Community & Public Health Doula Education Instructor Temporary, Part-Time Pool - AMENDED

Overview

A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Postmarks are not accepted. Failure to submit the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

The Supervising Program Specialist may be assigned in the Health Care Services and Social Services Agency. This is a supervisory position that coordinates and manages the work of professional staff responsible for programmatic services and oversight in a variety of client service areas, and oversees technical services for multiple related programs where client services are provided by CBOs, other contract providers and/or County staff.

Duties include coordinating and providing program planning, technical assistance, review and evaluation functions to direct client service delivery programs; and coordinating the effective provision of services and utilization of resources for multiple programs serving a similar or single client population. The Supervising Program Specialist acts as County liaison with service providers and ensures that program regulations and procedures are followed.

This position plans, supervises, reviews and evaluates the work of a group of Program Specialists and support staff and performs other related duties as assigned.

The requirements are those for admission to the examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. A candidate’s performance in the examination will be judged in comparison with the performance of other candidates.

Education: The equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university (180 quarter units or 120 semester units) with major coursework in business or public administration, a social science or a field related to the program area to which assigned. (Additional experience in providing direct services to clients or in program planning and evaluation may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.)

Experience: The equivalent to two years of full-time professional level work in independently planning and evaluating client delivery service programs at a level equivalent to or higher than the County classes of Program Specialist or Program/Financial Specialist.

Information concerning the acceptability of degrees can be found in the brochure “Educational Requirements” which is available on the Alameda County employment web site and at the Human Resource Services office.

Licenses: Specified positions may require possession of a valid California driver’s license. Specified positions may also require licensure or certification in the programmatic area to which assigned.

(NOTE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE)

The examination may include but may not be limited to: knowledge of principles and practices of employee supervision; funding sources and administrative requirements in the program area to which assigned; program planning and evaluation; direct client service delivery, and techniques of programmatic analysis and report preparation; computer applications related to the work; office administrative practices and procedures, including records management and the operation of standard office equipment;

basic budgetary and financial recordkeeping techniques.

Abilities: Plan, supervise, review and evaluate the work of others; train others in work procedures; plan, monitor and evaluate program and service delivery effectiveness in the programmatic area to which assigned; identify programmatic and operational problems, investigate and evaluate alternatives and implement effective solutions; interpret, explain and apply complex regulations, policies and procedures; prepare clear, accurate and effective reports, correspondence, policies, informational brochures and other written materials;

represent the department and the County in meetings with others and make effective presentations to diverse groups; organize and prioritize work and meet…