Staff Assistant I​/Community Programs

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

EXAM NUMBER
: Y0907A - EA

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT
:
Open Competitive
- EMERGENCY

FILING DATES
:
January 30, 2025, at 12:00 P.M. (PT)

This examination will remain open until the needs of the services 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.

Department of Health Services Community Programs (Housing for Health for Homelessness) and Office of Diversion and Reentry are seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Staff Assistant I 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 your initial work period ends, 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 Staff Assistant I.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second-largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its integrated system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 unique patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion.

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Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

Has responsibility for the housekeeping and record keeping functions and conducts administrative studies of internal operations and procedures as an assistant to the manager of a line operation in a County department.

Positions allocable to this class work for managers of line organizations of County departments and perform assignments that are heavily oriented toward coordination and liaison activities related to clerical supervision, procurement, procedures, report preparation and records maintenance, and intradepartmental services; the consequences of action are generally restricted to the operating unit served.

Analyzes and makes recommendations to the unit manager for the resolution of problems of work procedure and space allocation; and may participate in the implementation of changes resulting from recommendations.

Prepares reports and projections of workload and staffing for the manager of the unit.

Coordinates and resolves problems between the unit served and departmental housekeeping, payroll, personnel, and reproduction services.

Has responsibility for evaluating, ordering maintaining, loaning, and inventorying supplies and equipment, and for resolving procurement problems with the departmental supply officer.

Supervises clerical personnel with responsibility for assigning and reviewing work, orientation, training, development and evaluation of work performance.

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