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Introduction
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.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE:A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will resultin disqualification.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.
DESCRIPTION
THE AGENCY
The Alameda County Community Development Agencys mission is to enhance the quality of life of Alameda County residents and plan for the future well-being of the Countys diverse communities; to balance the physical economic and social needs of County residents through land use planning environmental management neighborhood improvement and community development and to promote and protect agriculture the environment economic vitality and human health.
The Community Development Agency houses the following departments: Planning Department Housing and Community Development Agriculture Weights and Measures Healthy Homes Department and Economic and Civic Development Department.
For more information about the agency please visit:Alameda County Community Development Agency.
THE POSITION
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EITHER I:
Experience:
The equivalent of one year of full-time experience as a Planning Technician I in Alameda County classified service.
OR II:
Experience:
The equivalent of six months of full-time experience as a Planning Technician II in Alameda County classified service.
OR III:
Education:
Possession of a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in planning or related field such as architecture landscape architecture geography urban/environmental studies economics sociology public management/administration. If Bachelors degree is not in a related field major must show nexus to planning work experience.
Special Requirements:
Candidates may be required to possess and maintain a valid California Drivers License and may be required to drive in the performance of duties. On an as needed basis it may be necessary for Planners to attend night and/or weekend meetings regarding projects that they are assigned.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
- Principles of land use city and regional planning and zoning administration.
- Elementary aspects of public administration economics and sociology.
- Elementary statistical methods.
- Basic GIS principles.
Abilities:
- Learning the principles methods and techniques involved in professional planning and zoning.
- Making decisions exercising judgment.
- Planning and organizing.
- Analyzing and problem solving.
- Communicating effectively orally and in writing.
- Interpersonal sensitivity.
- Use basic GIS software.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
The examination will consist of the following steps:
- A review of the applicants application and supplemental questionnaire to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- A review of candidates supplemental questionnaire to select the best qualified candidates to continue in the process. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the final step of the examination process.
- An oral examinationweighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The oral interview will be administered virtually and 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 AND SELECTION PLAN RECRUITMENT PLAN Deadline for Filing: 5:00 p.m. Tuesday October 14 2025 Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications: By Friday October 24 2025 Virtual Civil Service Pre-Recorded Oral Interview Examination: November 19 - December 1 2025 Notification of Results: Week of December 15 2025 SELECTION PLAN Department Hiring Interviews: Week of January 5 2026 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 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 announcementbefore the last date of filing.Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA FEHA and applicable statues. For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website 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 employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. 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 summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change. All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add@@andas 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 boxesandare 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 You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied. 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.Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified: By Wednesday November 19 2025 Rating of Pre-Recorded Oral Interview Examination: December 3 - December 12 2025 Conclusion
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