Labor Relations Analyst I

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.Theeligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list andmay last approximately one year but can be extended.

SupplementalQuestionnaire: A properlycompleted Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of theHuman Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day forFiling. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnairewill result in disqualification.

Applicationsand Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.

THEDEPARTMENT

DepartmentMission: Deliver high quality andtimely human resource services in partnership with County agencies departmentsand special districts to enable our customers to reach their organizationalgoals.

Vision: To be the employerof choice and a great place to work.

Values: In a spirit ofpartnership HRS strives for: Excellence in everything we do. Responsiveness toour customers and their needs. Fairness in our policies and in developing and implementing new programs. Diversity inrecognizing everyones unique contribution. Development of every employeesfull potential. Anticipate and meet the changing needs of employees andcandidates to ensure the recruitment and retention of a talented and committedworkforce. Support the Countys organizational culture that values customerservice performance excellence diversity and fiscal stewardship. Redesignand transform the recruitment function for improved customer service andsatisfaction. Champion workforce planning and development to ensure that employeeshave every opportunity to assume leadership positions as baby boomers the efficiency and effectiveness of services through the increased useof technology.

THEPOSITION

Undergeneral supervision performs professional-level work in support of countywideemployee relations activities; assists in making policy recommendations;participates in labor negotiations activities including conducting researchanalysis and costing; provides consultation and guidance on employee and laborrelations matters including grievance handling performance management anddisciplinary matters; prepares Memoranda of Understanding and other documents;interprets and explains labor relations policies and procedures to operatingdepartment personnel; represents Human Resource Services in interactions withother departments government agencies employee organizations; and performsrelated duties as required.

DISTINGUISHINGFEATURES

Thisclassification represents the entry level within the Labor Relations Analystseries in the Employee and Labor Relations Division of Human Resource Servicesand reports to the Labor Relations Manager. Employees perform the full range ofprofessional employee and labor relations duties under supervision withassignments generally limited to less complex and sensitive matters.

Theclassification is distinguished from the Labor Relations Analyst II in that thelatter is the journey level in the series and is expected to independentlyhandle more complex and sensitive labor relations issues. The LaborRelations Analyst II is distinguished from the Principal Labor RelationsAnalyst in that the latter is a first-level working supervisor within the LaborRelations Analyst series.

Formore detailed information about the job classification please visit: Labor RelationsAnalyst I (#0283)

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications of theposition the ideal candidate will exemplify the following critical attributes:

• Collaborator and consensus builder maintaining and cultivating successful working relationships
• A team player with exceptional interpersonal verbal and written communication and facilitation skills.
• Treats change and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth and identifies the benefits of change as well as facilitates the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.
• Great communicator and listener quick and clear thinker calm under pressure able to deal with conflict.
• Politically astute leader possessing the skills necessary for identifying navigating and successfully interacting within the dynamics of the organization while maintaining sensitivity to the competing needs of a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Critical and strategic thinker with sound judgment innovative yet practical problem-solving skills and the ability to apply logical thinking and quantitative methods to gather and analyze information make decisions and exercise good judgment to design solutions and formulate and articulate action plans proactively and collaboratively.
• Well-organized with the ability to prioritize tasks and work on multiple projects and multi-task; manage a variety of complex projects while charting a course of action that effectively and efferently assists the organization in fulfilling its goals and objectives.
• Exercises good judgment and make sound decisions in dealing with people within a sensitive and political environment.

The examination willconsist of the following steps:

1. A review of candidates application 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.
2. A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine the best qualified applicants to continue in the process.
3. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The interview will be administered virtually may contain situational exercises.

Candidates must attain aqualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.

WERESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded onmerit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts andequal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination processdesigned to determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitorsto perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targetedand specific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case theeligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Otherrecruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies orfor other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process please visitthe What You Need to Know section of our website .

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

*The combined oral examination/hiring interview in addition to establishing an eligibility list may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

Alameda County and theHuman Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in theexamination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals withdisabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with theCalifornia Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) the federal Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) and Alameda Countys Reasonable Accommodation Policyand applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to adisability/medical condition during this or other phases of theexamination/selection process please contact the assigned Human ResourcesRepresentative listed on the job announcement no later than therecruitment filing deadline. If this is a continuousopen recruitment without a filing deadline please contact the assigned HumanResources Representative listed on the job announcement withinten (10) business days of submitting your application. Unlessyour disability is readily apparent (for example you use a wheelchair and needwheelchair-accessible spaces) Alameda County requires applicants to providesupporting documentation to substantiate a request for order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation applicantsmust have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA FEHA andapplicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website .

The 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.

**Employees in management-designated classifications may be entitled to management paid leave. Refer to the applicable MOU or Salary Ordinance for more information.

All notices related to County recruitments for which youhave applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @ and as acceptedaddresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If youdo not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receiptof the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also stronglyadvised to regularly log into your County online application account to checkfor notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sentto you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You willbe able to view all of your notices in your online application account byclicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openingspage.

Please take the steps recommended above to ensure youdo not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. TheCounty is not responsible for notices that are not read received or accessedby any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated emailnotification system. Replies to the email boxes and arerouted to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have questions please go to ourwebsite at may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcementfor the recruitment for which you have applied.

Monique Hill Personnel Services Program Manager Recruitment andSelection

Human ResourceServices County of Alameda

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DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All Alameda County employees are designated DisasterService Workers through state and local law. Employment with the Countyrequires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees arerequired to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Alameda County has a diverse workforce that isrepresentative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equalopportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on meritcompetence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminatein employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancyand gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexualorientation marital status disability genetic information age membershipin an employee organization retaliation parental status military service orother non-merit factors protected under federal state and local law. AlamedaCounty celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive andwelcoming workplace environment.