The Agency offers a competitive wage and benefit package. An example of benefits offered include:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: The Agency provides fully paid insurance coverage for employee and dependents through Vision Service Plan and a Dental Health Plan. Some medical plans offered by PERS Health are fully paid for employee and dependents.
Group Life Insurance The Agency provides, at no cost to the employee, group life and AD&D insurance at $100,000.
Retirement: The Agency belongs to California Public Employee Retirement System (CallPERS) and has a retirement formula of 2.5% at 55. The employee currently pays a small portion of the contribution for retirement. In addition, the Agency offers two deferred compensation plans which allow for the sheltering of current income for payment later as supplemental retirement income. SOCWA matches a designated amount each year to the deferred compensation plan.
Paid Vacation: 96 hours per year for years 1-5; 120 hours per year for years 6-10; and 160 hours per year after 10 years of service.
Holidays: Twelve (12) paid per year.
Sick Leave: Earned at the rate of eight (8) hours per month.
Other Benefits: Other benefits include credit union privileges, job related education assistance, and when required, uniforms are provided and maintained by the Agency.
AGENCY INFORMATION
SOCWA is a public agency which is responsible for wastewater
management on a regional scale. They are non-taxing authorities,
which are comprised of ten member agencies that maintain local
wastewater collection systems.
SOCWA is governed by a ten member Board of Directors appointed
by each of the respective member agencies. Key decisions
regarding project participation and financing are made by SOCWA’s
Board with the concurrence of the Boards and Councils of the
member agencies.
SOCWA’s General Manager has the job of mobilizing resources
such as money, people and materials to accomplish the treatment
plant's objectives. Working under the General Manager is
the Assistant General Manager/Director of Operations who exercises
direct authority over all plant functions and personnel. Plant
functions are divided into three divisions - Operation, Maintenance,
and Laboratory.
SELECTION PROCESS
A SOCWA application form must
be completed. Resumes
will not be accepted in lieu of Agency application but may
be attached. Applications which are incomplete may be
eliminated from consideration. All applications will
be evaluated on the candidate's qualifications with the most
competitive applicants being invited to participate in an oral
interview. The selection process will include an evaluation
of the applicants’ ability to perform the duties as described
in the job description and his/her qualification and background. References
will be checked prior to any offer of employment to verify
information given during the interview process.All applicants
offered employment with the Agency must successfully pass a
pre-employment physical examination and drug screen prior to
the first day of employment.