ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER II (Personnel Operations) / Emergency Appointment Homelessness

Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER

C1003F-EA

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

FILING PERIOD

We will begin accepting applications on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT).

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

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 County of Los Angeles Public Works is seeking qualified candidates to fill an emergency Administrative Services Manager II vacancy 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 wh o successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Administrative Services Manager II.

Essential Job Functions

Supervises a unit of analysts responsible for performing a full range of difficult to complex analytical assignments within one or more administrative functional areas and makes recommendations on highly complex issues which directly impact departmental programs and administrative operations, and which may be of a confidential or sensitive nature.

An Administrative Services Manager II is responsible for a combination of the following job functions, as it relates to Personnel Operations:

• Provides the support needed to hire positions that will be providing encampment resolutions services as it relates to activities such as trash and sanitary services, monitoring of illegal dumping, and addressing community and Board requests related to encampments.
  
• Interacts with a variety of individuals (e.g., vendors, managers, representatives of external agencies/organizations), participating in meetings, making presentations, and coordinating activities with County and departmental staff, consultants, outside agencies, etcetera, to ensure that programs, especially those focused on PEH-related initiatives, are successfully implemented.
  
  
• Provides administrative and technical supervision to staff performing the various functions in Personnel Operations unit such as reviewing and processing personnel action requests (PARs) for new hires, transfers, and promotions; conducting live scans; and coordinating the selection interview process for critical classifications supporting both direct and indirect services and programs that benefit PEH.
  
  
• Plans, organizes, assigns, and evaluates the work of journey-level analysts assigned to a unit or project team; with staff, develops, implements and monitors work plans to achieve assigned objectives; provides input and monitors performance; participates in developing, implementing and evaluating plans, processes and procedures to achieve established goals and objectives in accordance with department standards.
  
  
• Participates in interviewing and selecting new unit staff; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets; regularly monitors performance and provides training, coaching and mentoring for performance improvement; recommends performance recognition when warranted; subject to management concurrence, takes disciplinary action in accordance with County policies.
  
  
• Plans and conducts highly complex and sensitive research assignments requiring the development of study criteria, locating and gathering of data from multiple sources and interpretation of conflicting and ambiguous data to reach sound conclusions; identifies research problems and challenges, and devises analytical methods and techniques required to accomplish assignment objectives; develops statistical and information-gathering processes to ensure quality, integrity, validity and relevance of data obtained for analysis and decision making purposes.
  
  
• Compiles information by grouping and/or categorizing the information (e.g., in tables, spreadsheets, data files) in meaningful ways in order to facilitate meeting specific analytical requirements.
  
  
• Uses qualitative and/or quantitative analytical methods in order to identify and evaluate highly complex issues, summarize findings and draw fact-based conclusions often based upon large amounts of ambiguous and/or conflicting information.
  
  
• Analyzes highly complex operational, financial, program and other issues and makes recommendations on appropriate courses of action; participates in the development of options and positions that meet objectives and best balance the interest of various stakeholders; develops and/or recommends the development of major programs or policies to address problems or improve operations by applying the results of research and analysis of pertinent information in order to ensure the highest likelihood of success.
  
  
• Prepares a variety of documents (e.g., reports, business correspondence, memoranda) often of a highly sensitive nature requiring the exercise of organizational acumen; uses appropriate software programs (e.g., word processing, desktop publishing, presentation) in order to effectively communicate information to various audiences (e.g., departmental personnel, members of the public, governing boards).
  
  
• Interacts with a variety of individuals (e.g., vendors, managers, representatives of external agencies/organizations) often on highly sensitive, contentious and confidential issues; participates in meetings to make presentations, provide advice and/or consultation services, resolve conflicts, mediate disputes, and negotiate agreements; coordinates activities with County central agency and departmental staff, consultants, outside agencies, etc. to ensure that programs are successfully implemented.
  
  
• Performs various administrative duties (e.g., creating and maintaining files; formatting standard documents; receiving, processing, and routing documents) by appropriately applying Federal and State laws, County and local ordinances, and departmental policies and procedures in order to ensure all work done complies with established guidelines and requirements.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Option I: A bachelor's degree from an accredited* college or university -AND- Three years of experience performing analytical assignments, two years of which must have been at the level of a journey-level analyst** or higher, within one or more of the following administrative fields: human resources, budget, finance, contracts or other closely related administrative field.

Option II: Five years of experience performing analytical assignments, two years of which must have been at the level of a journey-level analyst** or higher, within one or more of the following administrative fields: human resources, budget, finance, contracts or other closely related administrative field.

* Applications from persons with degrees from foreign universities will be accepted ONLY if evaluated and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from United States accredited institutions by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluation, Inc. (AICE). A transcript submitted that is expressed in a language other than English will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

If you are unable to attach required documents, please e-mail pwexams@dpw.lacounty.gov within five (5) business days of filing. Include your name, exam number, and exam title in the Subject line of your e-mail.

**Journey-level analyst work involves the independent performance of work assignments which require the use of sound professional judgment, initiative and creativity in identifying and selecting research and analytical methods and techniques to address and resolve complex, controversial, and/or sensitive problems related to administrative functions such as human resources, budget, finance, contracts and other closely related administrative functional areas.

Note: For a fuller description of journey-level analytical work, refer to Los Angeles County's Administrative Services Manager I class (Item #1002).

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method or 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.

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

DESIREABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Extensive knowledge of Personnel Operations processes such as the Federal Regulations involving employment verification and Department of Transportation for Commercial Drivers; Various MOUs, County Codes, Interpretive Manual applicable to appointments, bonuses, salary calculations; and numerous county systems used for processing personnel operations transactions.
  
• Familiar with County Enterprise Systems such as: Neogov, Enterprise HR and Performance Net.
  

Additional Information

EXAM 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 the initial work assignment, the appointing department will evaluate the candidate's performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Apply online by clicking on the green “Apply” button at the top right of this posting. Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the REQUIREMENTS. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, and description of work performed. All information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and/or Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION, and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE ONLY.

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY U.S. MAIL, FAX, OR IN PERSON WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of 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 https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty , 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 PUBLIC 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.

NO SHARING OF USER ID, E-MAIL, AND PASSWORD: All applicants must file their application 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.

SPECIAL INFORMATION: 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.

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI): The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Human Resources is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.


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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Department Contact Name: Airess Batungbakal
Department Contact Phone: (626) 458-2141
Department Contact Email: PWexams@dpw.lacounty.gov

ADA Coordinator Phone: (626) 458-2141
Teletype Phone: (626) 282-7829
California Relay Services: (800) 735-2922

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