MANAGEMENT SECRETARY III / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS

This job is part of the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors' emergency order to address homelessness. The Department of Mental Health seeks qualified candidates to fill emergency Management Secretary III vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Responsibilities Replies to personal and other correspondence, composing letters with or without dictation. Screens office and telephone callers, meets the public, makes appointments, and arranges conferences and speaking engagements. Directs callers to other departments and officials or to other individuals, divisions, or sections of the department where assigned. Takes care of day-to-day inquiries or problems wherever possible. Secures information on the status of pending matters and reasons for delay in the completion of projects. Maintains office files and records, including those of a confidential nature. Performs confidential and personal services, as requested. Recognizes the need for revisions in office, clerical, and secretarial procedures, and makes recommendations regarding such changes. Assigns and supervises the work of other employees. Selection Requirements Two (2) years of complex and highly responsible secretarial experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Secretary V*, Senior Secretary III*, Senior Secretary IV*, Management Secretary I*, or Management Secretary II*. Typing skill requirement: Ability to type at the rate of 40 net words per minute. A qualifying typing performance test of 40 net words per minute will be administered to applicants who have not held a typing position in the service of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants must successfully complete the typing performance test at time of filing to qualify. Applicants who have taken and passed the required performance test administered by another County department may attach a copy of their typing certificate or typing test result email to their application. Physical class: Light. This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting up to a 10‑pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved. Special requirement: 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. Examination content: 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 Management Secretary III. EEO Statement The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952). #J-18808-Ljbffr County-of-Los-Angeles