Administrative Services Technician (Parks)

Job Description:

Administrative Services Technician (Parks)

Description

ABOUT US

Marin County Parks manages 40 public parks and pathways, and 18,500 acres of open space. These public lands, which include McNears Beach, Paradise Beach, Roy’s Redwoods, Bolinas Lagoon, Mount Burdell, and Ring Mountain, reflect the rich variety of ecosystems in coastal northern California.

A department of the County of Marin, our mission is to educate, inspire, and engage the people of Marin in the shared commitment of preserving, protecting, and enriching the natural beauty of Marin’s parks and open spaces, and providing recreational opportunities for the enjoyment of all generations.

Marin County Parks promotes a collaborative and supportive team-oriented work culture based on a shared mission, personal integrity, and positive attitude.

As the stewards of their public lands, we are committed to ongoing engagement and relationship-building with the people and communities we serve. Parks’ priorities are guided by this community dialogue.

These include:

• Park facilities maintenance and improvements
• Open space road and trail management and improvements
• Vegetation management for wildfire risk reduction and ecosystem health, in partnership with regional fire departments, the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority, and natural resource scientists
• Climate change and sea-level rise resilience
• Equity

ABOUT THE POSITION

Application Timeline
We look forward to reviewing your application! Please mark your calendar: our application portal for this position will be open from July 24 through July 28, 2026. You will be able to access the "Apply" function only during this time.

Under the direction of the Administrative Services Associate, the Administrative Services Technician (AST) will be responsible for completing and processing a wide variety of technical and complex documents related to the work of the department, such as accounts payable, applications or requests for goods, trades, services, and construction, administration support and bank reconciliation. This AST uses variety of standard office equipment, including a computer and various spreadsheet, word processing and specialty software’s. They will ensure that documents are complete, accurate and in compliance with program and departmental policies and procedures. They will prepare a variety of statistical, fiscal, narrative, and other reports, utilizing data from a variety of sources which requires compilation and summarization.

ABOUT YOU

The Highly Qualified Candidate for this assignment can work collaboratively with team members, department staff and members of the public, is self-directed, and demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills. They are a self-starter who can organize their own work and meet critical deadlines. They have demonstrated experience monitoring relatively complex budgets with multiple funding streams and preparing a variety of accounting related documents such as invoices, accounts receivable for multiple clients, and purchase orders. They have experience working in MUNIS or a similar financial system and has strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and/or Microsoft 365 (including Excel, Outlook and Word). Prior experience working in a public agency is a plus.

Additional highly desirable skills include:

• Can prepare, maintain and audit a wide variety of forms, reports, and documentation for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with policies and procedures.
• Can prepare accurate, effective and timely reports, correspondence, procedures and other materials.

KNOWLEDGE OF

• Standard office practices and procedures, including filing and retrieval systems, correspondence formats and the operation of standard office equipment.
• Basic budgetary principles and terminology.
• Business arithmetic, including fractions and decimals.

ABILITY TO

• Perform technical, specialized, complex and/or difficult office administrative support work for a department or unit.
• Interpret, apply and explain policies, laws and regulations to the administrative operations and procedures of the department or unit.
• Conduct basic administrative research.
• Collect and compile data and prepare accurate, effective and timely reports, correspondence, procedures and other written materials.
• Use computer applications related to the work, including word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
• Organize own work, set priorities and meet critical deadlines.
• Lead the work of others.
• Represent the department on a variety of task forces and committees.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in written form.

PLEASE NOTE: The benefits described herein do not apply to temporary (contingent) or to part-time employees that work less than 50%.

COUNTY OF MARIN BENEFITS: GENERAL
Below are some of the excellent benefits the County offers. More information about our benefits can be found on the Marin County's Benefits Homepage .

Paid Time Off : Competitive vacation accrual; 12 holidays per year; and generous sick leave accruals. Additional types of paid leaves are available for some bargaining units.

Health Plan : Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP). There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family). Plus, the County offers excellent Life Insurance, Disability, Flexible Spending Plans, a Dependent Care Assistance Program, professional development and more.

Retirement : Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937. More information can be found online at www.mcera.org.

IRS 457 Plan : Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

Retiree Medical : The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.

For specific questions regarding the employment process, please contact Human Resources at (415) 473-6104. For additional details about the benefits or retirement, please contact the Benefits Division at (415) 473-2197.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice.

Closing Date/Time: 7/28/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$80,301.00 - $96,856.50 Annually