San Mateo County offers up to $15,000 incentives in major hiring push to fill 600 public service jobs
San Mateo County, California – From accounting to victim advocacy, the County of San Mateo is casting a wide net in its most recent recruitment campaign, providing hundreds of employment openings across departments and skill sets.
Roughly 600 vacancies spread throughout a 6,000-strong workforce have the County aggressively seeking to fill important positions many of which directly support public health, safety, and key services. Reflecting the continuing need in mental health and healthcare-related sectors, among the vacancies are nursing specialties and psychiatric social workers.
Certain positions have great motivation. Psychiatric social workers can qualify for hiring incentives of as much as $15,000. Law enforcement veterans ready to take deputy sheriff duties can qualify for even greater incentives. County authorities claim the aim is not just to draw talented candidates but also to honor those who would change their community for the better.
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Ranging from an accountant in Aging and Disability Services to a victim advocate in the District Attorney’s Office, the broad range of job postings reflects the County’s drive to create a workforce capable of serving citizens in many and meaningful ways.
Rocio Kiryczun, director of human resources for San Mateo County, underlined that every vacant post provides more than just a salary.
“San Mateo County is a great place to work. We have outstanding employees who are working hard every day and are working with purpose to make contributions to our community,” Kiryczun said.
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The County held a Career Fair on Friday to start the recruiting effort, where job candidates got to engage directly with hiring experts. San Mateo County Supervisor Jackie Speier and County Executive Mike Callagy started the gathering with comments urging people to look into public service professions. Expert-led panel talks and Q&A sessions during the expo helped to clarify the public sector recruiting process.
“We have all of our jobs posted on our website so please do visit and learn about careers. We’re also on LinkedIn where we post all of our positions,” she said.
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The County’s Human Resources website is the doorway for those wishing to help their community and advance their careers to learn about open positions and find out more about potential roles and application processes.
