Departmental Personnel Assistant​/Emergency Appointments Homelessness

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

OPEN COMPETITIVE- EMERGENCY

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Tuesday, 8/19/2025 at 8:00 a.m. (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 Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Departmental Personnel Assistant 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.

During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighed 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to emergency Departmental Personnel Assistant.

Has immediate responsibility for the performance of a variety of specialized clerical duties in the personnel office of a County department.

Incumbents of positions allocable to this class work in the personnel office of a County department independently performing clerical personnel work and analyzing personnel problems of limited scope and difficulty with assistance readily available.

Maintains personnel files and records of individual employees, including work history, vacations, leaves of absence, probation reports, performance evaluations, appraisals of promotability, status changes, and disciplinary actions.

Maintains a system of item control as a check on the number of allocated positions and the status of each; prepares requests for approval of deviations such as frozen or borrowed positions.

Compiles periodic statistical reports providing management with information such as turnover, vacancies, total number employed, and budget needs.

Disseminates information concerning recruitment needs to various agencies and organizations.

Obtains eligible lists, certifications, examination results, medical records, and other information pertaining to the recruitment, testing and selection of applicants.

Interprets salaryprovisions of the County Code to determine the salary rate applicable in a given set of circumstances, consideringfactors such as Y-rates, advanced step recruitment, superior-subordinate pay, shift differentials, bonuses, hazard pay, and furnishes necessary data to the payroll section.

Provides information to applicants, explains Civil Service procedure, evaluates applications, clarifies questionable or inadequate information, and attempts to resolve problems affecting eligibility.

Assists in securing special examiners and interviewers.

Conduct initial interviews of eligible candidates and recommend them for employment.

Conductspreliminary investigation sin situations involving police records, proposed disciplinary action, employee grievances, etc.

Provides information to employees concerning their rights, benefits and responsibilities, departmental policies and regulations, Civil Service Rules, and the County Code; may conduct orientation of new employees.

Supervise a small clerical staff in the personnel office.

Option I:
One year of experience in a highly specialized capacity
* assisting in technical personnel work
** in a central personnel office***.

Option II:
One year of payroll experience at the level of Payroll Clerk I****.

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

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

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.

* Highly specialized capacity is defined as requiring knowledge of particular function.…