INTERMEDIATE TYPIST-CLERK / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT HOMELESSNESS

Emergency Intermediate Typist Clerk

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 Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Intermediate Typist Clerk 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 Intermediate Typist Clerk.

Essential Job Functions

Typewrites abstracts of judgment, executive notices and similar documents requiring extreme accuracy or independent judgment in selecting materials. Typewrites complex charts, forms, statistical and similar documents from rough draft requiring skill in arranging tabular material, setting up forms and extreme accuracy in typing. Processes documents according to a predetermined but specialized procedure for such purposes as formulating property descriptions, and recording and indexing court papers, transcripts and legal process. Checks documents for completeness, accuracy and compliance with legal and other requirements. Answers questions and gives information to the Public concerning such matters as regulations, procedures and the preparation and filing of legal forms, applications and permit requests; acts as special receptionist or counter clerk. Keeps records of a nature requiring specialized knowledge, discrimination and judgment in the selection, compilation or computation of data to be included such as cost data records and distribution and control ledger, which can be posted without extensive knowledge of bookkeeping principles. Maintains clerical controls where work is divided among personnel performing separate parts of an entire operation. Searches records and files for data where judgment and discrimination are required in selecting or abstracting material. Answers correspondence requiring the selection of data necessary in formulating the reply, referring unusual cases to a superior for approval. Estimates amounts due and collects fees. Exercises minor supervision over the work of others. Compares or segregates documents in cases where specialized knowledge of the function and more than a routine check for accuracy are involved, as in the auditing of warrants or purchase orders. Operates office machines such as calculators incidental to the performance of other duties. Routinely accesses such office equipment as video display terminals, word processors, or personal computers to input data, perform computations, or produce documents not requiring the formatting or programming of such equipment as necessary.

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Six months of full-time office clerical experience involving typewriting in the County service or in districts under the jurisdiction of the County -OR- One year's full-time office clerical experience involving typewriting outside the County service -OR- A certificate or Associate of Arts degree in clerical procedures or office administration from an accredited college. -AND- Typewriting skill: Ability to type at the rate of 40 net words per minute. Applicants must meet the Minimum Requirements at time of filing to qualify. The typing test is available online at: TYPING TEST - SCORE-BANKING ONLY | Job Details tab | Career Pages PHYSICAL CLASS: Physical Class II Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT: In order to qualify, applicants must pass a County of Los Angeles approved typing test at a minimum of 40 words per minute. 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. Applicants who have taken and passed the required performance test administered by another County department must attach a copy of their typing certificate to their application at the time of filing or within seven (7) calendar days from the last day of application filing. Email to View email address on click.appcast.io. IMPORTANT TYPING TEST INFORMATION: A qualifying typing performance test of 40 net words-per-minute will be administered to candidates who have not held a typing position in the service of the County of Los Angeles. Candidates must successfully complete the typing performance test at time of filing to qualify. Applicants who have not taken a typing test administered by the Los Angeles County can apply to the "Typing Test-Score Banking Only" announcement bulletin, consisting of a timed typing test designed to measure speed accuracy in typing. Typing performance test results from this examination will be used for the Senior-Typist Clerk, Emergency Appointment exam, which requires a proficiency at 40 net words per minute. To apply, copy and paste the URL to the address bar of the web browser or click on the link below. TYPING TEST - SCORE-BANKING ONLY | Job Details tab | Career Pages The following candidates are NOT required to take the County typing performance test: a. Candidates who, in the service of the County of Los Angeles, currently hold or have held a typing position that meets the minimum typing proficiency requirement of the subject examination. b. Candidates who have taken and passed a Los Angeles County typing performance test administered by a County Department or partnering agency approved by the Department of Human Resources (e.g., LA Superior Court, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)) that meets the minimum typing proficiency requirement of the subject examination, regardless of how long ago such test was passed.

Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information. Applications must be filed online by clicking on the green "Apply" button located on the top right corner of the screen. Applicants must complete and submit their online applications and upload required documents (e.g. Official Transcripts, Resume, etc.) as attachment(s) during application submission, or send by email to View email address on click.appcast.io within 7 calendar days from date of application submission. Indicate the Exam Title on the subject line when sending required documents by email. Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Minimum Requirements. Provide any relevant education, training, and experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, provide the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected. Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add View email address on click.appcast.io as well as View email address on click.appcast.io and View email address on click.appcast.io to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.

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.

Applications must be submitted online only and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Instructions for filing online:

Applications must be filed online only.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add View email address on click.appcast.io, as well as View email address on click.appcast.io and View email address on click.appcast.io to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as span/junk/clutter mail.

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