SENIOR STAFF ANALYST, HEALTH/ EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

 

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
   OPEN COMPETITIVE-EMERGENCY

 

 FILING START DATE:

EXAM NUMBER:

   b4594C-EA 

 

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

 

Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Staff Analyst, Health vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. 

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. 

 

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Staff Analyst, Health.

Plans, organizes, assigns, and coordinates the work of a staff of analysts serving as technical experts and consultants to management in major health service areas.

Has immediate responsibility for the orientation, training, development, and evaluation of employees supervised.

Reviews work for thoroughness, soundness of recommendations, and compliance with applicable standards, policies, procedures and regulations.

Confers with administrators and with representatives of other jurisdictions and agencies to discuss new and ongoing programs and to exchange information.

Supervises and participates in studies of complex and difficult problem areas.

Supervises and participates in the implementation of recommended procedures and programs.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

One year of highly responsible and complex administrative or staff* experience at the level of the County of Los Angeles class of Supervising Administrative Assistant III**, Assistant Hospital Administrator II***, Staff Analyst, Health****, or higher.

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) at time of filing in order to be appointed to fill any vacancies related to this recruitment.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

 PHYSICAL CLASS:

Physical Class II – Light. This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

*In the County of Los Angeles, highly responsible and complex administrative or staff experience is defined as the senior level with extensive knowledge of program related area, processes and procedures, and experience in a specific subject matter.
 
**In the County of Los Angeles, Supervising Administrative Assistant III is defined as Plans and supervises the work of staff engaged in analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of organization, budget, systems and procedures, program, facilities acquisition, general management and personnel in a very large department having very complex programs.
 
***In the County of Los Angeles, Assistant Hospital Administrator II is defined as assists in the administration of a County hospital by managing and coordinating the supporting services for the patient care programs of a moderate sized area of the hospital.
 
****In the County of Los Angeles, Staff Analyst, Health is defined as researches, analyzes, and makes recommendations regarding the use and deployment of resources and the implementation and refinement of operations and programs having department-wide impact.  

 

EXAMINATION CONTENT 

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance.  Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION
Applicants are required to complete and submit an online Los Angeles County Employment Application AND Supplemental Questionnaire in order to be considered for this examination. Paper applications, resumes, or any unsolicited documents will not be accepted in lieu of completing the online application and Supplemental Questionnaire. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.
 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE
Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.  

Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button located on the top right corner of the screen.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add [email protected] as well as [email protected] and [email protected]  to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.
  

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County.  If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County.  Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address.  This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on govermmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty,gov you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts.  This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
 

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes.  Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
  

FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer.  Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment.  The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s).  If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. 

 
NO SHARING USER ID AND PASSWORD
All applicants must file their applications online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.
  

DEPARTMENT CONTACT 
 Department Contact Name: Heleodora "Lola" Sacks, Exam Analyst
 Department Contact Phone: (323) 705-4072 or (213) 972-7034
 Department Contact Email: [email protected]

ADA Coordinator Phone: (323) 705-4072
 Teletype Phone: (800) 735-2922
 California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922