Recruitment #17-8755-01
Date Opened | 6/12/2017 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 7/7/2017 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $24.16 - $28.84/hour; $50,252.80 - $59,987.20/year |
HR Analyst | Elaine Lemi |
Department | Sheriff's Office |
THE AGENCY
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and the American Correctional Association (ACA). Additionally, the agency's health care provider, Corizon, has dual accreditation through the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and the California Medical Association (CMA). Together these form what is referred to as the "Triple Crown" of accreditation (ACA, NCCHC/CMA and CALEA) awarded by the National Sheriff's Association. Additionally, the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab is nationally accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD). The Sheriff's Office Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit has also been awarded national accreditation through the Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board. The Sheriff's Office has a current adjusted net budget of approximately $379 million and has over 1600 authorized positions, including an excess of 1000 sworn personnel. The agency's Chief Executive Officer is Sheriff Gregory J. Ahern.
The Sheriff of Alameda County is responsible for a vast array of tasks and duties, including the following:
For additional information, you may visit the Sheriff's Office website at: http://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/
THE POSITION
Sheriff’s Technicians, under general supervision perform duties related to law enforcement functions that do not require the assignment of a Deputy Sheriff; and do related work as required.
Sheriff’s Technicians are assigned throughout the Sheriff’s Office. Positions in this class are filled with unarmed, non sworn employees who work rotating shifts, weekends and holidays, within various divisions of the Sheriff's Office throughout the County. This class is distinguished from Deputy Sheriffs, who have peace officer responsibilities. General supervision and work assignments are received from the officer in charge of the activity, with day-to-day supervision from Sergeants assigned within the same unit. Sheriff's Technicians may have limited contact with inmates; such contact will not require them to be responsible for the primary security and custody of said inmates.
Experience:
The equivalent of six months full-time experience in the classification of Sheriff’s Safety Aide in the Alameda County Classified service
Or II
Experience:
The equivalent of one year full-time experience in a clerical position (60 semester units from an accredited college or university may substitute for 6 months of the clerical experience).
Or III
Experience:
The equivalent of two years honorable service in the United States Military
License:
Must possess a valid California State Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
1. A thorough background investigation will be conducted of all prospective Sheriff's Technicians to ensure they are suitable for law enforcement related work.
2. Hearing must be normal in each ear.
3. Vision must be correctable to at least 20/20 in each eye, and free from color blindness and permanent abnormality in either eye.
4. Sheriff’s Technicians must be at least 18 years of age at the time of appointment.
5. Sheriff’s Technicians are assigned to work day, evening, night and rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.
6. Sheriff’s Technicians are assigned positions throughout Alameda County and are subject to rotation of assignments.
7. Sheriff’s Technicians assigned to the Coroner’s Bureau must have the ability to assist in lifting dead bodies weighing a minimum of 160 pounds and to maneuver a gurney.
8. Sheriff’s Technicians assigned to certain work locations must successfully complete training relevant to that assignment.
9. Sheriff’s Technicians must attend and successfully complete the Sheriff’s Technician Training Academy.
NOTE: The Civil Service may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
The examination will consist of the following steps:
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 may 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: Friday, July 7, 2017
Review of Minimum Qualifications: Monday, July 17, 2017
Written Examination: *Wednesday, August 2, 2017, and Thursday, August 3, 2017
Oral Interviews: Week of August 28, 2017
*Updated on July 21, 2017
*WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN*
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 statutes.
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. 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.
Elaine Lemi | Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services Division, County of Alameda
(510) 272-6434 | elaine.lemi@acgov.org
ALAMEDA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER