What are the responsibilities and job description for the Extra-Help Spring Fair Assistant position at Merced County?
Extra-Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week.
Duties depend on experience and assignment that may include, but are not limited to the following:
Fair Specific Duties:
Office Duties
Experience:
One (1) year of work experience dealing with the public.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Knowledge of: (depending on area of assignment)
Ability to:
Duties depend on experience and assignment that may include, but are not limited to the following:
Fair Specific Duties:
- Communicate with public renting facilities, vendors, and internal County contacts.
- Assists with various facilities, maintenance or administrative projects.
- Perform a variety of guest relations including responding to questions, giving directions, explaining policies and contracts.
- Assist with livestock prior to fair livestock grew arriving.
- Assists with vendor needs.
- Cleaning livestock pens.
- Set up displays.
- Clean various indoor/outdoor areas.
- Trash pickup and disposal.
- Take tickets for admission to events.
- Other miscellaneous duties as assigned.
- Set up and clean up for events.
- General landscaping and lawn care.
- Grounds and facility maintenance and upkeep.
Office Duties
- Assist office staff with rentals.
- Communicate with the public, vendors and internal County contacts.
- Answer phones.
- Filing.
- Acquire required documents for contracts and rentals.
One (1) year of work experience dealing with the public.
- Follow oral and written instructions.
- Demonstrate effective customer service skills with members of the public, other County employees and departments.
- Operation of personal computer and other modern office equipment.
- Communicate effectively with others in person, in writing, and over the telephone.
- Repetitive motion, sitting for long periods, walking.
- Occasional standing, pushing, pulling, bending, squatting, climbing.
- Lifting – Frequently 5 pounds or less; occasionally 5 to 30 pounds.
- Frequent color perception and use of eye/hand coordination.
- Occasional use of depth perception and peripheral vision.
- Normal dexterity with frequent writing.
- Some assignments may require working weekends, nights, and/or occasional overtime.
- Occasional exposure to noise; contact with dirt, dust, indoor/outdoor cold and heat.
- Exposure to varied weather conditions.
- Regular attendance is an essential function.
Knowledge of: (depending on area of assignment)
- General office equipment.
- Effective customer service skills.
- Small machinery.
- The use of tools.
- Grounds maintenance techniques.
Ability to:
- Respond appropriately to guest questions and concerns.
- Assist in providing a safe and positive environment.
- Remain courteous in challenging situations.
Salary : $17 - $20
