CORE & Re-Entry system of Care Director

Introduction

T HIS IS A PROMOTIONAL EXAM - YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY

Qualified applicants must be current county employees and have completed the equivalent of six months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service by Friday, October 18, 2024. A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments.

Applications and supplemental questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. by the filing deadline. Applications will only be accepted online.

DESCRIPTION

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. Additionally, 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 has over 1700 authorized positions, including in excess of 1000 sworn personnel. The agency's Chief Executive Officer is Sheriff / Coroner Yesenia L. Sanchez, who is assisted in the operation of the agency by Undersheriff April Luckett-Fahimi, Assistant Sheriffs Emmanuel Christy and Daniel McNaughton.

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 the County Jail (Santa Rita)
• Operating the County Office of Emergency Services
• Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County
• Pursuant to contractual agreements, providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin, Oakland International Airport, Highland County Hospital, Social Services, and to the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
• 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
• Operating a Marine Patrol Unit in the San Francisco Bay waters

For more detailed information about the agency, visit: Alameda County's Sheriff's Office .

T HE POSITION

The CORE & Re-Entry System of Care Director is a single-position classification in ACSO that reports to a Division Commander. Under general direction, the position plans, organizes, and directs the forensic behavioral health services across systems of care in the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO); coordinates and evaluates mental health services to ensure compliance with Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC), clinical legislative mandates, State and Federal rules, regulations and administrative standards; serves as the administrator of treatment and rehabilitation services and programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated adults and the community; and performs other related duties as required.

For more detailed information about the job classification, visit: CORE & Re-Entry System of Care Director (#6506).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EITHER I

Experience :

Three (3) years of full-time experience in the Alameda County Classification of CORE Clinical Manager;

OR II

Education :

Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Marriage and Family Therapy Counseling, Marital and Family Therapy, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counseling with an emphasis on Marriage, Family and Child Counseling, or a Master’s degree in Nursing or Social Work with an emphasis on Clinical Social Work, or an equivalent degree that meets requirements set by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for a Marriage and Family Therapist license.

AND

Experience :

The equivalent of five (5) years of full-time, administrative/management post-graduate experience in community organization, planning and evaluation, budget, fiscal, and personnel management in a community mental health, or medical setting providing services to emotionally disturbed adults and their families. At least two (2) years of which must be in a Law Enforcement and/or Correctional setting.

License :

Possession of a valid clinical license in Marriage Family Therapy (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW), Clinical Psychology, or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), issued by the applicable licensing authority: California Board of Behavioral Sciences or California Board of Psychology.

Special Requirements :

• Prior to appointment to this class, prospective appointees must pass a comprehensive background investigation conducted by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.
• Must have valid CA clinical license by date of appointment.
• All candidates must possess a valid California State Motor Vehicle driver’s license.

NOTE : The Civil Service Commission 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 :

• Administrative principles, practices, and techniques of county, state, and federal forensic behavioral health and integrated systems and their regulations.
• Clinical standards of practice and licensure requirements for clinical staff.
• Federal, State, and local regulations as they relate to behavioral health care services.
• Current Evidenced-Based Practices and clinical interventions effective in reducing recidivism.
• Current Re-entry Practices to effectively serve incarcerated and formerly incarcerated populations and reduce recidivism.
• Current Law Enforcement policies, practices, and legal mandates preferred.
• Current Correctional policies, practices, and legal mandates preferred.
• Current principles, practices, and trends in the behavioral health field.
• Principles and practices of governmental budgeting, grants management and contracts administration.
• Personnel management, training, and supervision.
• Community resources and organizations related to mental health services and primary care.
• Effective management practices in behavioral health care systems.
• Methods of effective community engagement and their role in managing mental health treatment and prevention programs.

Ability to :

• Work in Law Enforcement and Correctional settings.
• Evaluate the quality and fidelity of Behavioral Health, Evidenced-Based, and Re-entry programs and services.
• Effectively analyze and evaluate complex financial, budgeting, contracting, and administrative problems and implement effective solutions.
• Demonstrate quality leadership and sound decision-making.
• Plan, prioritize and organize.
• Manage a complex service system with multiple programs, providers, and partners.
• Provide effective leadership in a variety of settings with diverse parties.
• Develop, analyze, and monitor budget.
• Interpret and apply provisions of Federal, State, and local legislation, rules, and regulations pertinent to the administration of forensic services.
• Analyze and interpret data and utilize data in decision-making.
• Analytically problem-solve.
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
• Demonstrate the principles of wellness and recovery and cultural responsiveness.
• Demonstrate flexibility.
• Manage multiple and changing priorities.
• Establish and maintain cooperative work and contractual relationships with county departments, and other agencies, community-based organizations, private providers and organizations, and the community.
• Work independently, and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, community resources, and organizations.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1) A review of candidates' applications 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 candidates’ supplemental questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process.

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

CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION

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.

For more information on the Civil Service Selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs .

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:

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN

Deadline for Filing:

Friday, October 18, 2024, at 5:00 PM

Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications:

Friday, October 25, 2024

Supplemental Questionnaire Review for Best Qualified

Friday, November 1, 2024

Oral Interviews

Friday, November 22, 2024

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN

Alameda County and the Human Resource 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/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), 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. In order 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: www.acgov.org/hrs .

BENEFITS

Alameda 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 different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well-being. 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, 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
• 1 st United Services Credit Union

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

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 Noreply@jobaps.com 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.

Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box Noreply@jobaps.com are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. 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 www.acgov.org/hrs. 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
(510) 272-6434 | elaine.lemi@acgov.org

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.

Closing Date/Time: 10/18/2024 5:00:00 PM

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