SENIOR SECRETARY III / EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS HOMELESSNESS Job at L.A. County Li

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

FILING DATES

October 3, 2025 at 9:00 A.M. (Pacific Time)

EXAM NUMBER

b2101A-EA

This opportunity will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

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 Senior Secretary III vacancies related to the homelessness crisis.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Screens telephone calls, furnishes requested information, refers calls to others better qualified, and personally takes care of those calls which do not require the attention of the supervisor.
• Makes appointments, keeps calendar, and schedules conferences, meetings and travel arrangements for supervisor.
• Acts as intermediary between supervisor and staff, transmitting messages, orders, and requests, both written and verbal, and when authorized acts in the supervisor's absence.
• Acts as liaison officer between the supervisor's office and other departments, agencies, and jurisdictions.
• Prepares inter-office notices, bulletins, and memoranda, including interpretations of departmental policy and the laws and regulations governing the activities of the office.
• Gathers data for general information purposes or special reports, contacting other departments, employees, agencies, and individuals for additional material as necessary, and may prepare reports for supervisor's approval upon request.
• Checks material being submitted for supervisor's attention to ascertain that all relevant data, files, signatures, etc., are included.
• Relieves supervisor of routine personnel, budget, and other operating details such as scheduling, timekeeping, and contacting the Chief Executive Office, Department of Human Resources, and other departments.
• Keeps track of the execution of plans, improvements, and projects initiated by the supervisor and recommends improvements in departmental procedures.
• Supervises lower-level clerical staff.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• One year of highly responsible secretarial experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Secretary III, Secretary IV, Senior Secretary I or Senior Secretary II.
• Two years of responsible secretarial experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Secretary I or Secretary II.

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

LICENSE

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

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.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Typing Rate: 40 net words per minute.

IMPORTANT TYPING TEST INFORMATION

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 the time of filing to qualify. Applicants who have taken and passed the required performance test administered by another County department must attach a copy of their typing certificate or typing test result email to their application at the time of filing. 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. Those applicants who currently hold or have held a typing position that meets the minimum typing proficiency requirement of the subject examination are not required to take the County typing performance test.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

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

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.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION

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. Application filing may be suspended at any time without advance notice. 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. Add najordan@dmh.lacounty.gov, noreply@governmentjobs.com and info@governmentjob.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notification from being filtered as junk or clutter mail. You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices. Plan to submit your online application well in advance before the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on govermentjobs.com/careers/lacounty,gov you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER LANGUAGE

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT LIBRARIES

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER

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.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT

• HR Examinations Unit: (213) 972‑7034
• HR Examinations Unit Email: exams@dmh.lacounty.gov
• Analyst Contact Phone: Nicholas Jordan, (323) 705‑3925
• Analyst Contact Email: najordan@dmh.lacounty.gov
• ADA Coordinator Phone: (213) 972‑7034
• TeleType Phone: (800) 735‑2922
• California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735‑2922