Employment Resources Specialist Supervisor

Providing Public Assistance and Employment Services to Solano County

The Employment and Eligibility Services Division within the Health and Social Services Department assists citizens to become more independent and productive through programs designed to reduce dependency on welfare and promote personal responsibility. Also, it provides eligibility determination and benefit issuance for customers who apply for various public assistance benefits.

To learn more about the Health and Social Services Department, and the services we provide, please visit our website: http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/hss/default.asp  

The Employment Resources Specialist Supervisors plan, organize, direct, and supervise the work of a staff engaged in integrated case management involving the determination of eligibility and granting of public assistance benefits and providing employment services, in accordance with established policies and procedures and performs related duties as required.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill full-time and part-time regular, limited-term or extra-help positions as vacancies occur or the need arises.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS 

Experience:

Broad and diverse experience in multiple public assistance benefits programs including:

1. Three years as an Employment Resources Specialist II (Employment and Training Worker II) or Eligibility Benefits Specialist II (Eligibility Worker II) in a California County Department of Social Services, plus one year of lead or supervisory experience in any field, OR  

2. Two years of experience performing duties equivalent to an Employment Resources Specialist III (Employment and Training Worker III) or Eligibility Benefits Specialist III (Eligibility Worker III) in a California County Department of Social Services.  If the III level experience does not include one year of lead or supervisory experience, one year of lead or supervisory experience in any field in other work experience is required, OR

3.  One year of experience performing duties equivalent to an Eligibility Benefits Specialist Supervisor (Eligibility Supervisor), Special Programs Supervisor, or Program Specialist.

Education:

An Associate’s degree or completion of equivalent credit units from an accredited college or university is required preferably in behavioral science, business administration, humanities, public administration, social science,  career counseling, vocational development  or a related field.  

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the above fields of study or a related field is preferred.

A Bachelor’s degree in the above fields of study or a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience except for the lead or supervisory experience.

To view the job description for this position, please visit:

http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=15787

An Associate's degree/equivalent college units (or higher) is required for this position. All applicants must submit a copy of their college diploma (verifying the degree, date earned and area of specialization) or transcripts (official or unofficial, which verify the student, institution, courses and units completed) by the final filing date. Candidates who fail to submit their degree or transcripts by the final filing date will be disqualified from the recruitment.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: Candidates who attended a college or university that is accredited by a foreign or non-U.S. accrediting agency must have their educational units evaluated by an educational evaluation service. The result must be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than the close of the recruitment. Please contact the local college or university to learn where this service can be obtained.

How to Submit Your Documents

In addition to uploading attachments when applying online, candidates may submit documents in-person or by mail at Solano County Department of Human Resources 675 Texas Street, Suite 1800, Fairfield CA 94533, by fax to (707) 784-3424, or by email to recruitment@solanocounty.com. When submitting documents in-person, by mail or by fax, include the recruitment title (ERS Supervisor) and the recruitment number (19-445050-01). If submitting documents by email include the recruitment title and recruitment number in the subject field.

To be eligible, applicant must have served at least 181 consecutive days of active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and have received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. A COPY OF THE DD 214, SHOWING DISCHARGE TYPE (GENERALLY COPY 4), MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BY THE FINAL FILING DATE. Applicants who have a service connected disability must also submit a recent award letter from the VA stating they are receiving disability benefits for service connected reasons.

Veteran applicants for initial County employment with an honorable or general under conditions discharge shall receive five (5) points added to their combined score. Disabled veterans rated at not less than 30% disability shall have ten (10) points added to their combined score. Veteran’s preference points will only be added to passing scores in competitive open examinations.

It is the policy of Solano County that all employment decisions and personnel policies will be applied equally to all County employees and applicants and be based upon the needs of County service, job related merit, and ability to perform the job.

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES: Qualified individuals with a disability, who are able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, and need an accommodation during any phase of the recruitment/testing/examination process (as detailed in the “Selection Process”), must complete the following Request for Testing Accommodation by Applicants with Disabilities Form: http://www.solanocounty.com/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=23215.

This form must be received in the Human Resources Department by the final filing date of the recruitment. Applicants will be contacted to discuss the specifics of the request.