Workforce Investment Board Director

THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

Invites you to apply for the position of Workforce Investment Board Director.

Please CLICK HERE to view a copy of our recruitment brochure.

The Workforce Investment Board Director is responsible for developing, planning, and implementing effective workforce development strategies for all job training and workforce programs under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and related programs operated by the Alameda County Social Services Agency.

The Workforce Investment Board Director position is located within the Alameda County Social Services Agency’s Workforce Investment Board Department and is supervised by the Alameda County Workforce Investment Board and the Social Services Agency Director or a designee.

The Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (ACWIB) is responsible for planning and implementing the provisions of Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) which include maintaining a workforce system that is flexible, seamless, and responsive to the needs of both job seekers and employers. Alongside its' legislated functions it should play a leadership role in informing human capital policy and service delivery beyond WIA in their respective jurisdictions.

The ACWIB has a business majority and is composed of business, civic, education, labor, and other community leaders and is appointed by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. The Chair is elected from among the private sector members. ACWIB represents all of Alameda County outside of Oakland which has its own workforce Investment Board.

Should you have any questions please feel free to contact:

Ione Bell, Human Resources Analyst II
1405 Lakeside Drive | Oakland, California 94612
Office 510-272-6456| ione.bell@acgov.org

 

All candidates must meet the meet the minimum qualifications by qualifying by Pattern Number I

Possession of a bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Management or related field in the Social Sciences.

And

The equivalent of four years’ demonstrated and increasingly responsible supervisory and management experience in the field of workforce development or job training programs, including WIA.

Or Pattern II

The equivalent of eight years’ full-time, increasingly responsible managerial or administrative experience, which involved supervision of a major staff support function or program division at the level of Administrative Services Officer or an equivalent or higher level administrative class.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

 

Knowledge of:

• Principles, methods and techniques of administration, including the organization and management of human services and institutional administration.
• Laws, codes and statutes relating to the functions and duties of administering aWIB.
• Social, economic and psychological factors that impact workforce development.
• Labor market forces and trends relating to employment and the readjustment and transition services to dislocated workers.
• Principles and techniques of budget, personnel, contract administration and management.
• Human resource planning and staffing.
• Policy development and implementation.
• Support to large-scale policy boards and committees.
• Principles of team building, planning and facilitation.
• Dispute resolution.
• Development and maintenance of effective relationships with elected officials and local, state, and federal officials.

Ability to:

• Plan and supervise the work of professional and technical staff.
• Plan, organize, direct and evaluate employment and training programs.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• Write effectively and speak before professional and public groups.
• Prepare budget estimates (data/analytical) and reports to policy board, local elected officials, and state and federal officials.
• Work effectively with elected and public officials.
• Interpersonal and business sensitivity.
• Communicate effectively with advisory bodies, funders, business leaders, economic development officials, job seekers, and dislocated workers.

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 many be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

The examination will consist of the following steps:

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.

A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine the best qualified.

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 recruitment.

* WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.

Applications will be screened according to the qualifications outlined in the Ideal Candidate section of this brochure. The most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the selection process.  The Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate qualified individuals with mental and physical disabilities, and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and Alameda County Resolution No. R-83-773.  To request an accommodation due to a disability during this or other phases of the selection process, please contact the Human Resource Services Department at (510) 272-6472 before the final filing deadline. Alameda County Human Resources Services will require documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a permanent disability pursuant to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's statute of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990, as amended, and/or the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) Act. For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

 

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:

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:

Deadline for Filing: Review of Minimum Qualifications: Review for Best Qualified: Oral Interviews:

5:00 pm, Thursday, July 24, 2014  August 1, 2014 August 6, 2014 Week of August 25, 2014 Scheduled for September 11, 2014

 

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 County’s 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 announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In 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, www.acgov.org/hrs

Alameda 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 different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
• Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
• Vision
• Basic Life Insurance 
• Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
• County Allowance
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

• Short-term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
• Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

• 11 paid holidays
• Vacation and sick leave accrual
• Vacation purchase program
• Management Paid Leave**
• Group Auto/Home
• 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
• 1^st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be delivered via email.  To insure you are able to receive these notices, please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyhr@acgov.org  as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use.
 
All email notices that are sent to you are also maintained in your personal County of Alameda online application account.  You can view your notices by clicking on the “My applications” button on the Current Job Openings page.  You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to review the notices that have been sent to you.
 
Applicants are responsible for setting their email access to allow for receipt of the County’s notices and for accessing and reading notices sent to their online application account as a condition of participation in the application process.

NOTE:
All notices are generated through an automated email notification system.  Replies to the email box alamedacountyhr@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox.  If you have questions please go to our website www.acgov.org/hrs.  You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the recruitment bulletin.