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Supplemental Questionnaire

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Thank you for your interest in the position of Social Worker III.  Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions.  Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process.

Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants. 

Responses should be thorough and specific.  A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position.  Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process.  A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.

Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment.  Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions.

The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position.  Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews. 

By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.  Do you understand the above statement?

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Please describe your experience managing a high volume caseload providing services to clients under a public service program.  Please define the level of case management in which you provided services (ex. the size of your caseload, how often you were in contact with your clients, your responsibility to follow-up with them, how often you provided services, etc.).  In your response, please also be specific regarding the program services, types of populations you've served, and what applications and systems you've used to manage the work efficiently. 

2.

Please describe a time when you had to resolve an extremely complex problem regarding a client by first developing and evaluating various alternative solutions.  In your response, please include the steps and/or tools you used to identify these solutions, how and why you took your eventual course of action, and the result(s) of your efforts.

3.

Social workers in Alameda County will encounter a diverse set of clients and must be open, adaptable and culturally competent.  Please describe your experience serving a diverse clientele.


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