Recruitment #15-8635-01
Date Opened | 2/26/2015 12:00:00 PM |
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Filing Deadline | 3/23/2015 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $75.66 - $91.81/hour; $157,372.80 - $190,964.80/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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HR Analyst | Nicole Lewis-Bolton |
Department | Sheriff's Office |
Work Location |
Dublin
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THIS IS A PROMOTIONAL EXAM
YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY
The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Qualified applicants must be current county employees and have completed the equivalent of six months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes the District Attorney’s Office, the Medical Center, and the Superior Court) by Monday, March 23, 2015. A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments.
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.
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 Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Applications will only be accepted on-line. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
THE POSITION
Under administrative supervision and direction, Division Commanders direct the daily operation of a major division of the Sheriff's Office (Law Enforcement Services, Detention and Corrections, Management Services, County Wide Services, Dublin Police Services and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)); and to do related work as required.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Division Commander is a senior management command position with responsibility for all operations of an assigned division. The positions report directly to an Assistant Sheriff. When directing the Law Enforcement Services Division, the position is assigned primary responsibility for providing full service law enforcement services throughout the County (including contracted services); when directing the Detention and Corrections Division, the position is assigned primary operational responsibility for County detention facilities in addition to correctional and rehabilitation services to persons in custody as well as transportation of prisoners between courts and custodial facilities; when directing the Management Services Division, the position is assigned primary responsibility for the overall Agency budget development and management, occupational health and safety, recruiting, background investigations, personnel management, training, and general administrative duties; and when directing the County Wide Services Division, the position is assigned primary responsibility for the service of all civil court orders and process, court facility security and related services including the control and movement of in custody detainees, the Consolidated Dispatched Center, Coroner's Bureau, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and Volunteer Services. Commanders may also be assigned to direct Dublin Police Services and will have primary responsibility for overseeing law enforcement services for the City of Dublin, or to work within the Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)
The Division Commanders may be assigned to assume the duties of an Assistant Sheriff in his/her absence. The position of Division Commander, differs from the next higher class of Assistant Sheriff by the latter having agency-wide responsibility for operational or administrative and management services; and differs from the next lower class of Captain by the latter having assigned responsibility for the administration of an organizational unit or facility within a division, under the direction of a Division Commander.
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.
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:
Examination Recruitment Bulletin Release: Thursday, February 26, 2015
All applications must be filled out according to the instructions. Applications that are not fully completed or not completed following the instructions listed will not be considered. Resumes in lieu of properly filled out applications will not be considered. Only applications submitted electronically, via the County's online application system, by the final file date will be accepted. Be aware that if you only complete an application template and fail to submit it to apply for this position, your application will not be accepted. Responses to the supplemental questions for this position are required.
Final File Date for Applications: Monday, March 23, 2015
Review for Minimum Qualifications: Monday, March 30, 2015
During this time, your application will be reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as stated above. If you fail to meet the minimum qualifications, you will be notified via email.
Examination Interview Dates Week of April 12, 2015
If you meet the minimum qualifications, you will be invited for a panel interview examination. During this interview examination, you will be asked to provide examples of past work experiences that highlight the job-related core competencies that successful incumbents of the position possess. This type of interviewing is called behavior-based interviewing and is the best predictor of future job success. Your interview examination may include a situational exercise where you may have to perform mock job duties to prove your level of competency.
If five (5) or less candidates meet the minimum qualifications, the panel interview is waived and all applicants are put on the eligible list.
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.
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
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*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. 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.
Nicole Lewis-Bolton, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-272-6468 Nicole.Lewis-Bolton@acgov.org