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Introduction
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.
Description
Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed supplemental questionnaire must be submitted with each application.
Failure to submit the application or supplemental questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications and supplemental questionnaires must be in possession of the Human Resources Services Department by 5:00 PM on the filing deadline.
Applications and supplemental questionnaires will only be accepted online.
ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for its law enforcement services, its Regional Training Center, and its Dispatch Unit; the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board for its Crime Lab; the Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board for its Explosive Ordinance Unit.
The agency's health care provider, Wellpath, has experience working with the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC).
The Sheriff's Office has a current budget of approximately $600 million and operates over 1,600 authorized positions, including more than 1,000 sworn personnel.
The agency's Chief Executive Officer is Sheriff / Coroner Yesenia L. Sanchez, supported by Undersheriff April Luckett-Fahimi and Assistant Sheriffs Daniel McNaughton and Pace Stokes.
The Sheriff of Alameda County is responsible for a vast array of tasks and duties, including the following:
Providing security to the Consolidated Superior Courts
Operating the Coroner's Bureau
Operating a full-service criminalistics laboratory
Performing civil process
Operating a County Jail (Santa Rita)
Operating the County Office of Emergency Services
Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County
Providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin, Oakland International Airport, Highland County Hospital, Social Services, and the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District pursuant to contractual agreements
Conducting a basic academy pursuant to Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements [Sheriff's Academy website]
Providing Fish and Game enforcement
Project Director of the Narcotics Task Force
Serving as the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force
For more detailed information about the agency, visit Alameda County's Sheriff's Office.
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; they also perform 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.
For more information about the job classification, visit Sheriff's Technician (#****).
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
Equivalently six months full-time experience in the classification of Sheriff's Safety Aide in the Alameda County Classified service, OR II
Equivalently 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
Equivalently two years honorable service in the United States Military
License
Must possess a valid California State Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
Special Requirements
A thorough background investigation will be conducted of all prospective Sheriff's Technicians to ensure suitability for law-enforcement related work.
Hearing must be normal in each ear.
Vision must be correctable to at least ***** in each eye, and free from color blindness and permanent abnormality in either eye.
Subscription to at least 18 years of age at the time of appointment.
Assigned to work day, evening, night and rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Assigned positions throughout Alameda County and subject to rotation of assignments.
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.
Assigned to certain work locations must successfully complete training relevant to that assignment.
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.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of
Modern office practices and procedures
Recordkeeping coding and basic arithmetic
Proper safety methods and procedures affecting assigned duty station
Computer skills such as Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook
Ability to
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Interpret and apply department policies, rules, laws, and ordinances pertaining to law-enforcement work
Write clear, concise, comprehensive reports
Accurately observe and remember names, faces, numbers, and events
Establish and maintain effective working relations with others
Practice sound judgment on a daily basis and in emergency or critical situations
Prepare and conduct presentations to community groups
Learn laws, regulations, policies, vocabulary, and practices unique to the duties or functions being performed
Perform clerical and record keeping duties, including making arithmetical computations
Work independently with only general supervision
Communicate with diverse groups and people demonstrating effective interpersonal skill and sensitivity
Work in contact with inmates in a custodial setting
Adjust effectively to changing work assignments
Maintain performance under stressful situations
Interact with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions and those of the organization
Deal effectively with others in antagonistic situations; using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
The examination will consist of the following steps:
A review of applications and supplemental questionnaires to verify possession of minimum requirements.
Those applicants who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
A written examination which will be qualifying only; pass/fail.
Those applicants who pass the written exam will move onto the next examination component.
An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the applicant's final examination score.
The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
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 'Hiring Process' section of our website: Current Job Opportunities - County of Alameda.
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN
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:
Deadline for Filing – Wednesday, April 15, ****, at 5:00 PM
Review for Minimum Qualifications – Monday, April 27, ****
Written Examination – Monday, May 18, ****, and/or Tuesday, May 19, ****
Oral Interviews – Week of June 8, ****
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN.
Alameda County and the Human Service 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 with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the 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.
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: /.
BENEFITS
The 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 employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing.
These benefits include but are not limited to:
For your Health & Well-Being
Medical – HMO & PPO Plans
Dental – HMO & PPO Plans
Vision or Vision Reimbursement
Share the Savings
Basic Life Insurance
Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
County Allowance Credit
Flexible Spending Accounts – Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
Short-Term Disability Insurance
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Voluntary Benefits – Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Long-Term Care, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
Retirement Plan – Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
12 paid holidays
Floating Holidays
Vacation and sick leave accrual
Vacation purchase program
Catastrophic Sick Leave
Pet Insurance
Commuter Benefits Program
Guaranteed Ride Home
Employee Wellness Program (e.g., At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
Employee Discount Program (e.g., theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
Child Care Resources
1st United Services Credit Union
Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.
This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
Conclusion
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email.
Please add
, @jobaps.com, @acgov.org and ****** 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 and clicking on the link 'last notice sent' for the respective recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system.
Replies to the email box ****** are routed to an unmonitored mailbox.
If you have questions please go to our website at .
You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Elaine Lemi | Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
************** | ******
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law.
Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect.
Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need.
Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law.
Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.
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