Human Resources Technician

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.

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.

Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted on-line.

THE COUNTY:

Alameda County employs approximately 9000 employees working in 21 different agencies and departments and has an annual budget of over $3 billion. As a major urban County Alameda delivers a full spectrum of services including general government and internal services health care social services public works criminal justice and other public safety services for its community.

The County celebrates the rich diversity of its workforce which in large measure reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the community it serves. The Countys mission is to enrich the lives of its residents through visionary policies and accessible responsive and effective services. Its vision is to be recognized as one of the best counties in which to live work and do business.

THE POSITION:

THEVACANCIES:

Human Resources Technician is a countywide classification; positions in this class can be found in departments throughout Alameda County. This recruitment is to establish a countywide eligible list that can be used to fill vacancies in this classification during the life of the eligible list.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

For more detailed information about the job classification please visit: Human Resources Technician (#0278).

The examination will consist of the following steps:

1. A review of candidates application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.

2. A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine the best qualified applicants to continue in the process.

3. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.

Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this recruitment.

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 .

Applicants will be informed via e-mail with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.

The following dates aretentativeand subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

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
• Management Paid Leave**
• 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
• 1stUnited 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.

**Employees in management-designated classifications may be entitled to management paid leave. Refer to the applicable MOU or Salary Ordinance for more information.

All notices related to County recruitments for which youhave applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @ and as acceptedaddresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If youdo not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receiptof the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also stronglyadvised to regularly log into your County online application account to checkfor notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sentto you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You willbe able to view all of your notices in your online application account byclicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openingspage.

Please take the steps recommended above to ensure youdo not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. TheCounty is not responsible for notices that are not read received or accessedby any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated emailnotification system. Replies to the email boxes and arerouted to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have questions please go to ourwebsite at may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcementfor the recruitment for which you have applied.

Monique Hill Personnel Services Program Manager Recruitment andSelection

Human ResourceServices County of Alameda

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DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All Alameda County employees are designated DisasterService Workers through state and local law. Employment with the Countyrequires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees arerequired to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Alameda County has a diverse workforce that isrepresentative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equalopportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on meritcompetence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminatein employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancyand gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexualorientation marital status disability genetic information age membershipin an employee organization retaliation parental status military service orother non-merit factors protected under federal state and local law. AlamedaCounty celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive andwelcoming workplace environment.