Exempt to Permanent – Principal Clerk (1408) Citywide (158972)

Company Description

THIS IS A CITYWIDE RECRUITMENT FOR CURRENT CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY

This is an Exempt to Permanent recruitment in accordance with Class-Based Test (CBT) Civil Service Rules. This recruitment is restricted to current exempt employees of the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, or San Francisco City College, working within the 1408 Principal Clerk classification.

ABOUT THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO:

San Francisco is a vibrant and dynamic city, on the forefront of economic growth & innovation, urban development, arts & entertainment, as well as social issues & change. This rich tapestry of culture and ideas is sustained by our City's commitment to heighten the quality of life for the diverse population of San Franciscans and residents of the greater Bay Area. Our employees play an important role not only in making our City what it is today, but also in shaping the future of San Francisco.

1408 PRINCIPAL CLERK (E2P LIST-ID: 158972) RECRUITMENT:

• Application Opening: December 29, 2025
• Application Deadline: This job will close no sooner than January 6, 2026.
• Salary Range: $89,804 - $ 109,226 Click Here for more compensation information.
• Recruitment ID: E2P-1408-158972

Job Description

Under general direction, the 1408 Principal Clerk performs highly responsible, important, and difficult clerical work requiring extensive knowledge of departmental functions. Serves as a department's primary public contact person to explain important and specialized policies, procedures, and regulations.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties:

1. Supervises, plans, assigns and evaluates subordinate personnel to ensure conformance with departmental regulations and policies, existing office procedures, and applicable laws and regulations. This includes maintaining personnel action requests, personnel files and other personnel records. Disseminates, explains and interprets important information requiring specialized knowledge of the policies and procedures of a department, as well as the regulations enforced by the department to the public and/or employees, contractors, vendors, etc.

2. Performs highly responsible, important and difficult clerical work involving the exercise of individual judgment by knowing the applicable departmental procedures to which assigned.

3. Reviews and resolves day-to-day transactions, problems and/or complaints encountered by co-workers and/or affiliated parties (members of the public, volunteers, students, city departments and other government agencies, etc.).

4. Supervises and/or participates in the preparation and maintenance of a wide variety of records and reports by preparing, compiling, and maintaining statistics and records for these reports using applicable computer systems.

5. Supervises and/or prepares the processing and general handling of administrative documents such as licenses, permits, purchase orders, work orders, requisitions, contracts, etc. This includes verifying the timeliness and accuracy of these documents.

6. May collect, calculate and process applicable charges, fees and taxes, etc.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

1. Current Category 16, 17, or 18 Exempt Employee in Class 1408 who has worked at least 2,080 hours in class 1408; AND
    
2. Experience:
   Three (3) years of highly responsible and diversified clerical experience including preparing and processing complex detailed work impacting an entire department or section; responding to and resolving difficult day-to-day problems and/or complaints encountered by staff, the public, other individuals, etc. on office operations and procedures; and explaining and interpreting complicated information to departments, staff, the public and/or others.
   
   Substitution:
   Any one of the following may substitute for six (6) months of the required experience:

• Completion of a clerical training program (240 hours); OR
• 15 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of coursework from an accredited college or university; OR
• Completion of an approved City and County of San Francisco Clerical Administrative training program (as designated on the job announcement).

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment