Homeless Program and Policy Specialty
Recruitment #21-2953-03
Date Opened | 12/6/2021 10:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 12/30/2021 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $68.71 - $83.50/hour; $142,916.80 - $173,680.00/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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HR Analyst | Irene Lu |
Department | Community Development Agency |
Work Location |
Hayward
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THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted on-line.
THE AGENCY
Currently, Alameda County is recruiting for a full-time position of Assistant Deputy Director, in the Community Development Agency, Housing and Community Development Department.
The Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) mission is to ensure that all residents have decent, safe and affordable homes in communities where they will thrive. We do this by focusing federal, state and local funding to the development of housing and programs that benefit the county's homeless, disabled populations and low-income households
THE POSITION
The Assistant Deputy Director, CDA, reports to and assists a Deputy Director, CDA, in managing and implementing the programs of a functional department and executing the policies of the CDA. The Assistant Deputy Director, CDA, is responsible for directing, administering, and evaluating the operations of one or more divisions in a functional department and for representing the Division(s), Department, Agency and County as required. The class of Assistant Deputy Director, CDA, is distinguished from that of Deputy Director, CDA, in that the former has responsibility for one or more divisions within a functional department while the latter has responsibility for a functional department.
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IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications stated below, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated a track record of success in the following areas:
EITHER I
Experience:
The equivalent of two years of full-time experience as Senior Planner, Senior Code Enforcement Investigator, Economic and Civic Development Manager, Healthy Homes Manager, Housing and Community Development Manager, Bonds and Finance Manager or equivalent or higher-level class in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)
OR II
Experience:
The equivalent of three years of full-time experience as a Deputy Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures in the Alameda County classified service.
OR III
Education:
Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
AND
Experience:
The equivalent of five years of full-time increasingly responsible professional level experience in a public agency that included at least two years of responsible supervisory and administrative experience.
NOTE: A Master's degree in planning; public or business administration; environmental, political, or social science; economics; marketing; environmental, social or urban studies; public health; public protection; real estate; agriculture; public policy; sociology; or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the equivalent of two years of the non-supervisory experience. If Master’s degree is in a related field, applicant must show academic nexus to Specialty Designation.
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications the candidate must meet the "Homeless Program and Policy Specialty" designation criteria:
Experience directly managing service and housing programs for homeless individuals, families, the disabled and special needs populations that included direct administration of HUD programs/grants that provide rental subsidies, permanent and transitional housing, and supportive services (ESG, HOPWA, SHP, SPC, etc.).
License: Must possess a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
Special Requirement: Must be willing to participate in evening meetings and weekends.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above minimum qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
The examination will consist of the following steps:
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION COMPONENTS.
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:
Deadline For Filing: |
5:00 PM, Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
Review of Minimum Qualifications: |
Monday, January 10, 2022 |
Screening for Best Qualified: |
Monday, February 14, 2022 |
Oral Examination*: |
Week of March 7, 2022 |
*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.
***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.
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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. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box 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 job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Irene Lu | Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
(510) 272-6469 | irene.lu@acgov.org
www.acgov.org/hrs
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