Fire Public Education Assistant

OverviewIntroductionREAD THIS ENTIRE BULLETIN FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REAPPLY FOR THIS RECRUITMENT.THIS IS A REOPENING OF A CONTINUOUS EXAMINATION.If you have previously applied or started an application for Fire Public Education Assistant, Examination #**********, please read this entire bulletin.There are specific instructions on how to reapply for this position.Please contact the Examination Analyst, Maria Tabora at ****** to have your previous application released back to you.The scores and dispositions of candidates for this examination will be merged with previous exam participants.If you have previously submitted an application and choose to reapply, your new score/disposition will replace your current disposition.Applications will only be accepted online.DESCRIPTIONABOUT THE DEPARTMENTThe Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.With 28 fire stations and 34 companies serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions.Over 400 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic and diverse community of roughly 508 square miles.These services include:Advanced Life SupportFire SuppressionHazardous Materials ResponseUrban Search & RescueWater RescueCommunity Outreach & EducationDisaster PreparednessFire Prevention and Code ComplianceRegional DispatchThe Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) was formed on July 1, ****, as a dependent special district with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as its governing body.This consolidation brought together into a single jurisdiction the Castro Valley Fire Department, Eden Consolidated Fire Protection District and County Fire Patrol.The following communities have contracted with the ACFD:July 1, **** City of San LeandroJuly 1, **** City of DublinAugust 1, **** Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryOctober 1, **** Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryMay 1, **** City of NewarkJuly 1, **** City of Union CityJuly 1, **** City of EmeryvilleOn January 20, ****, the ACFD became responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC).The dispatch center provides dispatch and regional communication center services for the ACFD, the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Camp Parks Combat Support Training Center, and the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Livermore and Pleasanton.ACRECC is also the Dispatch/System Status Management Center for Falck ambulance service.For more information about the agency, please visit: Alameda County Fire Department.THE POSITIONUnder general direction, performs community outreach and public education activities related to fire/life safety and emergency preparedness; provides clerical and paraprofessional administrative support in the development, maintenance, coordination, and delivery of public education and community relations information; and performs related duties as assigned.For more detailed information about the classification, please visit: Fire Public Education Assistant (#****).MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEither I:Education: Possession of an Associate's degree from an accredited college.OR II:Experience: The equivalent of one year full-time experience performing community outreach activities and/or clerical/administrative support.(Additional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.)AndLicense: Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's LicenseSpecial Requirement: Must be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSThe most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:Knowledge of:Work planning; Multi tasking; Scheduling and controlling; Basic firefighting techniques; Fire prevention safety principles; Effective education and publicity techniques; Program Management; Word processing and computer applications related to work.Ability to:Work a flexible schedule; Design, organize and present fire and life safety programs to the public; Follow oral and written instructions; Speak to large and small diverse groups; Write clear and concise reports; Establish and maintain effective working relationships; Communicate effectively orally; Maintain accurate files and records.EXAMINATION COMPONENTSThe examination will consist of the following steps: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.A written test which will be weighted as 50% of the candidate\'s final examination score.Those candidates scoring highest on the written test will move on to the next step in the examination process and will be invited to the oral interview.An oral interview which will be weighted as 50% of the candidate\'s final examination score.The oral interview may contain situational exercises.Candidates must attain a qualifying rating on each portion of this examination.We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.Alameda 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.To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the "What You Need to Know" section of our website, .RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLANThe County will inform applicants, via email and with reasonable notice in advance, of any examination process that will require their attendance.The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on operational needs.TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT & SELECTIVE PLANDeadline for Filing: 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 14, ****Review of Applications for Minimum Qualifications: By Friday, October 24, ****Virtual Written Examination: November 7 - 17, ****Civil Service Oral Interview Examination: Week of December 8, ****Departmental Hiring Interviews: Week of January 5, ****WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLANAlameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County's Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues.To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing.Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation.In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statues.For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, /.BENEFITSFor benefit information, please contact Fire Administration at ******.ConclusionAll notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email.Please add @acgov.org, @jobaps.com, ******, and ****** as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use.If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments.You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you.All email notices will also be kept in your online application account.You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking the My applications button on the Current Job Openings page.Note: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system.Replies to the ****** and ****** mailboxes are routed to unmonitored mailboxes.If you have questions, please go to / or contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment.Maria Tabora | Human Resources AnalystHuman Resource Services, County of Alameda************** | ******/DISASTER SERVICE WORKERAll Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law.Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect.Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAlameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need.Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law.Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.#J-*****-Ljbffr