Recruitment #17-4918-01
Date Opened | 3/21/2017 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 4/14/2017 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $32.12 - $39.03/hour; $66,809.60 - $81,182.40/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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HR Analyst | Debra Robinson |
Department | Zone 7 |
Work Location |
Livermore
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THIS IS A NEW 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. Postmarks are not accepted. Applications will only be accepted on-line.
For the typing certificate, please attach it under the resume tab of the job application. The resume tab can only attach one document. If you have multiple, please save all documents in one file and attach it once under the resume tab.
ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ONLY
THE POSITION
Under general supervision, to perform responsible, varied, and occasionally confidential administrative assistance to a department head and associated professional staff; and to perform related work as required.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications stated below, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated a track record of success in the following areas:
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
• Modern office practices and procedures, including business correspondence and record-keeping systems.
• Modern office equipment operation, including computers and word processing software.
• Correct English usage, including spelling and grammar, business letter writing and proper format for typed materials.
Ability to:
• Type with speed and accuracy at not less than 55 wpm.
• Operate computer equipment and software, as well as standard office equipment.
• Compose correspondence, reports or other materials from brief oral or written instructions.
• Establish systems for and maintain accurate files and records.
• Identify and correct errors in a variety of documents.
• Organize, prioritize and complete workload under deadlines, multiple demands, changing priorities and frequent interruptions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Use initiative and judgment within established guidelines, including dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Learn to interpret and apply laws, rules, and written directions to specific situations.
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF the following steps:
1) A review of candidates' applications 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 screening for best qualified of the supplemental questions, and candidates who passing this portion will move on to the next step.
3) An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components. 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:
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
Deadline for Filing: Review of Minimum Qualifications and Best Qualified Screening: Oral Interview with Situation Exercises:
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5:00 p.m, Friday, April 14, 2017 Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Wed & Thur., June 7 & 8, 2017 |
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.
Debra Robinson, Human Resources Analyst III
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-272-6437, debra.robinson@acgov.org
Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer