Introduction YOU MUST BE AN\nALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY\n\n\n\n\nTHIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.\nThe eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list\nand may last approximately one year but can be extended. Qualified applicants\nmust be current�county employees and have�completed, by the last\nday for filing, the equivalent of six months of continuous service\nfollowing a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service.\nA regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment\nPool), or STEP-UP appointments. \n� \nApplications must be in the possession of the Human Resource\nServices Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.�\n�\nApplications will only be accepted on-line\n�\nQualified\nbilingual persons who speak English and are also fluent in: Spanish, Chinese,\nVietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Korean, Mien, Tagalog, Amharic, Farsi, Dari,\nTigrigna, Russian, Romanian or Sign Languages are especially encouraged to\napply. There is an additional bi weekly compensation for persons in positions\ndesignated bilingual. Qualified\ncandidates may be tested to demonstrate language proficiency.\n DESCRIPTION THE�COUNTY\nAlameda County, located on the east side of San Francisco Bay, is\nCalifornia's seventh-largest county.� The County employs 9,700 full-time\nemployees and operates on an annual budget of $3.4 billion.� Oakland, the County\nseat, is California's eighth-largest city.� One and a half million people\ncall Alameda County home and live in a variety of incorporated cities,\nunincorporated communities, and rural areas.� As a major urban county,\nAlameda provides a full range of services to its citizens.� The County is\na blend of culturally and ethnically diverse communities, and its mixture of\ncosmopolitan and suburban areas provides the perfect environment for families\nand their active lifestyles.� The County offers extensive cultural\nresources, countless recreational opportunities, and an array of fine public\nand private colleges and universities.�\n�\n�\n\n�\n\n\nALAMEDA\nCOUNTY HEALTH \nAlameda County Health is the local government agency that\npromotes and protects the health and well-being of all who live, work, learn,\nand play in Alameda County. We coordinate services and cultivate partnerships\nwith community organizations and providers to help ensure access, organize, and\ndeliver health care and services to people with Medi-Cal and without insurance,\nsupport resilient communities, and improve health for all. We focus on health\nequity by developing programs and systemic solutions that reduce disparities\nfor the people and communities we serve. \n�\nAlameda County Health's departments and programs focus on\nservices and support that provide care for the whole person. \n������� The\nBehavioral Health Department provides mental health and substance use services\nfor people with Medi-Cal and without insurance and supports people along their\npath to wellness, recovery, and resilience.\n������� The\nEnvironmental Health Department works to keep our air, water, and food safe; it\nregulates, protects, and promotes the health of everyone in Alameda County by\nenforcing environmental health codes to reduce exposure to toxins and diseases.\n������� The\nPublic Health Department focuses on community and population-level health,\npreventing and addressing root causes of health inequity across a range of\ncommunicable and chronic diseases.\n������� Alameda\nCounty Health also provides services through Housing and Homelessness Services,\nEmergency Medical Services Agency, HealthPAC, and Healthy Schools and\nCommunities.\n�\n�\n\n\n\n�\n\n\nBEHAVIORAL\nHEALTH DEPARTMENT\nAs\npart of Alameda County Health, the Behavioral Health Department supports people\nwith Medi-Cal and without insurance living with serious mental illness and\nsubstance use conditions along their path toward wellness, recovery, and\nresiliency. We provide services through a network of contracted mental health\nand substance use providers and administer the State's resources and training\nfor behavioral health providers, case managers, and other healthcare\nprofessionals. We advocate for our patients and families and create space for\npersonal engagement in their care.\n�\nWe are\noutpatient specialists for mental health services for older adults and youth,\nsubstance use providers and treatment program specialists, advocates for\nquality improvement and patients' rights, and psychiatric and integrated health\ncare providers.\n�\n\nFor\nmore information about the Behavioral Health Department, please visit�www.acbhcs.org.\n\nTHE\nPOSITION\nUnder general direction from the Division Director of Vocational Services, to supervise multi-disciplinary staff providing services to Mental Health clients; to personally perform therapeutic, rehabilitative, and related services; and to do related work as required.\n��\nThis is the first-line supervisory level in the Rehabilitation Counselor series.� Incumbents provide the full range of supervisory duties, including delegating work, scheduling staff, training, evaluating performance, addressing discipline, program planning, and performing limited administrative duties.� Senior Rehabilitation Counselors are responsible for the daily operation of a mental health program and team, such as at the Adult Forensics Mental Health Clinic, at a Mental Health Community Support Center, or at the Vocational Program.� In addition, Senior Rehabilitation Counselors generally have responsibility for only one program and may carry a modified caseload.\n�\nTHE VACANCY\nThe current\nvacancies are in Vocational Services. These�positions require\nminimum six (6) months experience in vocational counseling, vocational care\nmanagement, or in an employment services related occupation or field in an\norganization that provides vocational rehabilitation services to the disabled\nor in substance abuse recovery. However,\nthe eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill future\nvacancies in other program areas.\n�\nTHE IDEAL CANDIDATE\nIn addition to the minimum qualifications and\nknowledge and skills listed below, ideal candidates will have experience\nworking in a vocational or clinical setting, collaborating with partners such\nas community based and county operated mental health clinics, employers,\nforensic mental health providers, Department of Rehabilitation, etc., and will\nalso have successfully demonstrated, and exemplify the following critical\nattributes:\n�\n\n\n\n An�effective\n supervisor�able to provide leadership, training, and exercise management\n control.��\n A�change\n agent�that can comfortably address program needs to be in-line with\n funders and program reviewers, such as, Medi-Cal, CARF, DOR and IPS.\n A�team player able\n to skillfully coordinate�tasks, functions and people, who inspires team\n spirit and collaboration by being accessible, supportive, open-minded, and\n empathetic.\n An�effective\n communicator�who clearly conveys information and ideas verbally and in\n writing to individuals or groups in a manner that meets audience needs and\n helps them understand and retain the message;�who develops and maintains\n effective relationships�with others; and who relates well to people\n with�diverse�cultures, interpersonal styles, abilities, motivations,\n or backgrounds.\n Passion about the field\n of rehabilitation�and a willingness to invest one's time, talent, and best\n efforts to advocate for and engage consumers in mental health, substance use,\n dual diagnosis, and rehabilitation counseling services.\n Someone who will\n take�personal satisfaction and pride�in serving the interests of the\n Behavioral Health Care Services Agency while performing the full range of\n professional rehabilitation counseling responsibilities.\n A�problem solver�capable\n of�identifying and understanding issues, problems and opportunities; who\n uses data, logic, and�sound judgment�to evaluate alternatives and\n recommend viable solutions; and who solves problems consistent with available\n resources, facts, constraints, and probable consequences to achieve desired\n organizational or service goals.\n Someone who understands\n outreach concepts, principles, and practices of�community employer\n sourcing and job development; and is experienced�at aligning human capital\n needs of employers�with the qualifications, skills and specialized�employment\n needs of clients.�\n Someone who is�well\n organized and able to plan activities, manage a frequently changing schedule,\n multi-task, and manage several activities at once; and who is able to establish\n a course of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed\n efficiently, and is able to assist with�preparation and quality\n improvement planning.\n\n\n\n\n\nFor a\ndetailed listing of the essential responsibilities and core competency\nrequirements for this position, please click here for the\njob description.\n MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The minimum professional requirements for admission to the competitive\nassessment process include:\n\n\nEITHER I � \nExperience:\nA minimum of one year in the class of Rehabilitation Counselor II in Alameda County Mental Health Service. � \nOR II � \nEducation: � \nPossession of a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling, psychological counseling, clinical social work, or a closely related psychotherapeutic field.\nAND \nExperience: � \nThe equivalent of three years of post-masters' experience as a clinician, or Rehabilitation Counselor in a psychiatric setting or other clinical setting emphasizing the mental health needs of clients with psychiatric problems.� (Note:� Previous experience involving lead or supervisory responsibility is desirable.)\nLicense: � \nMust be license eligible candidate for Marriage, Family Child Counseling, Clinical Social Work, Professional Counselor or Clinical Psychology with relevant experience. \nSome positions in this class require a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.� Applicants must possess such license prior to appointment to such positions.\nSpecial Requirements: � \nMust be a license eligible professional of the Healing Arts (i.e. eligible for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, PhD, PsyD) and registered with the BBSE. �\nIn compliance with the Administrative Simplification provision of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), employees in this classification are required to possess a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number prior to their first day on the job.\n\n\nNOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination. \n KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the 'Examples of Duties' section of this specification. \nThe most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:\n\n\n\nKnowledge of:\n\n Psychosocial factors relevant to mental health such as personality, human growth and development, interpersonal relationships, group processes, family dynamics, community integration and socioeconomic resource provisions, substance abuse, including the relevance of these as related to plan development and establishing wellness and recovery goals. \n Dynamics of personal and social adjustment, normal and abnormal behavior and current psychiatric diagnostic techniques appropriate to rehabilitative work. \n Vocational Rehabilitation principles and methods particularly as they relate to mental health clients; understanding of current, evidenced based, innovations related to good rehab practices. \n Principles and practices of effective supervision, training, program planning and community mental health consultation. \n Specific content of community, mental health and criminal justice mental health laws and procedures governing confidentiality, involuntary treatment, conservatorship and patient rights. \n Various mental health facilities and levels of treatment, vocational rehabilitation programs, and public and private community agencies concerned with mental health. \n Modern hospital, community and criminal justice mental health system organizations and functions. \n Statistical research and evaluative methods pertinent to mental health programs and Evidenced Based Practices in the field. \n Psychopharmacology. \n Multi-social, ethnic and cultural groups. � \n\nAbility to:\n\n Communicate orally and in writing. \n Make decisions. \n Analyze and problem solve. \n Exercise management control. \n Provide leadership. \n Demonstrate inter-personal sensitivity. \n Collaborate on a team. \n Have good time management skills. \n Work in the field as needed. \n Engage in public speaking. \n Meet deadlines. \n\n EXAMINATION COMPONENTS THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:\n1) A review of applicants' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.