responsible office clerical experience involving a wide variety of complex clerical duties
, including answering telephones, interpreting policies and regulations, providing information to the public, reviewing and processing documents, word processing, and other tasks.
Failure to clearly describe complex clerical experience with various tasks will result in disqualification. -AND-
TYPING SPEED:
Minimum typing speed of 50 WPM. Applicants indicating a typing speed below 50 WPM in the supplemental questionnaire will be disqualified.

EXPERIENCE: One (1) year of full-time equivalent secretarial experience in support of a specified professional or administrative position(s) where duties include experience in calendaring, scheduling meetings, composing correspondence, maintaining files and records, preparing agendas, and taking and transcribing minutes.
Failure to clearly indicate the specified professional or administrative position(s) supported and tasks performed will result in disqualification. -AND-
TYPING SPEED:
Minimum typing speed of 50 WPM. Applicants indicating a typing speed below 50 WPM in the supplemental questionnaire will be disqualified.

Please be sure to provide your accurate typing speed and detailed descriptions of your job duties in the work experience section of the application and supplemental questionnaire prior to submission as they can NOT be updated or revised once submitted. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, and equipment, including knowledge of personal computer applications, knowledge of record-keeping techniques, and the ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

Examination Procedure:

There will be an online assessment of knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Interpersonal Skills & Office Procedures
• Reading Comprehension & Grammar
• Attention to Detail
• Administrative Knowledge

To be considered for this excellent opportunity, please complete and submit the online employment application and supplemental questionnaire by 5:00PM, Friday, February 6, 2026
.

Do not refer to a resume; it will not be reviewed. To ensure timely and successful submission of your online application, please allow ample time to complete and submit your application. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted the application and all required materials prior to the posted deadline. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive an onscreen confirmation and an email.

We recommend that you save and/or print these for your records. If you do not receive an onscreen confirmation and an email acknowledging our receipt of your application, we have not received your application.

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