| Post Code: D708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcement Number: LEEM0848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification Number: C5247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Open: 11/13/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Close: 11/30/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: Gresham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: Full Time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Employment Department is announcing a permanent, full-time English/Russian speaking Compliance Specialist 2 in the Child Care Division located in Gresham. This position is represented by the Service Employee International Union (SEIU). This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies. Bilingual Pay Differential: Employees assigned to use bilingual skills in the regular performance of their duties will receive a monthly pay differential of 5% over their base rate of pay. Please indicate your language skill on the Language Skill Code Sheet found at the bottom of this announcement. The Employment Department’s mission is to Support Business and Promote Employment. The Department administers complex programs governed by both state and federal laws encompassing more than 300,000 unemployment claims; 91,000 employers; over 300,000 employment service applicants; as well as clients of partner agencies. The Department has a biennial budget of $1.8 billion and is staffed by approximately 1,300 employees in field offices located throughout the State and the Central Office in Salem. The Child Care Division supports children, families and communities by providing regulation, developing child care resources, providing training and information to providers and parents, and supporting the child care resource and referral system. It involves extensive interagency and community contacts. Child care licensing is required by state law and provides certification for child care centers, certified family homes and registration for family child care providers. The regulatory function also enrolls in the Criminal History Registry individuals who have cleared background checks and are eligible to work in child care facilities. This is a consumer protection program which assures minimum standards are met before persons engage in the provision of child care. TO QUALIFY: Your PD 100 application form will be reviewed to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications as stated in this section. To receive credit, your application form must clearly show that you have: Knowledge and education in early childhood development and/or child care regulations is desired. TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR ALL REQUIRED OR RELATED COURSES.You must have a valid driver’s license with a good driving record; applicants will be subjected to a review of their driving records. The successful candidate will be required to complete child protective services and criminal history background checks, including FBI fingerprinting for CJIS clearance, and be enrolled in the Division’s Criminal History Registry. During the current biennium ending June 30, 2011, Employment Department employees are required to take mandatory unpaid time off (furlough days). A furlough is a temporary excused unpaid absence from work. Upon your arrival, your manager will be meeting with you to determine the number of hours or days required to be furloughed. POSITION PURPOSE The purpose of this position is to promote the health, safety and well being of children in registered family child care homes and certified facilities through on-site health and safety reviews and on-going licensing contacts with certified facilities in the Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Columbia, and Tillamook counties. MAJOR DUTIES:
WORKING CONDITIONS: Includes travel by car to child care facilities in rural and urban settings. Often requires extensive work outside the field office, traveling to certified facility and family child care provider sites. Occasional overnight travel is required. The work is indoors in the facility, outdoors on the playground, and on city streets which may carry heavy traffic. Travel requirements present potential hazards, e.g. inclement weather, hostile animals in rural settings, heavy traffic in urban settings in addition to potential and/or unknown harm or danger such as drugs, guns and adversarial and confrontational providers. This job may require individual to flex schedule. HOW TO APPLY: STATE OF OREGON APPLICATION FORM PD100 OR (obtain from a local Oregon Employment Department Office OR from most state agency personnel offices). If you have a disability and need assistance completing the PD 100, you may call the Exam Unit at (503) 378-2130 or TTY (503) 378-4672 for the hearing impaired to leave a message about the alternative format needed from most state agency personnel offices. Your PD 100 application form will be reviewed to verify that you clearly meet the qualifications as listed above. IN ADDITION TO THE PD100, please submit the following: A COVER LETTER, not more than two (2) pages, that addresses the following questions, as listed below. If you do not respond to each of the desired competencies, you may not be offered an interview. Applicants whose background most closely matches these competencies will be invited to interview. 1. Experience and training in interpreting laws, rules and policies for others. Include if your position required you to offer recommendations, solutions and/or corrective action plans. 2. Experience interviewing diverse types of people to gather factual information and the purpose of the interviews. Describe whether your experience included dealing with people not wanting to openly discuss the subject or release the necessary information. Also, include any experience dealing with individuals or groups who are irate or frustrated and how you were able to turn it into a positive experience. 3. Experience and training in: a) making oral presentations to explain a service, program, etc. Please include your experience speaking before groups and responding to questions; b) providing training on a one-on-one basis and c) gathering information, making decisions and preparing narrative reports. Include your level of responsibility. AND Language Skill Code Sheet (located at the end of the announcement) If you are an eligible veteran and you meet the minimum qualifications, veterans’ preference points will be added to your score. To receive veterans’ preference points you MUST submit the following required documentation:
For more information on veterans’ preference points click here, or visit www.oregonjobs.org, and select veterans’ preference. SEND completed application to: Oregon Employment Department Office of Human Resources 875 Union Street NE, Room 102 Salem, OR 97311 You may FAX, if necessary to (503) 947-1318 or you may e mail your application to Employment.Application@state.or.us If submitting this application electronically, please put "Electronic application submission – LEEM0848" in the subject line. Applications and all supporting materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the announcement close date and must be complete and legible. We are unable to acknowledge or verify receipt of applications due to the large volume. NOTICE of results will be sent by mail. Although agencies are not required to delay their selection process, you may request a review of the results. Your request must be received within 10 days from the date of the notice. Additional information cannot be accepted, however, if the recruitment is still open, you may submit a new application, which must be received in our office by the close date. SUBMIT only the required materials. Reference letters or work samples should be kept for interviews. The pay on all announcements may change without notice. The Oregon Employment Department is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Workforce Diversity
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