Fields Coordinator

Fields Coordinator

Salary

$24.00 - $29.46 Hourly

Location

Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA

Job Type

SEIU Hourly

Job Number

202601423

Department

Community Services Department

Opening Date

08/26/2026

Closing Date

9/6/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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Description

The City of Palo Alto is seeking a friendly, detailed, and energetic Field Services Coordinator (Clerical Assistant-H) for the City of Palo Alto to support the fields, tennis court reservations and the front office at the Cubberley Community Center or other City's Community Centers. The City of Palo Alto oversees numerous grass fields, three multiple purpose turf fields, and eight tennis courts and has three City Community Centers.

Schedule: May vary based on need but candidates will need to be available 4-5 days a week (may include holidays and weekends) and will need to be available either for the AM or PM shift.

AM: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

PM: 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

This is an SEIU Hourly (limited-benefits) position that is budgeted to not exceed 1,000 hours per fiscal year. The number of hours per week and schedule will be determined based on assignment.

To learn more about SEIU-Hourly benefits, please click here.

Essential Duties

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide customer service at Cubberley Community Center front office or other City's Community Centers.

• Process field and tennis requests

• Monitoring inbox

• Emails

• Phones

• Customer Support

• Assist Fields Manager in field managing meetings and field user group meetings

• Monitor field use to ensure fields are being used to full potential

• Help monitor field and tennis court conditions

• Condition of turf, reporting issues to field maintenance

• Motoring goal storage and lock combinations

• Update Rain Phone Line

• Provide basic rental information and facility permits (availability, pricing, paperwork, creating permits, and processing payments)

• Provide walkthroughs and tours of Community Centers facilities

Minimum Qualifications

Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities, which would typically be acquired through:

• One year of customer service and administrative experience.

Special Requirements: Possession of a valid California Drivers License.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience answering phone calls from customers
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Supplemental Information

The Selection Process:

• Applicants will receive email recruitment status notifications. Governmentjobs.com account also has notification status updates.
• Depending on the number of qualified applications received, the examination process may consist of supplemental questions, online assessment, written examination, practical performance, oral examination, or any combination to determine which candidate will move forward in the hiring process.
• The screening process for this position typically may include a virtual recorded interview and/or panel interviews preceding final interviews with the hiring manager or their designee.

Our online application system is provided by NeoGov. If you have problems while applying online, please contact NeoGovs Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday.

The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), the city will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both perspective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Employer

City of Palo Alto

Address

250 Hamilton Ave

Palo Alto, California, 94301

Phone

(650) 329-2376

Website

https://www.paloalto.gov/Home

City of Palo Alto offers the following benefits to those in a SEIU Hourly position:

Medical Stipend

$3.80 effective the pay period including July 1, 2024.

Sick Leave

Earn .03 hour of sick leave for each hour worked.

Retirement

City of Palo Alto PST (Part-time, Seasonal & Temporary Employees) Retirement Plan

Please note: The City does not participate in CA State Disability Insurance (SDI) or Social Security.

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Please select the work schedule you are interested in.

• 8:30am-12:30pm
• 1:30pm-5:30pm

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What type of customer service experience do you have?

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What type of experience do you have with tennis court and field reservations?

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What type of experience do you have with Civic Rec or a similar registration system?

Required Question

Employer City of Palo Alto

Address 250 Hamilton Ave

Palo Alto, California, 94301

Phone (650) 329-2376

Website https://www.paloalto.gov/Home