Santa Barbara County government is a service-oriented organization with a $600 million budget. The County has 21 departments and a workforce of approximately 4,600 employees in over 700 different jobs. Whatever your career interests, you can use your talents to improve the lives of the 405,000 people of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds who live in the County. In addition to many interesting opportunities to do meaningful work, the County offers competitive salaries, superior benefits, and an excellent retirement package. The County is an equal opportunity employer with an affirmative action plan. Women, members of minority groups, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply; requests for accommodation by people with disabilities will be given thorough consideration. To find out more about living and working in paradise, visit our website: www.sbcountyjobs.com

With a spectacular natural setting that includes 50 miles of scenic coastline, beautiful valleys, and rugged peaks to 6,800 feet, Santa Barbara County is one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work. The County boasts strong economic bases in both high technology and agriculture, including a rapidly expanding vineyard industry that produces some the world's finest wines. The County's 1.6 million acres include a national forest, Vandenberg Air Force Base, eight cities, and substantial open space preserves.

Nestled between the mountains and the sea, the city of Santa Barbara serves as the County seat. With its palm tree lined beachfront and charming Mediterranean architecture, the city is renowned as the American Riviera. Santa Barbara offers a vibrant Old Town, with pedestrians, bicycles, and electric shuttles bringing life to outdoor cafes and beautifully landscaped paseos. Santa Barbara is located 92 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 332 miles south of San Francisco.

The County includes agricultural areas surrounding the cities of Lompoc, Santa Maria, and Buellton, and the Danish influence of Solvang in the Santa Ynez Valley, in addition to the cosmopolitan city of Santa Barbara and its adjacent communities of Montecito, Summerland, Goleta, and Carpinteria. Within easy driving distance of their worksites, County employees can enjoy the rural or urban lifestyle of their choice.

Santa Barbara County provides you and your family with a wide variety of colleges, universities, and professional schools, including the University of California, Antioch University, Westmont College, Allan Hancock College, Santa Barbara City College, the Fielding Institute, Pacifica Graduate Institute, and the Music Academy of the West. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UCLA are less than 100 miles away. Stanford 9 and SAT scores from Santa Barbara's public schools are consistently above state averages.

Museums, galleries, theater, music, opera, ethnic and film festivals, botanical gardens, and parks are abundantly available. Thanks to clean air and a mild coastal climate, County residents enjoy year-round hiking, surfing, boating, golfing, horseback riding, beach-combing, fishing, skateboarding, mountain biking, and other activities centered around local beaches, mountains, lakes and hidden valleys. Residents also enjoy visits to the zoo, wineries, Chumash casinos, California missions, and other sites of historical interest. The County boasts a wide variety of booksellers, antique stores, and retail shops from exclusive boutiques to factory outlets.