Recruitment #16-XA7-AA
Date Opened | 7/1/2016 11:59:00 PM |
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Filing Deadline | 9/9/2016 11:59:00 PM |
Salary | $6,491- 8,672 / Month |
Job Type | Open & Promotional |
THE JOB: The Senior Human Services Analyst is the super-journey level position in the Human Services Analyst series within the Human Services Department. The Department’s mission is to “strengthen our community by protecting the vulnerable, promoting self sufficiency, alleviating poverty, and improving the quality of life”. The Department provides a variety of services to the community including: employment and benefits services, child welfare, and adult and long term care services. In general, this position is responsible for critically analyzing program needs, policies, procedures, structures, staff needs, and stakeholder partnerships to make recommendations to enhance performance. This position will supervise program staff, participate on a leadership team, and collaborate with partner agencies, an advisory commission, and community organizations.
THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these would be:
One year of experience at a level equivalent to Associate Human Services Analyst with Santa Cruz County
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License or the employee must be able to provide suitable transportation that is approved by the appointing authority.
Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of human services, basic community needs, and community resources; program evaluation processes. Working knowledge of analytical and research techniques; the functions and services of a local human resources agency; contract law and procurement procedures; grant proposal writing and budgeting; administrative theories and techniques; basic statistics. Some knowledge of the principles of supervision, training and basic budgetary techniques.
Ability to: Define complex problems, design efficient and organized plans to collect and format data, establish facts and draw logical conclusions; create and determine acceptability of social science research hypotheses by drawing from accepted theories, practices, principles and empirical data in the social science field; develop effective strategies for solving a wide variety of complex problems; prepare and present a variety of clear and concise oral and written reports; train, schedule, supervise and evaluate subordinate staff; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others contacted in the course of work; interpret legislation and regulations, administrative policies and procedures; and analyze and prepare grant proposals, contracts and related budgets.
THE EXAMINATION: Your application and supplemental application will be reviewed to determine if you have met the education, experience and/or licensing requirements as stated on the job announcement. If you meet these criteria and are one of the best qualified, you may be required to compete in any combination of written, oral and/or performance examinations or a competitive evaluation of training and experience as described on your application and supplemental application. You must pass all components of the examination to be placed on the eligible list. The examination may be eliminated if there are ten or fewer qualified applicants. If the eligible list is established without the administration of the announced exam, the life of the eligible list will be six months and your overall score will be based upon an evaluation of your application and supplemental application. If during those six months it is necessary to administer another examination for this job class, you will be invited to take the examination to remain on the eligible list.
HOW TO APPLY: Apply Online Now! Click on the link below; or print out an application and supplemental questionnaire and mail/bring them to: Santa Cruz County Personnel Department, 701 Ocean Street, Room 310, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. For information, call (831) 454-2600. Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY: 711. Applications will meet the final filing date if received in one of the following ways: 1) In the Personnel Department by 5:00 p.m. on the final filing date, 2) submitted online before midnight of the final filing date. Following a review for minimum qualifications, applicants who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be notified that they must submit a completed conviction history questionnaire in order to continue to the examination phase of the process.
IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT WOULD REQUIRE TEST ACCOMMODATION, CALL (831) 454-2600.
WOMEN, MINORITIES AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
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