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Supplemental Questionnaire

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Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions. Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants. 

Responses should be thorough and specific.  A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position.  Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process.  A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.

Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment.  Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions.

Do you understand the above statement?

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QUESTION 1, ALONG WITH YOUR APPLICATION, WILL BE USED TO VERIFY YOUR POSSESSION OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THIS QUESTION IS NOT PART OF THE SCREENING FOR BEST QUALIFIED.

Please select how you are qualified for this position from the options below:

Pattern I: I possess the equivalent of 2 years of full-time experience in one of the following classes: Supervising Eligibility Technician; Health Educator II; or, Consumer/Family Relations Program Assistant in the Alameda County classified service.
Pattern II: I possess the equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, a social science or field related to the program area to which assigned. (Additional experience as outlined may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.) AND The equivalent of 2 years full-time professional-level or supervisory work in the direct delivery of services to clients or the oversight of such services in the program area to which assigned, one year of which must have included program planning and evaluation, or in program administration, contract negotiations, grants management and similar services.
Pattern III: I possess a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in business, public administration, social science or a field related to the program area to which assigned.
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If you qualify for this position through Pattern II, in the space provided below, describe your qualifying work experience. Please include where you gained this experience, the months/years of experience, and your job title.


 

QUESTIONS 2 THROUGH 4 WILL BE USED FOR THE SCREENING FOR BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.


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Tell us about a time when you identified a programmatic and/or operational problem related to the delivery of client services or public health program. What was the issue? What did you do in response? What was the outcome?

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Associate Program Specialists must have strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, accurate and effective reports, correspondence, policies, informational brochures and other written materials. Please list, and provide a brief description of, the written materials you have prepared in your current or past place of employment. If applicable, make sure to note any and all of the following:

  • Who you collaborated with
  • Any research and/or data analysis involved
  • Any regulations, policies, laws involved
  • The purpose of the material and/or impact it had on your organization, the community, etc.
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Describe a specific situation in which you were required to gather and analyze data from multiple sources. What techniques did you use to gather the information, how did you ensure your analysis was complete, and how was the data used?

 

The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position.  Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews. 

By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process. 

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