SENIOR CLERK/ CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

About the role

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Clerk vacancies related to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Consent Decree. 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. During 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 Clerk.

Responsibilities

• Answers questions that require searching for and abstracting technical data;
• Provides detailed explanations of laws, policies, and procedures;
• Reviews non-routine applications, calculates and collects variable fees and other amounts due;
• Refers unusual inquiries to his immediate supervisor;
• Reviews documents for accuracy, validity, and compliance with legal or other requirements where the application of highly-specialized knowledge and the resolution of debatable points are required;
• Calculates values, fees, etc., using highly-specialized knowledge of policies and procedures for document recording, property assessment, and tax collection;
• Reviews, records, and maintains time records for employees in a given organizational segment of a County department;
• Provides interpretations of County codes, policies and MOU provisions related to payroll where a highly-specialized knowledge of payroll timekeeping practices and application is essential; the more complex interpretations are made by higher-level payroll staff;
• Reviews the work of others for accuracy and conformity to established procedures;
• Prepares correspondence and reports requiring the application of highly-specialized knowledge and discrimination in the selection of data, or interpretation of laws, rules, policies and procedures;
• Operates office machines such as computers or terminals, copiers, scanners, or calculators incidental to the performance of duties;
• Indexes and cross-references records and files;
• Sorts, arranges and files documents; retrieves and issues filed materials;
• Lead a small section or unit with responsibility for assigning and coordinating work performed as needed.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of office clerical experience, one year of which must have been in a specialized capacity;
• A valid California Class "C" Driver's License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions;
• Specialized clerical capacity means experience performing specialized clerical duties in a defined subject matter area with continuing responsibility for projects, questions, or problems that arise within an area of a program or functional specialty.

Qualifications

You MUST meet the above requirement(s) in order to be appointed to fill any vacancy related to this recruitment.

Skills

Requires knowledge of rules, regulations, and other guidelines relating to completing assignments in the program area assigned.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Contact Information

Email Address: JRodriguez@dhs.lacounty.gov

County of Los Angeles Employment Information: Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below. This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement: The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.