Recruitment #20-1814-01
| Date Opened | 6/26/2020 12:00:00 AM |
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| Filing Deadline | 7/20/2020 5:00:00 PM |
| Salary | $38.29 - $52.54/hour; $79,643.20 - $109,283.20/year |
| Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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| HR Analyst | Sandy Kim |
| Department | Information Technology |
| Work Location |
Oakland
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THIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.
YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY
The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Current employment and completion by 07/20/2020, of the equivalent of six months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes the District Attorney’s Office; the Medical Center, and the Superior Court). A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments.
Application and Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications will only be accepted on-line.
Under general direction, to plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the activities of the Information Technology Specialist and Technical Support Specialist on an assigned shift; to develop and implement computer, network and production procedures; and perform related work as required.
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
The Information Technology Department (ITD) is the central technology support for the County’s agencies and departments who serve our communities. Our more than 1.5 million residents and countless customers around the world depend on the services the County provides. ITD powers those services in ways that our tech savvy constituents have come to expect; giving them access to services when and where they need them. We are a team of technology professionals and evangelists with a wide-range of technological skills and diverse experiences. We provide great customer service and high quality products.
We are passionate about our work and we are proud of the numerous awards we have won. We are very excited about the cultural change in our department. We are transforming the perceptions of government technology and redefining ourselves. We are “staying ahead of the wave” by fostering innovation, pushing the envelope, and taking risks. We have embraced the entrepreneurial spirit of our start-up neighbors in Silicon Valley. We are more than just technologists though. We are also passionate about our communities. We are volunteers, food drive donors, activists, and humanitarians who love the communities we work and live in.
To learn more about the department please visit the Information Technology Website:
https://itd.acgov.org/index.page
THE POSITION
This vacancy is our grave shift supervisor position. This is the first level with full-time supervisory responsibility in the Data Center Services Division of the Information Technology Department. Computer Operations Supervisors are responsible for directing and coordinating the activities of networking, application procedures and computer processing on an assigned shift in the Information Technology Department. Supervision is received from the Manager of Computer Operations who has primary responsibility for overall coordination and utilization of all of the activities of, computing platforms, security, scheduling, documentation, Help Desk support and all print activities within the installation.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications the ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent technical knowledge and skills, planning and organizing, interpersonal communications, decision making, and leadership disposition. They will also be willing to work on a grave shift that includes weekends and holidays as needed.
For a detailed listing of the duties and essential competency requirements for this position, please see the job specification.
Either I
The equivalent of three years of experience in the class of Operations Assistant Supervisor in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)
Or II
The equivalent of five years of recent, full-time, increasingly responsible paid experience in the operation of large-scale computers and complex networking environment.
The Information Technology Department’s Data Center Division operates on a 24-hour-per-day, seven-day-per-week, 365-days-per-year basis. In order to provide these services, all Data Center Services employees may be required to work grave, swing, and day shifts, as well as weekends and holidays as necessary.
Physical Characteristics:
Ability to lift 50-pound boxes.
License Requirement:
Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
The most suitably qualified candidate will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
• Personnel management
• Operating principles, methods, and limitations of a variety of computing platforms, including mainframe, UNIX and Windows based technologies.
• System software, to include operating systems, utility software and other Alameda County software.
• Principles of networking technologies.
Ability to:
• Communicate orally and in writing.
• Make decisions.
• Analyze and problem solve.
• Plan and organize.
• Exercise management control.
• Provide leadership.
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
• Be flexible.
The examination will consist of the following steps:
1. A review of candidates' application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
2. A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine the best qualified.
3. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
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Deadline for Filing:
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Monday, July 20, 2020 |
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Review of Minimum Qualifications:
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Monday, July 27, 2020 |
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Supplemental Questionnaire Review for Best Qualified:
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Friday, August 28, 2020 |
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Panel Interviews:
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Monday, September 21, 2020 |
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the 'My applications' button on the Current Job Openings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box Noreply@jobaps.com are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the bulletin for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Sandy Kim, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
(510) 272-6470
Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.
