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INTERMEDIATE CLERK/ EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

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INTERMEDIATE CLERK/ EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

Salary

$48,437.52 - $53,982.72 Annually

Location

Los Angeles County, CA

Job Type

Temporary

Job Number

b1138A-EA

Department

MENTAL HEALTH

Opening Date

09/13/2024

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Position/Program Information

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

FILING DATES:

This is a reposting to extend the filing period.

This reposting will open for applications on September 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM (Pacific Time)

This opportunity will remain open until the needs of the position are met.

EXAM NUMBER:

b1138A-EA

The LA County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness (https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/176661.pdf) ,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.

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Intermediate Clerk 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 Intermediate Clerk.

Essential Job Functions

Processes documents according to established procedures; examples include reports, charts, tables and lists, bills, receipts, statements, case files, permits, licenses, and notices.

Reviews documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with legal and other requirements.

Answers questions and provides information to the public concerning regulations, procedures, forms , applications, programs and services, and permit requests.

Maintains records requiring specialized knowledge and judgment in the selection, compilation or computation of data; examples include cost records and distribution and control ledgers which can be posted without extensive knowledge of bookkeeping.

Compares or segregates documents where specialized knowledge of the function and more than a routine check for completeness and accuracy is involved.

Utilizes office- machines such as computers or terminals, copiers, scanners, or calculators incidental to the performance of other duties.

Searches records and files for data where judgment and discrimination are required in selecting or abstracting material.

Indexes and cross-references records and files.

Sorts, arranges and files documents and publications; retrieves and issues filed materials.

Calculates amounts due, collects fees, and issues receipts.

Requests, receives, stores, inventories, and issues office supplies, and maintains related records.

Receives, sorts and distributes mail.

Serves as a receptionist or counter clerk as needed.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Six months of office clerical experience in the service of the County of Los Angeles or in districts under the jurisdiction of the County -OR- One year of office clerical experience outside the service of the County of Los Angeles -OR- A certificate or Associate of Arts degree in clerical procedures or office administration from an accredited college or university.

Applicants must have required experience at time of filing. No withholds will be accepted.

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.

Additional Information

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. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION

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.

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.

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] ([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 (https://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

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 historyunless 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:

HR Examinations Unit: (213) 972-7034

HR Examinations Unit Email: [email protected]

Analyst Contact Phone:Hon Sang Cheang (323) 705-3799

Analyst Contact Email:[email protected]

ADA COORDINATOR PHONE: (213) 972-7034

TELETYPE PHONE : (800) 735-2922

CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONES : (800) 735-2922

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.

This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:

The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit:https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.

Testing Accommodations for Applicants:

The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit:https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.

Fair Chance:

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is 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 conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:

Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

Career PathFinder:

Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application athttp://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.

Revised January 2025

For detailed information, please clickhere (http://hr.lacounty.gov/benefits/)

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The information you provide on this supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the examination process. Please be as specific as possible and include all information as requested. Comments such as "see resume or application" will not be considered as a response. Please note that all information is subject to verification at any time in the examination and hiring process. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or dismissal.

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Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add [email protected] to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail. Applicants 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. It is your responsibility to take the above steps to view correspondence. Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component. I UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS.

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03

I understand that this position works in support of the County's response to homelessness.

+ Yes

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Do you have at least six months office clerical experience in the County service or in districts under the jurisdiction of the County?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you have at least six months office clerical experience in the County service or in districts under the jurisdiction of the County, please describe your relevant experience.

Please be as specific as possible when answering by including all the information requested; please do not COPY AND PASTE all your Duties as stated in your resume and/or from the Class Specifications. In doing so, your application will be rejected as INCOMPLETE. It is the applicant's sole responsibility to complete this questionnaire completely, correctly, and accurately. Please do not use "see resume and application", this is not an acceptable response and credit will not be given.

EMPLOYER/COUNTY DEPARTMENT UNIT

PAYROLL TITLE

COMPLETE DATES OF CLAIMED EXPERIENCE (BEGINNING/ENDING)

NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK

NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER(S) OF DIRECT SUPERVISOR(S)

DETAILED EXPERIENCE If you do not have any experience, please write "NO EXPERIENCE"

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Do you have at least one year's office clerical experience outside the County service?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you have at least one year's office clerical experience outside the County service, please describe your relevant experience.

Please be as specific as possible when answering by including all the information requested; please do not COPY AND PASTE all your Duties as stated in your resume and/or from the Class Specifications. In doing so, your application will be rejected as INCOMPLETE. It is the applicant's sole responsibility to complete this questionnaire completely, correctly, and accurately. Please do not use "see resume and application", this is not an acceptable response and credit will not be given.

EMPLOYER/COUNTY DEPARTMENT UNIT

PAYROLL TITLE

COMPLETE DATES OF CLAIMED EXPERIENCE (BEGINNING/ENDING)

NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED PER WEEK

NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER(S) OF DIRECT SUPERVISOR(S)

DETAILED EXPERIENCE If you do not have any experience, please write "NO EXPERIENCE"

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Do you have a certificate or Associate of Arts degree in clerical procedures or office administration from an accredited college? If yes, please ensure that you have attached the relevant certificate to your application or email it to [email protected] within 7 calendar days of applying.

+ Yes

+ No

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What is your typing speed? To verify your typing speed, please complete the typing test at https://www.typingtest.com/certificate.php and attach the resulting certificate to your application or email it to [email protected].

+ 0-24 WPM

+ 25-39 WPM

+ 40+ WPM

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Are you proficient in American Sign Language (ASL)?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have American Sign Language (ASL) certification? Note: Please attach a legible copy of your certificate to your application at the time of filing. If you are unable to attach your certificate, please email your certificate to [email protected] within seven (7) calendar days from application submission.

+ Yes, I have attached ASL certification to my online application.

+ Yes, I will email ASL certification to [email protected] within (7) calendar days from application submission.

+ No, I do not have ASL certification.

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Do you have a County American Sign Language (ASL) certification? Note: Please attach a legal copy of your certification to your application at the time of filing. If you are unable to attach your certificate, please email your certification to [email protected] within (7) calendar days from application submission.

+ Yes, I have attached a County American Sign Language (ASL) certification to my online application.

+ Yes, I will email a County American Sign Language (ASL) certification

+ No, I do not have a County American Sign Language (ASL) certification.

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Employer

County of Los Angeles

Address

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Los Angeles, California, 90010

Website

http://hr.lacounty.gov

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