Staff Assistant I Emergency Appointments Homelessness
Staff Assistant I Emergency Appointments Homelessness
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TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE EMERGENCYFILING DATES:
September 17 2024 at 9:00 A.M. (Pacific Time)
This opportunity will remain open until the needs of the service are met
EXAM NUMBER:
b0907BEA
The LA County Board of Supervisors recentlydeclared a local state of emergency for homelessness and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing mental health and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County this may be the opportunity for you.
The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Staff Assistant I vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.
Under the emergency order applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before the end of your initial work period you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Staff Assistant I.Essential Job Functions
Analyzes and makes recommendations to the unit manager for the resolution of problems of work procedure and space allocation; and may participate in the implementation of changes resulting from recommendations.
Prepares reports and projections of workload and staffing for the manager of the unit.
Coordinates and resolves problems between the unit served and departmental housekeeping payroll personnel and reproduction services.
Has responsibility for evaluating ordering maintaining loaning and inventorying supplies and equipment and for resolving procurement problems with the departmental supply officer.
Supervises clerical personnel with responsibility for assigning and reviewing work orientation training development and evaluation of work performance.Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
One years experience in either 1 a staff capacity* analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of organization procedure program budget or personnel or 2 a highly responsible secretarial capacity** or 3 a responsible supervisory clerical capacity***.
*Staff capacity is defined as working in an advisory capacity to line managers to provide program and administrative support.
**All classes in the Secretarial Group perform duties composed of essentially the same basic activities and operations. Positions in these classes are allocated when the work of the supervisor requires fulltime personal secretarial assistance. The level of secretary allocated is related primarily to the level of supervisor served. Highly responsible secretarial capacity is defined as working as secretary to provide fulltime secretarial assistance to the head of a major section or minor division having 1000 or more employees.
***Supervisory clerical capacity is defined as having full supervisory responsibility including planning assigning scheduling hiring rating performance evaluations disciplining and counseling clerical employees. Provides daytoday technical and administrative supervision to subordinate clerical staff.
NO OUTOFCLASS EXPEREIENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED.REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE FULLY MET AND INDICATED ON THE APPLICATION BY THE LAST DAY OF FILING. NO WITHHOLDS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out jobrelated essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending stooping or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.Additional Information
EXAMINATION CONTENT:
Under the emergency order applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
Before the end of your initial work period you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100.Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.
APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE
Applications must be filed online only.
Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add as well as and to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.
Applications must be submitted online onlyand will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within60days and the recruitmentremains open or reopens for filingwe encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.
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Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address and if you already have a job seeker account on can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and consider potential mitigating factors including but not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.
NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friends user ID and password may erase a candidates original application record.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
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HR Examinations Unit Email:
Analyst Contact Phone: Nicholas Jordan
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Equal Employment Opportunity/NonDiscrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to nondiscrimination in the County workforce regardless of age 40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952.
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Temp
