Sheriff's Inventory Management Assistant I/II/III

What We Offer
The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Aside from our base salary range an employee within this position will also be eligible for the following:

• Educational Incentive An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree 3.5% for completion of a bachelors degree OR 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
• Bilingual Incentive Some positions may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending on the applicable memorandum of agreement and the needs of the department. To qualify for this incentive incumbents in eligible positions must take and pass the applicable bilingual fluency examination.
• Deferred Compensation Eligible to participate in the Countys 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans You are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical dental and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts Pretax benefit towards eligible medical dental and vision care expenses.
• Pension Plan Participation in the Countys defined benefit pension plan. If eligible you may establish reciprocity with other public retirement systems such as CalPERS.
• Holidays 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

THE POSITION

Under immediate (I) general (II) and limited supervision (III) the inventory management assistant performs the manual and clerical work required for the operation of the Sheriffs Inmate commissary including receiving transporting stocking issuing inventorying assembling packaging and record keeping.

Depth and breadth of assignments increase at each level but may include the following:

Inventory Management Assistant I/II/III

• Performs various office tasks such as data entry document retrieval records maintenance copying and scanning filing (primarily numeric) and answering phones;
• Uses computer and software applications such as VCIJIS as well as Microsoft Word;
• Trains/directs inmate workers as needed on Commissary procedures;
• Transports large carts loaded with Commissary products;
• Drives a box truck and operate other transport equipment such as a pallet jack;
• Receives items by reviewing documents to ensure the quantity and quality of items received meet the specification of items ordered;
• Labels and stores items by following methods appropriate for each type of item in order to prevent damage/spoilage and to provide easy accessibility to item;
• Maintains a clean working area/warehouse;
• Inputs and retrieves data used for inventory control by using basic keyboard and computer knowledge in the operation of a computerized inventory control system;
• May repair or perform minor maintenance on warehouse equipment by replacing broken or missing parts or sending equipment to an outside vendor for repairs or maintenance; and
• Performs other related duties as required.

• Plans organizes and assigns work of lowerlevel Inventory Management Assistants in a shift; provides training and feedback to assist the employee in learning the most effective method for completing assignments;
• Serves as a resource person for the unit in answering questions or resolving problems associated with the vendors and users;
• Provides oral and written reports to supervisors and management by researching and compiling requested information;
• Maintains control records for a wide variety of property equipment or expendable supplies; may update price lists catalogs or inventory control master files by adding deleting or revising entries to present the most recent information regarding the products;
• May determine the types and level of inventory necessary to support ongoing operational requirements; references catalogs for information on specific parts items and substitutions; locates and contacts local and outofstate vendors and County Purchasing Office to obtain parts equipment and supplies at the lowest cost and on required delivery dates; and
• Performs other duties as required.

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and ensure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING and EXPERIENCE: Some (I II) to considerable (III) experience in inventory control storekeeping or warehousing which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge skills and abilities. The required knowledge skills and abilities may also be obtained by any combination of education training and/or experience equivalent to:

Inventory Management Assistant I: Any combination of education training or experience equivalent to one (1) year of clerical experience OR six (6) months experience as a Clerical Trainee for the County of Ventura.

Inventory Management Assistant II: Any combination of education training or experience equivalentone (1) year of clerical experience plus one (1) year experience of inventory control storekeeping or warehousing; OR six (6) months experience as an Inventory Management Assistant I for the County of Ventura.

Inventory Management Assistant III: Any combination of education training or experience equivalent to one (1) year of clerical experience plus two years of experience in inventory control storekeeping warehousing; OR one (1) year of experience as an Inventory Management Assistant II for the County of Ventura.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must possess and maintain a valid California driver license.
• Must be willing and able to lift/carry/move items weighing up to 75 pounds with assistance.
• Must be willing and able to stand for long periods of time on a concrete floor.
• Must be willing and able to have direct and indirect exposure to inmates and inmate workers and move through secure jail facilities in the performance of your duties.

FINAL FILING DATE:This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it. Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L1970 Ventura CA 93009 by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.

To apply online please refer to our web site at If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please call (805)for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L1970 Ventura CA 93009.

NOTE: If presently permanently employed in another merit or civil service public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a merit or civil service style examination then appointment by Lateral Transfer may be possible. If interested please clickherefor additional information.

Applicants must provide sufficient information under the Education/Work Experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire in order to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the abovereferenced sections; however it may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE qualifying:All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam AT THE TIME OF FILING. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the exam process to assist in determining qualifications for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in removal of the application from further consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATIONqualifying:All applications will be reviewed to determine whether the stated requirements are met. Applicants meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the examination process.

WRITTEN EXAMINATION 100%:An unproctored internetbased jobrelated written examination will be conducted to evaluate participating applicants knowledge of inventory control comparison following written instructions and arithmetic for successful performance on the job. Examinees must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list. Candidates invited to the examination will receive an email confirmation.

ELIGIBLE LIST: Candidates successfully completing the examination process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill present and future regular temporary fixedterm intermittent and extrahelp for this and similar vacancies. There are currently two (2) parttime vacancies in Detention Services.

VALIDATING PROCTORED WRITTEN EXAM:Offers of employment may be conditional to the candidate until taking and passing an onsite proctored exam similar to the unproctored internetbased exam.

NOTE: If appointed at the lower level incumbent may be promoted to the higher level without further examination upon meeting the minimum requirements demonstrating satisfactory performance a funded vacancy in the appropriate classification and in accordance with the business needs of the department.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:PRIOR TO ACTUAL APPOINTMENT FROM THE ELIGIBLE LIST THE SUCCESSFULAPPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PASS A THOROUGH BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THE SHERIFFS HUMAN RESOURCES BUREAU WHICH MAY ALSO INCLUDE A POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION FINDINGS MAY BE A BASIS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE ELIGIBLE SPEAK TO A SHERIFFSOFFICE REPRESENTATIVE CONCERNING THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PROCESS CALL (805).

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of age ancestry color disability (mental and physical) exercising the right to family care and medical leave gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin political affiliation race religious creed sex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions) and sexual orientation.


For further information regarding this recruitment please contact Martha Perez by email at or phone (805).