Assistant Chief Therapist
Assistant Chief Therapist
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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. 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. Failure to submit the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted on-line.
DESCRIPTION
- The Behavioral Health Department provides mental health and substance use services for people with Medi-Cal and without insurance and supports people along their path to wellness recovery and resilience.
- The Environmental Health Department works to keep our air water and food safe; it regulates protects and promotes the health of everyone in Alameda County by enforcing environmental health codes to reduce exposure to toxins and diseases.
- The Public Health Department focuses on community and population-level health preventing and addressing root causes of health inequity across a range of communicable and chronic diseases.
- Alameda County Health also provides services through Housing and Homelessness Services Emergency Medical Services Agency HealthPAC and Healthy Schools and Communities.
Under direction provides daily oversight of Medical Therapy Program (MTP) operations; assists in the selection and hiring of personnel; assists Chief in complex case management issues; assumes responsibility for the working relationship between the Local Education Areas/Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs) and California Childrens Services (CCS); develops and implements interagency agreements between the School Districts/SELPAs and CCS; ensures that the MTP (Medical Therapy Program) is compliant with all guidelines set forth in appropriate legislation; orients and trains school personnel in the CCS referral process general eligibility criteria informing them of State or County changes that effect the school district; trains CCS staff and informs therapists about the Interagency Agreements with the SELPAs including but not limited to CCS responsibilities timelines referrals back to the school and the role of CCS in the classroom; in the absence of the Chief Therapist supervises staff acts as Chief Therapist and performs other related duties as required
For more detailed information about the job classification visit: Assistant Chief Therapist (5873).
- Effective leadership skills management principles and best practices including work planning employee supervision and resource allocation.
- A leader with exceptional interpersonal verbal written communication and facilitation skills with the ability to present information to a variety of groups.
- A demonstrated organizer with the skills and ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- A collaborator who maintains and cultivates successful working relationships with a multitude of internal and external health care providers.
- A resourceful professional that stays current with information technology and trends in his/her field.
- The ability to work effectively with individuals of diverse cultures interpersonal styles abilities motivations and backgrounds.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
The equivalent of two years full-time clinical experience in a pediatric setting and an additional or concurrent one yearthat includes supervisory experience and the equivalent of one year of which should have included interfacing with a school district in a programmatic setting.
AND
Special Requirement:
Licensure as an occupational therapist with the California Board of Occupational Therapy.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of:
- Principles methods equipment and the basic theory of mental and physical rehabilitation involved in the modern practice of both physical and occupational therapy especially as applied to children with cerebral palsy.
- Anatomy and physiology of the skeletal muscular neural and other structures
- Pathologies and injuries which result in physical or mental disabilities and the equipment and methods used to evaluate and mitigate such disabilities.
- Principles of psychology and abnormal psychology especially as they relate to the application of physical and/or occupational therapy in a pediatric rehabilitation program.
- The functions of other disciplines such as psychology teaching public health nursing and especially physical and occupational therapy in the treatment and rehabilitation of children with physical disabilities.
- Principles of effective management.
- California Childrens Services Programs.
- Provisions and requirements of governmental and private programs for the treatment and education of disabled children.
- Principles of supervision.
- Staff development.
Ability to:
- Program plan.
- Plan organize and direct administrative procedures.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with the community school district and related health care personnel.
- Facilitate group meetings within the community particularly with school and community agencies.
- Negotiate and strategize with outside agencies and their representatives when there are competing interests.
- Effectively manage departmental staff to meet program goals and objectives.
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing.
- Analyze and problem solve
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
- A review of applicants applications 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 the supplemental questionnaire to determine best qualified. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- 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 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 .
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their following dates aretentativeand subject to change based on the needs of the Agency.
Deadline for Filing:
5:00:00 PM Tuesday October 14 2025
Review of Minimum Qualifications:
Friday October 17 2025
Virtual Pre-Recorded Civil Service Oral Examination:
Rating of Interviews:
November 21- December 1 2025
December 2- December 12 2025
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 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 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
- 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
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance Critical Illness Long-Term 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
- 1stUnited 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.
** Non-exempt 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.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @ @ and 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 box and 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 bulletin for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Tracy Gonzalez Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services County of Alameda
Email:
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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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Alameda County has a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit competence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factors protected under federal state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
