TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

FILING DATES:

This posting will open for applications on July 15, 2024 at 08:00 AM (Pacific Time)

This opportunity will remain open until July 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM or until an additional 400 applications are received, whichever occurs first.

EXAM NUMBER:

b2214A-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.

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Intermediate Typist 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 Typist Clerk. Typewrites abstracts of judgment, executive notices and similar documents requiring extreme accuracy or independent judgment in selecting materials.

Typewrites complex charts, forms, statistical and similar documents from rough draft requiring skill in arranging tabular material, setting up forms and extreme accuracy in typing.

Processes documents according to a predetermined but specialized procedure for such purposes as formulating property descriptions, and recording and indexing court papers, transcripts and legal process.

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

Answers questions and gives information to the Public concerning such matters as regulations, procedures and the preparation and filing of legal forms, applications and permit requests; acts as special receptionist or counter clerk.

Keeps records of a nature requiring specialized knowledge, discrimination and judgment in the selection, compilation or computation of data to be included such as cost data records and distribution and control ledger, which can be posted without extensive knowledge of bookkeeping principles.

Maintains clerical controls where work is divided among personnel performing separate parts of an entire operation.

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

Answers correspondence requiring the selection of data necessary in formulating the reply, referring unusual cases to a superior for approval.

Estimates amounts due and collects fees.

Exercises minor supervision over the work of others.

Compares or segregates documents in cases where specialized knowledge of the function and more than a routine check for accuracy are involved, as in the auditing of warrants or purchase orders.

Operates office machines such as calculators incidental to the performance of other duties.

Routinely accesses such office equipment as video display terminals, word processors, or personal computers to input data, perform computations, or produce documents not requiring the formatting or programming of such equipment as necessary.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Six months office clerical experience involving typewriting in the County service or in districts under the jurisdiction of the County -OR- One year's office clerical experience involving typewriting outside the County service -OR- A certificate or Associate of Arts degree in clerical procedures or office administration from an accredited college.

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Typewriting skill: Ability to type at the rate of 40 net words per minute.

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. EXAMINATION CONTENT :
In order to qualify, applicants must pass a typing test at a minimum of 40 words per minute. More information about this test will be emailed to all qualifying applicants at a later date.

The following candidates are NOT required to take the County typing test:

Those candidates who currently hold or have held a typing position with the requisite words per minute in the service of the County of Los Angeles;

Those candidates who have taken and passed a Los Angeles County typing performance test at the required words per minute administered by a County Department. Passing scores on record with the Department of Human Resources will be transferred automatically. Applicants who have met the typing requirement in another department must attach a copy of their typing certificate to their application at the time of filing or during the examination process.

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
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. We must receive your application before 5:00 pm, PT, on the last day of filing. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE

Applications must be filed online only.

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 exams@dmh.lacounty.gov, as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com and info@governmentjobs.com 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:
HR Examinations Unit: (213) 972-7034
HR Examinations Unit Email: exams@dmh.lacounty.gov
Analyst Contact Phone: Hon Sang Cheang (323) 705-3799
Analyst Contact Email: Hcheang@dmh.lacounty.gov

ADA COORDINATOR PHONE: (213) 972-7034
TELETYPE PHONE : (800) 735-2922
CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONES: (800) 735-2922