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About the Role

Wastewater Treatment is a physically demanding role involving regular contact with sewage, sludge, grease traps, detritus, and hazardous chemicals. These positions offer competitive, family-sustaining wages at all experience levels.

Pay

Salary is publicly available and follows the Board-approved salary step plan (see attachments).

• Annual Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Benefits

• CalPERS defined benefit retirement
• 457 deferred compensation defined contribution retirement benefit
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Social Security
• Worker’s Compensation
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Educational incentive program
• 12 Paid holidays (6 fixed holidays, plus 6 floating holidays per year)
• Accrued vacation:
  • 1–3 years of employment: 10 days per year
  • 4–7 years of employment: 15 days per year
  • 8–25 years of employment: 20 days per year
  • After 25 years of employment: 25 days per year
• Accrued sick leave: 12 days per year
• Health & Wellness Program
• Safety Glasses and Safety Boot Allowance

Additional details on pension liabilities and actuarial reports are available through the CalPERS Pension Liability Actuarial Reports website, including SD5-specific plan information for the Miscellaneous Plan and PEPRA Misc Plan of Sanitary District No. 5 of Marin County.