Administrative Services Supervisor - DPSS - County of Riverside
Riverside, CA 92501
About the Job
The County of Riverside's Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) - Administrative Services Division seeks an Administrative Services Supervisor who will be assigned to their Internal Services unit, located in Riverside, CA.
The selected candidate will provide administrative support and supervision to the DPSS Purchasing Team. The Administrative Services Supervisor will be tasked with procuring goods and services, conducting extensive research, conducting informal bids, and issuing Purchasing Orders. Additionally, the incumbent will directly oversee the Buyers and provide administrative support to the DPSS Purchasing Unit, and report to the Administrative Services Officer for the Purchasing, Vehicles, Vital Records, and Travel Units.
Competitive candidates will possess:
- Experience and knowledge of procurement rules and regulations, including the procurement life cycle.
- Vast knowledge of governing rules and regulations.
- Experience using RivcoPro (Jagger) and PeopleSoft Financials, specifically the procurement module.
- Prior experience procuring various commodities, services and managing maintenance agreements.
- Excellent research practices.
- Ability to analyze current policies, processes and workflows and make recommendations for improvement.
- Ability to communicate with a variety of County officials and employees, including identifying and communicating options and best practices.
- Demonstrate ability lead others toward a solution-oriented approach to problem solving.
- Ability to plan, organize, train, supervise and evaluate the work of others.
- Ability to retain composure and demonstrate agility in high stress situations.
Meet the Team!
The County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services is comprised of employees who work collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations to serve the needs of the community. Can you see yourself here?
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Plans, supervises, and conducts studies of administrative and operational activities including fiscal operations, budget preparation and control, equipment usage, staffing patterns, work flow and space utilization.
• Coordinates the preparation of a division or unit budget; analyzes need for budget items requested to determine whether or not items are justifiable, based on program objectives and priorities; makes recommendations for the transfer of funds; reviews financial data on an on-going basis to ensure conformance with established guidelines.
• Recommends and establishes contract forms and procedures; monitors adherence to contract terms; may research availability and applicability of grant funding.
• Directs office service units such as duplication service, communications service, supply room, central files, information units, and the coordination of building maintenance services.
• Develops and recommends policies and procedures; develops written procedures to clarify or describe standard practices; coordinates the publication and dissemination of procedures.
• Reviews present and pending legislation to determine effect on departmental operations and programs; participates in various meetings and presents and/or gathers data to assist management in making administrative and operational decisions.
• Directs, trains, assigns, and evaluates subordinate clerical and technical personnel in the performance of a variety of professional, administrative, and clerical support tasks.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree preferably with a major in accounting, business or public administration, finance or a closely related field. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on the basis of 30 semester or 45 quarter units equaling one year of full-time experience.)
Experience: Two years of experience which must have included at least one year experience providing technical supervision to staff performing: Research and analysis of facts and statistics in order to evaluate program effectiveness and recommend program revisions; coordination and conduct of studies of administrative and operational activities including fiscal operations, budget preparation and control, equipment usage, staffing patterns, and/or work flow and space utilization; maintenance and control of fiscal functions and systems in a department, division, unit, or company; or the preparation, and verification a variety of accounting, statistical, and narrative reports or contract monitoring and administration.
Knowledge of: The principles and practices of public and/or business administration; principles and practices of organizational analysis, fiscal management, budget preparation and control and contract monitoring and personnel management; principles and practices of supervision.
Ability to: Analyze administrative problems, reach practical and logical conclusions, and put effective solutions into practice; develop cooperative working relationships; plan, organize, train, supervise and evaluate the work of others; prepare clear and concise reports.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Other Requirements
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required.
Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here ( Download PDF reader ).
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are current employees of the County of Riverside's Department of Public Social Services may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at:http://dao.rc-hr.com/.
Application Period
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. All applicants must submit a complete application by August 3, 2022, 11:59pm PST. No late applications will be permitted.
Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application.
Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
Upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services ( NACES ) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ( AICE ).
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
- Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
- Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
- Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.
A new member is defined as any of the following:
CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY - LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD): Benefit pays 66.67% of earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month; 30-day waiting period; pays to age 65. Benefit can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of pay.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.