Assistant Director, Workforce Investment Board

THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

This is a reopening of an open continuous recruitment.

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

Review the brochure at the following link:  Assistant Director, Workforce Investment Board brochure 

(NOTE:  Supplemental questions on brochure corrected 6/25/2015. Online Supplemental Questions attached to application have not changed and are the correct questions.)

The Position The Assistant Director, Workforce Investment Board supervises plans, organizes staff and directs the activities of one or more of the major Workforce Investment Board (WIB) programs.  The incumbent will develop and implement program management policies and administrative practices.  They will perform or oversee the most complex and sensitive assignments.  They will develop critical internal and external partnerships including but not limited to the Social Services Agency’s Workforce and Benefits Administration, local education agencies, regional Workforce Investment Boards, community based organizations, economic development agencies and various key stakeholders involved in workforce development.

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

The Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (ACWIB) is a forty member policy board composed of a cross section of business, labor, education and economic development organizations focused on the County’s most complex workforce issues.  The ACWIB is responsible for planning and implementing provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) which is designed to assist job seekers with access to employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy.  Alongside its legislated functions, the ACWIB plays a leadership role in informing human capital policy and service delivery beyond WIOA in its respective jurisdiction as well as demonstrating leadership in a number of regional workforce initiatives.  The ACWIB is appointed by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and represents all of Alameda County outside of Oakland, which has its own Workforce Investment Board.

The Ideal Candidate will have demonstrated success in the following areas:

Results Orientation – Successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in achieving results by setting and attaining challenging goals.

Strategic Decision Making – A tactical thinker that is able to gather, organize and evaluate information; establish short and long term goals; execute a plan of action and make adjustments, if required.

Program Management – Ability to design, implement and manage multiple programs and direct the related personnel and resources to ensure successful execution of program activities.

Political Savvy – Proven ability to exhibit confidence and professional diplomacy while effectively relating to people at all levels internally and externally.

Business Acumen – Using economic, financial, market and industry data to understand and improve business results, understand industry trends and leverage one’s own understanding of the organization to contribute to effective business strategies and tactics.

Collaboration – Proven ability to work cooperatively with others to accomplish objectives to build and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships, leverage information and achieve results.

Change Leadership – Provides direction and focus during the organizational change process and assist with the development of strategies to manage the change process.

People and Organizational Development – Actively commits to plan and support the development of staff and identifies new technical and/or business capabilities needed to improve organizational performance and efficiency.

 

All candidates must meet the meet the minimum qualifications by qualifying by one of the following patterns:

Pattern Number I:

The equivalent of four years of full-time experience as a Career Development Specialist II, or an equivalent or higher level classification in the Social Services Agency.

(Possession of a bachelor’s degree in a social service field may be substituted for the equivalent of two years of the required experience; a master's degree in a relevant field for three years.)

Or Pattern Number II: 

The equivalent of six years’ full-time experience at least at the first-line supervisor level in a human/social services agency (possession of a bachelor's degree in a social service field may be substituted for three years of the required experience; a master's degree in a relevant field for four years).

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

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

Knowledge of:

• Labor market information and local economic development resources.
• Functions and purpose of the Workforce Investment Board, state and federal workforce organizations administering public workforce funding and grant resources.
• The local and regional economy, workforce services and community assets, and stakeholder groups invested in serving Alameda County’s residents.
• Principles and techniques of budget, personnel and contract management.
• Talent development, planning, staffing, and Human Resource policy and implementation and monitoring.
• Principles, methods and techniques of administration, including the organization and management of modern social services and institutional administration.
• Laws, codes and statutes relating to the functions and duties of major workforce and development programs.
• Social, economic and psychological factors that impact employment and training programs.
• Forces and trends relating to employment and economic impacts that affect job seekers such as dislocated workers and disadvantaged youths and adults and other groups with barriers to employment, including but not limited to the re-entry population, people with disabilities, long-term unemployed and underemployed workers.
• Career pathway strategies, career counseling, training opportunities and various modes of skills development to meet the needs of the current labor market.


Ability to:

• Support and advise the Director on sensitive issues.
• Provide leadership and direction to highly motivated staff.
• Plan and supervise the work of others in a highly dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Plan and work cooperatively with partners engaged in local and regional education, community and industry development.
• Manage work, set priorities, and oversee multiple projects effectively.
• Plan, organize and direct workforce programs that are responsive to employer needs. Create innovative solutions to complex workforce issues identified by industry.
• Understand prominent industry sector strategies and implement effective programs within a “results-based” framework.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt effective courses of action.
• Write effectively and make presentations before industry, civic and community stakeholder groups.
• Prepare budget estimates and reports.
• Work with elected and public officials.
• Maintain flexibility.

The examination will consist 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.

3.    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.

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.

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:

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

5:00 pm, Friday, October 2, 2015  completed by October 19, 2015 October 19-21, 2015 Week of November 1, 2015

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 (Employer Credit)
• 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 Insurance
• Commuter Benefits Program
• Group Legal
• 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 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.

Ione Bell, Human Resources Analyst II
Human Resource Services Division, County of Alameda
510-272-6456
www.acgov.org/hrs

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer