Recruitment #21-5094-01
Date Opened | 8/23/2021 5:00:00 PM |
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Filing Deadline | 10/8/2021 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $56.70 - $68.91/hour; $117,936.00 - $143,332.80/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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HR Analyst | Nicole Lewis-Bolton |
Department | Alameda County Health |
Work Location |
Oakland
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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.
Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Applications will only be accepted on-line.
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 Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Alameda County, located on the east side of San Francisco Bay, is California's seventh-largest county. The County employs 9,700 full-time employees and operates on an annual budget of $3.4 billion. Oakland, the County seat, is California's eighth largest city. One and a half million people call Alameda County home and live in a variety of incorporated cities, unincorporated communities and rural areas. As a major urban county, Alameda provides a full range of services to its citizens. The County is a blend of culturally and ethnically diverse communities, and its mixture of cosmopolitan and suburban areas provides the perfect environment for families and their active lifestyles. The County offers extensive cultural resources, countless recreational opportunities and an array of fine public and private colleges and universities.
THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY
Alameda County's Health Services Program is administered by the Health Care Services Agency and includes the following program areas: Behavioral Health, Public Health, Environmental Health, and Agency Administration/Indigent Health. The ultimate mission of the Health Care Services Agency is to provide fully integrated health care services through a comprehensive network of public and private partnerships that ensure optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents. Health Care Services Agency currently has multiple career opportunities for experienced professionals to become part of a service delivery team dedicated to the optimal health and well-being of Alameda County residents. For more information about the Health Care Services Agency, please visit www.acgov.org/health/
It is the mission of Alameda County Behavioral Health to maximize the recovery, resilience and wellness of all eligible Alameda County residents who are developing or experiencing serious mental health, alcohol, or drug concerns. We envision communities where people realize their potential, and where stigma and discrimination against those with mental health, alcohol and/or drug issues are a thing of the past.
Only through exemplifying the following Alameda County Behavioral Health values will we be successful:
ACBHCS
Access - where every door is the right door for welcoming people with complex needs;
Consumer and Family Empowerment - through shared decision‐making best practices, that clinically produce effective outcomes;
Best Practices - business excellence that uses public resources cost‐effectively;
Health and Wellness - by integrating emotional, spiritual and physical health care;
Culturally Responsive - appropriate services built on the strengths and life experiences of culturally diverse consumers and their families;
Social Inclusion - utilizing advocacy and education to eliminate stigma, discrimination, isolation, and misunderstanding of persons with mental illness and substance abuse.
For more information about Alameda County Behavioral Health, please visit www.acbhcs.org/
THE POSITION
Under general direction of the Deputy Director and/or Executive Leadership, will plan, develop, organize and direct the activities and staff of a Division of Behavioral Health Care Services and perform related work as required. A Behavioral Health Division may include a variety of aligned services and programs and/or operational or administrative units and functions. The Division Director, Behavioral Health Care Services, may be required to directly administer one or more division programs and to satisfy all professional qualifications and/or licenses required for the administration of assigned programs.
This class is located in the Behavioral Health Care Services Department of the Health Care Services Agency. The incumbent of this class has responsibility for developing, organizing and administering the full spectrum of Division services. This class is distinguished from the next higher class of Adult and Children’s System of Care Director, which provides leadership in organizational policy, system design, system integration and planning and program development. It differs from the next lower class of Behavioral Health Clinical Manager, in that it has responsibility for directing and administering programs that represent the full spectrum of services along the continuum of care within the behavioral health delivery system, including integrated care and preventive care, in all treatment settings, and/or administrative programs and business functions that support the department.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: The Skilled Medical Professional/Mental Health specialty designation for these positions require a mental health professional with a current valid clinical license from the applicable licensing authority in the State of California.
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications and knowledge and skills below, the ideal candidate will have strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills. This position is most suited for an experienced, well-organized leader interested in joining a progressive health care organization of passionate professionals dedicated to enhancing mental health services for the communities within Alameda County. Additionally, the ideal candidate will:
For a detailed listing of the essential responsibilities and core competency requirements for this position, please click here for the job description.
The minimum professional requirements for admission to the competitive assessment process include:
Education:
Possession of a Master's degree in Public Health, Public Policy, Public Administration, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy or closely related field.
And
Experience:
The equivalent of five years of full-time, post-graduate professional management and supervisory experience in directing a large public or private health care program or organization, which must have included progressive responsibility in planning, organizing and providing leadership in the areas of program operations, management and evaluation. Some division assignments may also require at least one year of management experience in the administration of clinical services.
License:
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The Skilled Medical Professional/Mental Health specialty designation for these positions require a mental health professional with a current valid clinical license from the applicable licensing authority in the State of California.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Examples of Duties” section of this specification.
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
• Principles, practices and techniques of program development, implementation and evaluation.
• Administrative principles, practices and techniques of county, state and federal mental health systems.
• Methods of administrative problem solving.
• Current laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the Division.
• Health service delivery of relevance to the Division.
• Principles of personnel management, training and supervision.
• Principles and practices of governmental budgeting, funding, provider contracting, and grants management.
Ability to:
• Plan and evaluate programs and services.
• Utilize data in decision-making and performance management.
• Interpret pertinent and prevailing rules and regulations.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Make decisions, use good judgment.
• Analyze and problem solve.
• Exercise leadership.
• Skillful management and administrative control.
• Provide management and fiscal analyses.
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
• Be flexible.
The examination will consist of the following steps: 1) A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. 2) Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process which is a review of candidates' Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process. 3) Those candidates selected as best qualified will move on to the next step in the examination process, an oral interview examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview examination may contain situational exercises.
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 |
5:00pm, Friday, October 8, 2021 |
Review of Minimum Qualification |
TBD |
Supplemental Questionnaire Review for Best Qualified |
TBD |
Oral Interview Exam** |
TBD |
**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 statues. 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/divisions/ps/application.htm
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.
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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. 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.
Nicole Lewis-Bolton, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
(510) 272-6468 • nicole.lewis-bolton@acgov.org
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All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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.