CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT: | CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES | RELEASE DATE: | Friday, June 26, 2015 |
POSITION TITLE: | CEA A, California 9-1-1 | FINAL FILING DATE: | Friday, July 24, 2015 |
CEA LEVEL: | CEA A | EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE: | |
SALARY RANGE: | $ 6,296.00 - $ 9,051.00 / Month | BULLETIN ID: | 02242015_3 |
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The California 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Branch (CA 9-1-1) serves the State of California by providing oversight of the California 9-1-1 system used by California’s first responders and citizens. The CA 9-1-1 serves over 38 million residents and visitors in 58 counties, providing administration and funding for equipment and network services related to the routing and answering of 9-1-1 calls handled by police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch centers. The current 9-1-1 communications system is an obsolete legacy telephone-based platform system that is unable to support a statewide enterprise system. As a result, the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) system is being developed. The NG 9-1-1 system is an Internet Protocol System that will create an enterprise statewide system.
Under general direction of the Assistant Director, Public Safety Communications, this position is located in Sacramento, California and is responsible for:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:
Either I
Must be a current State civil service employee with permanent civil service status, as defined in Government Code Section 18546.
Or II
Must be a current or former employee of the Legislature, who resigned or was released from service within the last 12 months, and with two or more consecutive years of service as defined in Government Code Section 18990.
Or III
Must be a current or former nonelected exempt employee of the Executive Branch of government who resigned or was released from service within the last 12 months, and with two or more consecutive years of service (excluding those positions for which the salaries are set by statute) as defined by Government Code Section 18992.
Or IV
Must be a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code Section 18991.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Executive Duty Officer (EDO): The CEA A, California 9-1-1, will serve as the EDO as the operational lead on behalf of Cal OES Executive Management. The EDO is expected to provide support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is the point of contact (POC) for Cal OES State-level coordination. The EDO serves on a rotational basis throughout the year. Security clearance is required for each member who serves as EDO for threat intelligence (Secret Level).
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
(1) Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other government settings, or in a private organization):
(2) Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.
CEA Level A Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION(S)
CEA Level B Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.
CEA Level C Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.
1. Appointment to a Staff Services Manager III, Data Processing Manager III or equivalent appointment to the Legislature or current or former non-elected exempt appointment to the Executive Branch as defined by Government Code Section 18992, or served in an equivalent rank in the United States military prior to retiring or honorable discharge.
2. Experience in providing leadership and facilitating collaboration with Federal, State and Local government, public safety agencies and industry associations. Please indicate where and when you gained this experience and provide examples of how you provided leadership and facilitated collaboration.
3. Experience in developing statewide policies as well as having significant influence on policies at the Local and Federal levels. Please give examples of both the statewide policies you developed as well as the Local and Federal policies you had influence over.
4. Ability to communicate programmatically and technically to industry stakeholders and public safety entities with an understanding of engineering concepts. Please give examples of how you worked with technical and program stakeholders.
5. Demonstrated work experience in technical, operational and standard development and fiscal experience. Please provide an example and your role in the process.
6. Experience, within the last three years, briefing and making presentations to executive-level leaders/management.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
A minimum rating of 70% must be attained to obtain list eligibility. Hiring interviews may be
conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their
examination results.
The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of CEA A, California 9-1-1 , with the CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.
Applications will be retained for twelve months.
The Results of this examination will be used only to fill this position and may be used to fill subsequent vacancies for this position for a period of up to twelve months.
FILING INSTRUCTIONS
Application, Statement of Qualifications and the Supplemental Criminal History Questionnaire must be received or postmarked by 5:00 p.m. on the final filing date, ENTER DATE. Interagency mail or hand-delivered mail after this date and time will not be accepted. Faxed and E-mailed applications will not be accepted.
Interested applicants must submit:
Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, Human Resources
3650 Schriever Avenue, Mather, CA 95655
Julie Barraza | (916) 845-8612 | julie.barraza@caloes.ca.gov
SPECIAL TESTING
If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Part 2 of the "Examination Application." You will
be contacted to make specific arrangements.
GENERAL INFORMATION
If you meet the requirements stated in this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive.
Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the
examination described on this bulletin will be compared with the performance of others who take this test,
and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.
The CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the circumstances
under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.
General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.
Class specs: CEA and Exempt Appointees