Staff Services Analyst I/II

This recruitment will establish an employment list to fill current and any future vacancies for those County departments that have this position. The anticipated life of the employment list is six months. If interested in employment for this position for current or future vacancies, please submit an online application for consideration.

Current vacancies are with the Health and Human Services Agency and the Resource Management Agency located in Visalia.

Assist management in planning and implementing new services or changes to existing services; analyze alternative methods available; compile information gathered in reportable format including summary of alternatives, advantages and disadvantages, and costs; respond to questions and conduct further research as needed; assist staff in implementing changes; analyze work flow and recommend work improvement/efficiency methods; assist in solving problems identified in providing departmental services; assist in the review and preparation of the annual department budget; monitor specific programs or line items; review proposed or new legislation and analyze impact on department; prepare grants, identify and write goals and objectives; identify resources needed to meet goals and objectives including staffing, supplies and equipment; prepare project description and method for evaluation; prepare cost analysis and budget; review goals and objectives of grants on a regular basis to ensure continued funding; prepare quarterly reports on grants for funding source; respond to requests for information from State or other agencies regarding services or programs; research availability of grant funding for special projects; supervise, train and evaluate staff; prepare agenda items for the Board of Supervisors; write policies and procedures to implement changes or new programs/services; use personal computer applications such as spread sheets and word processing; attend various seminars and workshops to maintain and update job knowledge; maintain various records as needed regarding studies or projects for future reference.

NECESSARY EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

Education/Experience Level I: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, or a closely related field OR completion of two years of college with a major work in business or public administration and two years of progressively responsible administrative experience at a level equivalent to the Tulare County class of Administrative Aide.

Education/Experience Level II: Requires a Bachelor's degree in business or public administration or a closely related field AND One year of responsible fiscal, managerial, personnel, or governmental administrative work equivalent to the Tulare County class of Staff Services Analyst I (A master's degree in business or public administration may substitute for the required experience).

Knowledge of: Principles and practices in administration including organizational patterns and analysis, fiscal and personnel management; general automated and manual procedures and systems utilized in work places to resolve problems in delivering services; managerial accounting principles sufficient to develop budgets, examine and analyze expenses and fiscal documents, and to review and develop audit trails; available resources and methodology for gathering data; descriptive statistics sufficient to reflect results of research; current industry standard automated systems, including software programs, peripherals, and hardware.

Skill/Ability to: Read, interpret and apply complex, technical regulations, contracts, and legislative bills; prepare clear, concise reports and correspondence using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling; convey complex concepts and procedures to lay persons and negotiate solutions to problems with others; supervise, train and evaluate employees; compile results of research to extrapolate costs such as expenditures, caseloads and allocations, and to prepare budgets; research, compile, and analyze information and prepare appropriate alternatives and recommendations; implement new systems or changes in current programs by obtaining input and cooperation from others; maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, various agencies and departments; organize work and set priorities to complete assignments by established time frames; retain and recall a wide variety of information for long periods of time; follow complex written and verbal instructions; maintain various records.