Recruitment #14-8158-01
| Date Opened | 10/6/2014 12:00:00 AM |
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| Filing Deadline | 10/31/2014 5:00:00 PM |
| Salary | $36.39 - $44.24/hour; $75,684.00 - $92,016.00/year |
| Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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| HR Analyst | Monique Hill |
| Department | Alameda County Fire Department |
| Work Location |
Dublin
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THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 4 Battalions, 30 Fire Stations, 26 Engine Companies, 7 Ladder Truck Companies and 1 Heavy Rescue serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions. Over 450 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic and diverse community of roughly 508 square miles. These services include:
ACFD is also responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC). The dispatch center provides dispatch and communication center services for the ACFD, the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Camp Parks RFTA, and the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Livermore and Pleasanton. ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION: To provide the highest level of service to our communities by valuing our members, promoting positive leadership, and dedicating ourselves to excellence. For more information about the Alameda County Fire Department, please visit their website at www.acgov.org\fire.
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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.
APPLICATION AND 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 Resources Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing, Friday, October 31, 2014. Failure to submit the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification. Applications will only be accepted on-line.
ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ONLY
to apply visit - www.jobaps.com\alameda
THE POSITION:
Under the supervision of the Fleet Services Manager, the Fire Department Mechanic organizes and participates in the work of the department’s vehicle and equipment repair shop.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:
The incumbent of this classification is designated as the person responsible for the day-to-day operations of the equipment repair shop.
- Education:
Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade,
AND
- Experience:
The equivalent of four years of experience as a journey-level mechanic, including the maintenance of gasoline and diesel engines, heavy trucks and fire apparatus.
OR
- Education:
Completion of schooling from Universal Technical Institute, Auto/Diesel/Industrial and Cummins programs with 3.5 GPA and at least 95% attendance.
- License:
A valid California driver’s license with a minimum of class “B” and must be willing and able to obtain class “A” endorsement within the probationary period. Possession of a State Fire Mechanic certificate, level I and II is desirable, but not required.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
The examination will consist of the following steps:
1. A review of the candidates’ 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.
2. A review of the Supplemental Questionnaire to determine the best qualified; only the most suitably best qualified candidates will be invited to the oral interview process.
3. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.
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, www.acgov.org/hrs.
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:
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Deadline for Filing: |
Friday, October 31, 2014 |
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Review of Minimum Qualifications: |
Week of November 3, 2014 |
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Determination of Best Qualified |
Week of November 14, 2014 |
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Civil Service Oral Panel Interviews: |
Week of December 1, 2014 |
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Promulgation of Eligible List: |
December 10, 2014 |
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ALCO Fire Departmental Interviews: |
TBD |
*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 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
*** For benefit information, please contact the Alameda County Fire Department Administrative Offices at (925) 833-3473.
***SALARY ADMINISTRATION:
Although the Fire Department Mechanic classification has a 5-steps salary range, the ACFD’s practices has been to compensate only one employee, who has lead responsibilities, at step 5 of the salary range. All other employees are compensated between step 1 and step 4.
Hourly: $36.69-$42.37
Biweekly: $2,910.92-$3,389.54
Monthly: $6,307.00-$7,344.00
Annually: $75,684.00- $88,128.00
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org 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 insure 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 alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. 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 www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Monique Hill, Human Resources Analyst II
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-208-4841; e-mail Monique.hill@acgov.org
Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
