Secretary II

• Modern office practices and procedures including business correspondence record keeping systems and standard office equipment operations.
• Correct English usage including spelling and grammar; business letter writing and proper format for typed materials.
• Word processing and/or spreadsheet applications.
• Principles of managing and coordinating secretarial aspects of a large or complex program.
• Organization and functions of County government.

• Perform difficult clerical work involving independent judgment; type with speed and accuracy at not less than 40 words per minute.
• Prepare clear and comprehensive reports; draft compose and edit correspondence from brief oral or written instructions using word processing applications.
• Speak clearly and concisely to obtain and relay information.
• Maintain personnel and other record files.
• Identify and correct errors in English usage grammar and mathematical calculations in a variety of documents.
• Organize and prioritize work load; complete work under time deadlines.
• Learn to interpret and apply laws rules and written directions to specific situations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co workers and the general public.
• Assist in devising and keeping office records of a confidential nature; maintain confidentiality.
• Evaluate demands on an Administrators time; arrange his/her schedule accordingly.
• Work with officials and the general public in routine emergency and emotional situations.
• Take responsibility and use good judgment in recognizing scope of authority.

• Some positions require the ability to take shorthand at a speed of not less than 80 words per minute and transcribe it accurately via shorthand or dictation recording equipment.

C. Microsoft Excel

Only candidates who pass the computer skills assessment will be invited to the oral interview process.

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 the examination
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 .

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 Countys Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable 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 announcementbefore the last date offiling. 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: County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wideranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & WellBeing

• Medical HMO & PPO Plans
• Dental HMO & PPO Plans
• Vision or Vision Reimbursement
• Share the Savings
• Basic Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• County Allowance Credit
• Flexible Spending Accounts Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
• ShortTerm Disability Insurance
• LongTerm Disability Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits Accident Insurance Critical Illness LongTerm Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan 457 Plan or Roth Plan)

For your Work/Life Balance

• 12 paid holidays
• Floating Holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Catastrophic Sick Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Guaranteed Ride Home
• Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
• Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.
• Child Care Resources
• 1st United Services Credit Union

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Nonexempt management employees are entitled to up to three 3 days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight 8 days of management paid leave.