Job Details

The Position

The Administrative Assistant in Health and Human Services performs a variety of responsible technical and administrative duties in support of the Employee Services and Organizational Development Unit (ESOD), in Operations.

This position liaises often with County Human Resources to coordinate departmental personnel functions, Health and Human Services staff for agency training and program support, and with external partners to coordinate contracts, events and training. Day-to-day activities will include:

• Training and event scheduling, registration support and reminders, logistics, marketing outreach, and communication.
• Create and update creative materials for ESOD and other committee related projects.
• Training systems support for employee access, questions, and training creation.
• Provide administrative support for the ESOD Manager.
• Create and update desk manuals and agency process manuals within the scope of responsibility.
• Process performance appraisals and other employee actions within the appropriate systems.
• May assist cross functionally to support the Employee Services Unit with timekeeping, personnel action processing, leaves calculation and tracking, and form administration for Conflict of Interest and Credentialing policies when needed.
• Monitor and triage incoming emails and tickets to the ESOD support inboxes.
• Because of the close interaction with ESU and HHSA employees, the incumbent of this position will be expected to understand and interpret, with direction, County personnel policies, FMLA, State disability and miscellaneous leaves with or without pay requirements.

The ideal candidate:

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to accuracy
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 suite, specifically SharePoint, Word, and Excel
• Experience with a Learning Management System or e-Learning system
• Ability to research, collect and summarize information, and document standard operating procedures
• Ability to handle confidential information discreetly
• Self-started with the ability to juggle multiple projects
• Bilingual Spanish speaking and writing skills preferred

This recruitment is being conducted to fill one full-time position. The list established by this recruitment may be used to fill future full-time, part-time, limited term, and extra help vacancies up to one year.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - Winter Time Off (WTO): 32 hours of Winter Time Off

Position requirements:

Experience and Education: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:

• Experience: Two years of responsible technical or administrative clerical experience, including experience working in personnel administration.
• Education: Equivalent to completion of two years of college with course work in business administration, public administration, or related field. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.)
• License or Certificate*: Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

*Any license, certification, or registration required for this position shall be maintained (i.e. active and in good standing) at all times during employment with Napa County. For continued employment with Napa County, you must maintain such license, certification, or registration to meet the minimum qualifications of this position.

The recruitment process:

Application Deadline - 5:00 pm (PST) on September 28, 2026

Application Screening & Supplemental Questions Scoring - Tentatively the week September 28, 2026 Supplemental questions will be scored by the subject matter experts. Only the most qualified applicants from the scoring of the supplemental questions will be invited for an Oral Panel Interview.

Oral Panel Exam - Tentatively the week October 12, 2026 Only the most qualified candidates from the oral panel exam will be placed on the eligibility list and may be considered to fill positions for up to one year.