Economic Development Specialist
Date Posted: 4/3/2023
Employer: County of Placer
Contact: Placer County Human Resources
Website: https://www.jobapscloud.com/Placer/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=2023&R2=15593&R3=01
Closing Date: 5/1/2023
Placer County and the Economic Development team is looking to fill two Economic Development Specialist positions with (lightly) experienced people who like a variety of tasks and making an impact in a fast-growing county. This team designs programs to help businesses and uses data to guide decisions, with a splash of social media and marketing too. Do you like writing? Do you like numbers? Either way, it works. Placer County is beautiful (and includes North Lake Tahoe) and it's a fun place to work. Economic Development is a priority in Placer County, so this team works together to make things happen. The position has excellent benefits and the county offers a telecommuting policy and flexible work schedules.
Placer County offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees, including:
• Holidays: 14 paid holidays per year, 2 of which are floating holidays*
• Vacation leave: 10 days/year with ability to accrue 25 days/year
• Sick leave: 12 days/year*
• Cafeteria plan: 6% of employee's salary will be contributed towards employee to use towards 401(k), dependent care, medical co-insurance, or cash
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance available for employees and dependents
• $50,000 life insurance policy at no cost to employee
• CalPERS retirement plans
• Retiree medical insurance
• Deferred compensation
• Education allowance: up to $1,200 per year
• Bilingual incentive: incumbents may be eligible for bilingual incentive pay depending upon operational needs and certification of proficiency. *Amounts will be prorated for part-time employees and employees hired after the first of the year. The information above represents benefits currently available to permanent Placer County employees and may be subject to change. Applicants should inquire about the most current benefit package during hiring interviews or by contacting the Human Resources Department. For more information regarding the benefits Placer County has to offer, please visit Placer County's Human Resources website.
All applications must be received by the filing deadline. To learn more about this excellent career opportunity and to submit an application, please visit www.JobsAtPlacerCounty.com.