Student Assistant - Undergraduate

Student Assistant - Undergraduate

Salary

$18.16 - $22.34 Hourly

Location

Madera County, CA

Job Type

Extra Help/Temp

Department

Administrative Management

Division

Administration Office/Purchasing

Opening Date

06/23/2026

Closing Date

7/8/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

UNCLS

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Opportunities are Extra-Help

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current vacancies within the County Administration Office.

Under direct supervision in a learning capacity, to assist with the routine technical or professional work in an assigned County department; and to perform other duties as required.

Examples of Duties

Assists in the performance of beginning level technical or professional duties in an assigned department; gathers, analyzes, records, and tabulates data; prepares correspondence, records, reports, charts, graphs or narrative statements of explanation; makes special studies and prepares reports on assigned projects; provides information regarding policies, procedures, and processes related to the assigned department.

Other Job-Related Duties

Performs related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employment Standards / Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Basic mathematical principles.

Skill to:

• Operate a motor vehicle safely.
• Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment.

Ability to:

• Learn principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation.
• Learn to plan, organize and carry out activities in an assigned area.
• Learn to keep accurate, concise and appropriate records and reports.
• Learn and utilize computerized software programs in an assigned area.
• Learn and utilize ordinances, rules, laws, and regulations governing the assigned area.
• Research and analyze information.
• Deal tactfully and courteously with the public and other County staff when providing information.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information in an assigned area.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:

Experience

• No experience is necessary.

Education

• Must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program leading to an associate or bachelors degree. Students must be currently enrolled in at least twelve (12) semester units/fifteen (15) quarter units, or proof of equivalent enrollment.
• All students will be required to submit proof of enrollment prior to and during employment as a Student Assistant. If hired or employed during school breaks (e.g. Winter, Spring and Summer break), the Student Assistant will be required to show proof of enrollment by the second week subsequent to the beginning of the next term.

License or Certificate

• Depending upon area of assignment, some positions may require possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California Class C Drivers license.

Special Requirements

Depending upon area of assignment, the essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment:

• Ability to work in a standard office environment including the ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, crouch, stoop, squat, twist, and lift 25 lbs.

Application Process

The application review process will include screening to ensure applications are complete and meet all minimum qualifications. In addition to the application, the applicant is required to complete the Supplemental Questions to further evaluate their education, training and experience relative to the required knowledge, skills and abilities for the position. Applicants must submit answers that are as complete as possible.

To move forward in the application process, you must complete an online application through our website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/maderacountyca. All job postings are also included via the TDD phone at 559-675-8970 and the 24-hour job line at 559-675-7697.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS:

As a condition of employment with the County of Madera, a candidate must submit to a Tuberculosis (TB) screening, and related follow up testing as necessary. Designated classifications* are also subject to a medical examination, which includes a review of medical history. TB screenings and medical exams are administered by the Madera County Public Health Department and/or health care professional designated by the County.

Designated classifications required to submit to an employment medical examination generally include those that are physical in nature or as may be required by law. If you have any questions about the pre-employment requirements, please contact the Department of Human Resources at (559) 675-7705 or hr@maderacounty.com.

ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT:

You will be required to submit verification of your identity and citizenship or legal right to work in the United States at the time of and as a condition of an offer of employment. As a condition of employment, all prospective employees shall be required to be fingerprinted.

TO APPLY:

Website: www.maderacounty.com

Department of Human Resources

200 W. 4th Street, 4th Floor, Madera California 93637

Phone: 559.675.7705

TDD Phone: 559.675.8970

24-Hour Job Line: 559.675.7697

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Madera County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, political affiliation, or any other basis protected by Federal or State law.

This position is an Extra Help position. Benefits associated with extra help employment are:

• Step increases up to and including the H step, shall be considered after completion of each two thousand (2,000) hours of paid employment.
• Forty (40) hours of paid sick leave for extra help employees who are employed for thirty (30) days or more, to be utilized upon completion of ninety (90) days of extra help employment. Extra help employees shall then be credited with forty (40) hours of sick leave each year on their anniversary date.
• Participation in the Public Employees Retirement Systems Retirement Plan, following the completion of one thousand (1,000) hours of paid employment within a fiscal year.
• Participation in the Public Employees Health Insurance Plan, following the completion of an initial twelve (12) month measurement period whereby an extra help employee averages at least 130 hours of paid employment per month. After the initial twelve (12) month measurement period, an extra help employees hours will be measured on an annual basis to qualify for initial or continued benefits.

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This position requires full-time enrollment in an undergraduate program leading to an associates or bachelors degree. Are you currently enrolled in at least twelve (12) semester units/fifteen (15) quarter units, or proof of equivalent enrollment? (Please attach proof of enrollment)

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer County of Madera

Address 200 W. 4th Street

Madera, California, 93637

Phone 559.675.7705

Website http://www.maderacounty.com