Recruitment #23-6080-01
Date Opened | 4/25/2023 1:30:00 PM |
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Filing Deadline | 5/31/2023 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $82.22 - $100.01/hour, $171,017.60 - $208,020.80/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
|
HR Analyst | Ione Bell |
Department | Social Services Agency |
Work Location |
Hayward
|
Type of Recruitment | New, open, assembled |
Applications will only be accepted on-line.
THE
COMMUNITY
The
County of Alameda is the geographic center of the San Francisco Bay Area,
located on the east side of the Bay across from the San Francisco Peninsula.
Commonly referred to as the “East Bay,” the region has been the fastest growing
in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than two decades. The East Bay is
popular due to its desirable location, incredible diversity, ideal climate,
broad economic base, welcoming communities, and business opportunities. The
County itself is one of the most culturally diverse regions in the country.
Alameda
County offers a variety of popular destinations including theatre, world-class
symphony performances, dining, and many top-rated accommodations. The County is
also home to many popular attractions including, The Oakland Museum, Chabot
Space and Science Center, the Oakland Athletics, and Livermore and the
Tri-Valley Wine Country. In addition, there are numerous parks, trails, and
championship golf courses to enjoy. The University of California, Berkeley and
California State University, East Bay are just two of the distinguished
academic institutions serving Northern California. Urban transportation options
are extremely accessible including the Oakland International Airport, the Bay
Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, and the San Francisco Bay ferry system. For
more information on this charming county, please visit the County of Alameda’s
website at https://www.acgov.org
THE
COUNTY
Established
in 1853, Alameda County has a population of over 1.6 million residents making
it the second largest county in the Bay Area and the seventh largest in the
State. The County encompasses 14 cities including Alameda, Albany, Berkeley,
Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont,
Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City as well as six unincorporated
communities and rural areas that span a total of 738 square miles.
Alameda
County employs approximately 9,000 employees working in 21 different agencies
and departments and has an annual budget of over $3 billion. As a major urban
County, Alameda delivers a full spectrum of services, including general
government and internal services, health care, social services, public works,
criminal justice, and other public safety services for its community.
The
County celebrates the rich diversity of its workforce, which in large measure,
reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the community it serves. The
County’s mission is to enrich the lives of its residents through visionary
policies and accessible, responsive, and effective services. Its vision is to
be recognized as one of the best counties in which to live, work, and do
business.
THE
SOCIAL SERVICES AGENGY
The Alameda County Social Services Agency (SSA) is comprised of over 2,300 employees working collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations, neighborhood groups and policy makers to serve the needs of the community. SSA has a proposed FY22/23 Budget of over $906 million and is comprised of four operating departments: Agency Administration & Finance; Adult & Aging Services; Children & Family Services; and Workforce & Benefits Administration. For more information about SSA, visit https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org.
You are invited to review the brochure for this recruitment Assistant Agency Director, Social Services Agency
Education:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Welfare or closely related field of study is required.
AND EITHER
Experience:
The equivalent of four years of full-time experience in the classification of Division Director or higher level classification in the Alameda County classified service, which included responsibility for major program administration and policy direction.
OR
Experience:
The equivalent of five years of full-time, increasingly responsible administrative experience, two years of which must have been as a Program Director in public welfare administration or a closely-related program, with direct responsibility for major program operations, budget or policy direction.
A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Welfare or a closely related field may be substituted for two years of the required work experience in either pattern above.
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 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
Deadline for Filing: |
5:00 PM, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 |
Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications: |
June 7, 2023 |
Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified: |
June 26, 2023 |
Oral Examination*: |
Week of July 17, 2023 |
*If designated as a combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, the oral interviews 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.
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, @jobaps.com, NoReply@jobaps.com, and NoReplyAlamedaCountyHR@acgov.org 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 boxes Noreply@acgov.org and NoReplyAlamedaCountyHR@acgov.org are routed to unmonitored mailboxes. 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.
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
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.