IMPORTANT: Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions.
Thank you for your interest in the position of Juvenile Institutional Officer. Your completed response to this 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.
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 a thoroughly completed employment history and supplemental responses.
By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.
Do you understand the above statement?
Yes
No
2.
Are you 21 years of age or older?
Yes
No
3.
Did you graduate from high school, attain a satisfactory score on a G.E.D. test, or pass a California High School proficiency examination?
Yes
No
4.
Please describe how you qualify for this recruitment by selecting one of the options below:
Please ensure that your experience is clearly outlined in your application. Simply answering this question, and/or only including this information on your supplemental questionnaire, will NOT substitute for a properly/completely filled out application, and will result in disqualification.
The equivalent of one year of full-time experience in the classification of Juvenile Institutional Officer Associate or in an equivalent or higher level probation classification in the Alameda County classified service.
The equivalent of one year of full-time experience in the classification of Juvenile Institutional Officer Intermittent in the Alameda County classified service.
The equivalent of two years’ full-time experience in correctional casework or in recreational/correctional group work.
5.
Do you possess a valid California Driver's License? If yes, please ensure this information is indicated on your application.
Yes
No
6.
Juvenile Institutional Officers may be assigned to work day, evening and rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays. I understand that I may be assigned, and must be available to work, any shift.
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No
7.
I understand that a thorough background investigation will be conducted on all prospective Juvenile Institutional Officers to ensure they are suitable for work within a 24-hour Juvenile Probation facility.
Yes
No
8.
Are you on probation/parole?
Yes
No
9.
Have you ever been the subject of an emergency protective order/restraining order/stay-away order?
Yes
No
If yes, please provide the date the emergency protective order/restraining order/stay-away order was issued (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
10.
Have you ever fraudulently received welfare, unemployment compensation, workers’ compensation, or other state or federal assistance?
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the date (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
11.
Have you ever sold, released, or given away any confidential information?
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the date (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
12.
Are you a member or associate of a criminal enterprise, street gang, or any other group that advocates violence against individuals because of their race, religion, political affiliation, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, sexual preference or disability?
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the date (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
13.
Have you ever filed a false insurance or workers’ compensation claim?
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the date (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
14.
Have you ever committed a crime(s) for which you have NOT been arrested for?
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the date (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
IMPORTANT: At any time in your life, have you EVER committed any of the following acts? (NOTE: You may NOT withhold any information regarding your involvement in any of the following acts, even if federal or state law relieved you from reporting the detention, arrest, or conviction that arose from it.)
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Murder, homicide, attempted murder or assault with the intent to commit murder.
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No
16.
Arson.
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No
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Assault with a deadly weapon.
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No
18.
Child abuse or molestation.
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No
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Forcible rape/Illegal sex acts.
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No
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Hate crime.
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No
21.
Perjury (lying under oath).
Yes
No
22.
Elder abuse (physical and/or financial).
Yes
No
23.
Possession of an explosive/destructive device.
Yes
No
24.
Robbery (theft from another person using a weapon, force, or fear).
Yes
No
25.
Domestic violence.
Yes
No
26.
Kidnapping.
Yes
No
27.
Embezzlement.
Yes
No
28.
Manufacture/Cultivation of a controlled substance.
Yes
No
IMPORTANT: Have you ever used or experimented with any of the drugs listed below? This includes the unauthorized or illegal use of prescription medications. If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
Your response should include but not be limited to your use of the following:
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
30.
Barbiturates (Downers).
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
31.
Cocaine/Crack Cocaine.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
32.
Designer Drugs (Ecstasy, Synthetic Heroin, etc.).
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
33.
GHB (Date Rape Drug).
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
34.
Hallucinogens (Peyote, LSD, Mushrooms).
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
35.
Hashish/Hashish Oil.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
36.
Heroin/Opium.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
37.
Marijuana.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
38.
Mescaline.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
39.
Morphine.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
40.
PCP/Angel Dust.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
41.
Quaaludes.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
42.
Steroids.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
43.
Tetrahydrocannabinal (THC).
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
44.
Glue, paint, or any substance containing Toluene.
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
45.
Have you used any illegal drugs that is not included in this list?
Yes
No
If you answered yes, please give the most recent date used (mm/dd/yyyy).
If you answered no, please enter "N/A".
QUESTIONS 46 THROUGH 48 WILL BE USED IN THE SCREENING FOR BEST QUALIFIED COMPONENT.
46.
Please describe the most complex situation you’ve encountered in which you were required to use your judgment to make an immediate decision involving the welfare of a group of detained youth. What was the situation? What steps did you take? What was the outcome? In your response, be sure to include the name of your employer, dates of employment, your job title, and your specific role and responsibility.
47.
Please describe the last training related to the supervision of detained youth that you attended. How did you apply what you learned back on the job? In your response, be sure to include the name of your employer, dates of employment, your job title, and your specific role and responsibility.
48.
Please describe how you have maintained safety and security in a situation in which you were responsible for a youth who failed to cooperate with your instructions in a detention setting. In your response, be sure to include the name of your employer, dates of employment, your job title, and your specific role and responsibility.
49.
The supplemental questions were designed as a preliminary background screening and to elicit your experience for the Juvenile Institutional Officer position. Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the next step of the examination process. By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.
Do you understand the above statement?
Yes
No
50.
Alameda County has an Employee Referral Incentive Program whereby current employees are recognized monetarily for referring successful applicants for employment into "hard-to-fill" positions.
Were you referred to this position by a current Alameda County employee? If yes, please provide the name of employee, their employee ID# and their Agency/Department. (ALL information must be provided at the time of application to be eligible.) If No, please type in "N/A".
Human Resource Services Department