Recruitment #17-6710-01
Date Opened | 3/21/2018 5:00:00 PM |
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Filing Deadline | 4/16/2018 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $28.52 - $34.02/hour; $55,614.00 - $66,339.00/year |
HR Analyst | Ione Bell |
Department | Social Services Agency |
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. 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. Failure to submit the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
THE AGENCY
ABOUT THE SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY
Mission
To promote the economic social well-being of individuals, families, neighborhoods and communities.
The Alameda County Social Services Agency is comprised of 2,200 men and women working collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations, neighborhood groups and policy makers to serve the needs of the community.
For more information about the department, please visit their website at http://www.alamedasocialservices.org/
The Social Services Agency currently has immediate openings for this classification. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used by any County department or agency needing to fill a vacancy.
THE POSITION
Under close supervision at the Social Worker I level and general supervision at the Social Worker II level, to assess referrals for service program assistance and provide guidance, counseling and the most appropriate supportive social services to clients; to collect and evaluate client socio-economic information and data; to manage the on-going responsibility for a caseload of applicants or clients of services, and performs other related duties as required.
Social Worker I
The Social Worker I classification is an entry level Social Worker who is closely supervised in performing the duties of the position and receives on-the-job training for six months by a Social Work Supervisor I or higher level manager in the Social Services Agency, a first line supervisor or higher level manager in the Health Care Services Agency. Incumbents are expected to progress to the Social Worker II level after gaining the requisite experience, which includes becoming familiar with the agency’s, organization, functions, policies, procedures, methods, divisions, work routing, and case recording.
THE 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:
NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Examples of Duties” section of this specification.
Knowledge of:
• Principles, practices and techniques of social work.
• Provisions of the California Welfare and Institutions Code, the Social Security Act, and other pertinent legislation in the field of public welfare, including changes and developments in such legislation.
• Aims and functions of community organization and resources, including available services in the employment field County and State Health and Human Services Agency and health care.
• Basic psychological theory and practices as related to human behavior.
• Public and private social agencies and other community resources.
Ability to:
• Analyze and evaluate individual situations, to reach sound conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Interpret complex Federal and State laws, rules and regulations and procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other professional personnel and the public.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Prioritize work.
• Analyze basic statistics and calculate mathematic computations.
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 STEPS.
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: |
5:00 p.m., Monday, April 16, 2018 |
Review of Minimum Qualifications: |
*by Wednesday, May 9, 2018
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Written Examination: |
*Thursday, May 31, 2018 & Friday, June 1, 2018
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Oral Interviews: |
Friday, July 13, 2018 and Monday, July 16, 2018
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*Updated May 9, 2018 (LD)
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 & Well-Being
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.
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 ensure 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.
Leticia Diaz, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services Division, County of Alameda
510-272-6469; Email: Leticia.Diaz@acgov.org
www.acgov.org/hrs
Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer