Recruitment #15-1134H-01
Date Opened | 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 2/16/2016 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $63,972.00 - $77,772.00 annually |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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HR Analyst | Anna Montoya |
Department | Hayward Area Recreation And Park District |
Work Location |
Hayward
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THIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended. Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Applications will only be accepted on-line.
You must be a current Hayward Area Recreational and Park District employee to apply!
THE DISTRICT
The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District is an independent special use district providing park and recreation services to over 250,000 residents living within a 64 square mile area which includes the City of Hayward, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and the unincorporated Ashland, Cherryland and Fairview districts. The Park District known locally as "H.A.R.D." is the largest recreation district in the state of California. Since it's creation in 1944, the District has provided residents with many beautiful facilities and parks, as well as hundreds of educational and recreational classes and programs. The mission of the Park District is improving the quality of life for citizens of all ages by providing a variety of recreational activities, special events, facilities and services that encourage life-long learning, fitness and fun.
THE POSITION
Under general supervision, to serve as a first-line working supervisor of a crew of grounds personnel; to care for and maintain recreation grounds or park areas and to keep the buildings and equipment thereon clean and attractive; and to do related work as required.
Grounds Foremen receive their assignments from the Park Supervisor. They are first-line supervisors over a crew of Park Maintenance Workers or related grounds personnel who are assigned to them on an area basis. The Grounds Foreman and his crew care for lawns, trees, plants, and shrubs in a recreation or park area and they also may do indoor janitorial and general utility maintenance work on assignment or emergency basis. Grounds Foremen ordinarily perform plant, tree, grass, and shrub care that at times require extensive knowledge or a special skill. Grounds Foremen differ from the next lower class, Park Maintenance Worker, by having on-going supervisory responsibility. Grounds Foremen differs from the next higher class, Park Supervisor, by this position having responsibility for supervising the operation of the Grounds Division.
A combination of training and experience which demonstrates that a person has obtained the required knowledge and is able to perform the required work (with reasonable accommodation, if needed). A person with the following combined training and experience would typically qualify to compete in a selection process:
Experience:
The equivalent of one (1) year of full-time experience in the class of Park Maintenance Worker or in an equivalent or higher level grounds care class in the HARD service.
OR
Experience:
The equivalent of two (2) years of full time experience in grounds maintenance work.
License: Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license and a good driving record.
Valid Pesticide Qualified Applicators Certificate (QAC) or acquire a QAC within 6 months of employment.
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:
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: February 16, 2016
Review of Minimum Qualifications: February 22, 2016
Performance Examination: Week of March 7, 2016
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 statutes. 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 statutes. For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs
BENEFITS FOR POSITIONS AT HAYWARD AREA RECREATION DEPARTMENT
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. 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 bulletin for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Anna Montoya, Human Resources Analyst II
Human Resource Services Division, County of Alameda
510-272-6459
www.acgov.org/hrs
Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer