SENIOR SECRETARY III / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS - Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, CA
About the Job
OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY
FILING DATE:
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 8:30 a.m., Pacific Time (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 County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Secretary III 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 the end of your initial work period, 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 Senior Secretary III.
Acts as secretary to the head of a major division in a large and complex County department.
CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
All classes in the Secretarial Group perform duties composed of essentially the same basic activities and operations. Positions in these classes are allocated when the work of the supervisor requires full-time personal secretarial assistance. The level of secretary allocated is related primarily to the level of supervisor served. Typically, positions allocable to this class provide full-time secretarial assistance to the head of a major division or a minor branch in a large and complex County department having 1,000 or more employees and characterized by the professional or technical nature of work performed, or major protective or recreational services provided. In Health Services, this includes the head of a major nursing or administrative division in a large and complex hospital, comprehensive ambulatory health or rehabilitation center, major program or staff division under a central headquarters deputy director, or a division allocated on a Countywide basis.