\n2) An oral interview/exam which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview/exam may contain situational exercises.\n\nCANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.\nWe reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.�\nAlameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.\nTo learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the "What You Need to Know" section of our website,�www.acgov.org/hrs.\n Selection Plan Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice�in\nadvance of any examination process which will require their attendance.\nThe following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of\nthe Agency: � \n�\n\n \n \n \n TENTATIVE\n RECRUITMENT PLAN:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Deadline For\n Filing:\n \n \n \n 5:00:00p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2024\n \n \n \n \n Review of\n Minimum Qualifications\n \n \n September 5, 2024�\n \n \n \n \n Virtual Oral\n Interview Examination:\n Virtual Oral\n Interview SME Rating:\n Results Notification:\n Promulgation\n of Eligible List:\n \n \n Week of September 30, 2024�\n Week of October 14, 2024�\n Week of October 28, 2024�\n November 13, 2024�\n \n \n \n \n TENTATIVE\n SELECTION PLAN:\n \n \n \n \n �Departmental Hiring\n Interviews:\n \n \n TBD�\n \n \n \n\n�\nWE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED\nRECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN\n�\nAlameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make\nreasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate\nqualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in\naccordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA),\nFederal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County's Reasonable\nAccommodation Policy and applicable statues.� To request an accommodation\ndue to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the\nexamination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources\nRepresentative listed on the job announcement before the last date of\nfiling. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting\ndocumentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order\nto qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a\ndisability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.\n\n�\n\n\nFor more\ninformation regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our\nwebsite, www.acgov.org/hrs/divisions/ps/application.htm\n BENEFITS Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.� These benefits include but are not limited to*:\nFor your Health & Well-Being\n\n Medical - HMO & PPO Plans\n Dental - HMO & PPO Plans\n Vision or Vision Reimbursement\n Share the Savings\n Basic Life Insurance�\n Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)\n Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance�\n County Allowance Credit\n Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance\n Short-Term Disability Insurance\n Long-Term Disability Insurance\n Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services\n Employee Assistance Program\n\nFor your Financial Future\n\n Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)\n Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)\n\nFor your Work/Life Balance\n\n 12 paid holidays\n Floating Holidays\n Vacation and sick leave accrual\n Vacation purchase program\n Management Paid Leave\n Catastrophic Sick Leave\n Pet Insurance\n Commuter Benefits Program\n Guaranteed Ride Home\n Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)\n Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)\n Child Care Resources\n 1st United Services Credit Union�\n\n*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.� This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.\n Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.\n Conclusion All notices related\nto County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via\nemail. Please add @jobaps.com, @acgov.org, nonreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org, and Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam\nfiltering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or\nspam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your\napplication for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log\ninto your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices\nthat may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will\nalso be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view\nall of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the\n'My applications' button on the Current Job Openings page. \n�\nPlease take the steps recommended above to ensure you do\nnot miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County\nof Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or\naccessed by any applicant for a County recruitment. \n�\nNOTE: All notices are generated through an automated\nemail notification system. Replies to the email boxes Noreply@jobaps.com and nonreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org, are routed to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have\nquestions, please go to our website at�hrs.alamedacountyca.gov. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed\non the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.\n�\nNicole Lewis-Bolton,�Human Resources Analyst\nHuman\nResource Services, County of Alameda \n(510)\n272-6468 • nicole.lewis-bolton@acgov.org \nhrs.alamedacountyca.gov\n�\nDisaster Service\nWorker\nAll Alameda County employees are\ndesignated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law.� Employment\nwith the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this\neffect.� Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event\nof an emergency.\n�\nEqual Employment\nOpportunity\n\n\nAlameda County has a\ndiverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve, and is\nproud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based\non merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not\ndiscriminate in employment on the basis of: race, color, religion, sex\n(including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political\naffiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic\ninformation, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental\nstatus, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal,\nstate and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to\ncreating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.\n