**This job announcement has been revised to a continuous filing exam (until the position is filled) with cut-offs on the third Wednesday of every month at 5:00 pm. Next filing cut-offs are at 5:00 pm on:

Knowledge of

Minimum Qualifications

Qualifications prescribed by the State of California Department of Education, Commission on Teacher Credentialing, for Program Director or a Children's Center Supervision Permit which authorizes the holder to 1) supervise a child development program consisting of any number of children's facilities, and 2) perform services in the care, development and instruction of children in a child development program;

AND

Three (3) years of child care experience, which includes the preparation of reports, the supervision of staff and the day-to-day operation of a childcare facility.

Documentation Required with Application: Proof that qualifications prescribed by the State of California Department of Education, Commission on Teacher Credentialing (www.ctc.ca.gov) for Program Director have been met and/or a copy of a Children’s Center Supervision Permit authorizing the above MUST be submitted with the application. (The Site Supervisor Permit is NOT equivalent to the Children's Center Supervision Permit.)

Note: Failure to submit the requested proof above will result in disqualification from the examination.

Note: Supervisory experience means “having authority to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote or discharge other employees, or to effectively recommend such action…”

Note: The word “experience” referenced in the minimum qualifications means full-time paid experience unless the job announcement states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Special Requirements

Background Check: Candidates will be fingerprinted for purposes of search of local, state and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record. Candidates must be 18 years of age.

License Requirements: A valid California Driver’s License, Class C is required as staff transports children on field trips. County vehicles are used for field trips. Failure to maintain the appropriate valid California Driver’s License required constitutes cause for termination from the class in accordance with Civil Service rule 11.4. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a physical disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Note: Failure to obtain and/or maintain required license(s) may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with Civil Service commission rules and applicable bargaining agreement.

Physical Characteristics (Abilities): With or without the use of aids, sufficient vision to read printed material; sufficient hearing for normal and telephone conversation; ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversation; sufficient manual dexterity to write, use telephone or business machines; sufficient physical strength and mobility to drive a car, walk and run with students, lift, restrain and control children weighing up to 45 pounds.

Probationary Period

The probationary period for this classification is twelve (12) months.

Testing Process

Minimum Qualifications – To be accepted into the testing process, the information submitted on the application must clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the required minimum qualifications by the cut-off date. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications by the final filing date will advance to the next testing phase – the Training & Experience Evaluation Exam.

Formula Rate (Training & Experience Evaluation) Exam – The evaluation of the candidate’s relevant experience, education and training, as shown in response to the Training & Experience Evaluation supplemental questions, weighted 100%. Only the responses to the Training & Experience Evaluation supplemental questions in this job announcement will be evaluated. All candidates successful in the testing process will be notified of their score and ranking based on their notification preference and placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the evaluation of the candidate’s responses to the Training & Experience Evaluation supplemental questionnaire.

Note: Responses to the Training & Experience Evaluation supplemental questionnaire must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date in order to be evaluated.

Note: The information provided should be consistent with the information in your standard County of Sacramento application and is subject to verification. Please refer to the Training & Experience Evaluation instructions (located in this job announcement) for guidance on how to respond to the supplemental questions.

How to Apply

As vacancies occur, a cut-off date will be established and posted in the County of Sacramento Employment Office. All applications/supplements received by 5:00 p.m. on the current posted cut-off date will be processed. Applications received after the current posted cut-off date will remain on file and processed after the next established cut-off date.

Application packets may be submitted to our office on-line, in person or by mail. Applicants are encouraged to complete and submit the standard County of Sacramento application form and their responses to the supplemental questions on-line. However, any required additional documentation (such as copies of transcripts, etc.) must be submitted in person or by mail and clearly marked with the title of the job for which you are applying.

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure his/her application, responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, and any other required document(s) are received by the current cut-off date. Postmarks will not be accepted.

Note: Resumes may be attached to your submitted application. However, a resume (electronic or hard copy) will not substitute for the experience information that is required on your application. Your application will be considered incomplete if the required information is not filled out in its entirety. A notation of “See Resume” will not substitute for the information requested on the application.

To apply, please complete and submit a standard County of Sacramento application, responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, and any required document(s) by 5:00 p.m. on the application cut-off date to the:

County of Sacramento Employment Office
609 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone 916-874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service
Inter-Office Mail Code: 06-007
www.saccountyjobs.org

Note: The County of Sacramento Employment Office is not responsible for the untimely delivery of materials sent via U.S./specialized mail or County interoffice mail.

For information regarding other County jobs, call (916) 874-5627. You will be provided with a recorded message, accessible 24 hours a day. Applications are available by calling (916) 874-5593 or www.saccountyjobs.org.

For additional information related to the County of Sacramento’s employee benefits, appeal rights, application and testing process information, please read the “Sacramento County Employment Benefits You...” brochure, review the "Employee Benefits" section on our website, or review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s).

For Applicants with Disabilities ONLY

Applicants with disabilities requesting an applicable ADA testing accommodation must complete and submit the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form filled out by applicant and their doctor to the Disability Compliance Office by the final filing date as listed in this job announcement. The Reasonable Accommodation Request Form can be obtained by clicking here or by contacting the Sacramento County Employment Office or Disability Compliance Office. Failure to submit this request by the final filing date may result in the County being unable to provide the requested accommodation in a timely manner for this administration of the examination.

Sacramento County Disability Compliance Office
700 H Street, Room 5720
Sacramento, CA 95814

Supplemental Questionnaire Instructions
Please note that your response to the Supplemental Questionnaire is the exam for this job posting, and your responses to the questions will be scored against a pre-determined formula. Responses to the Supplemental Questions not received by the final filing date will not be rated.

Please complete the Supplemental Questionnaire attached to this job bulletin or if applying on-line, see the tab marked “Supplemental Questions”. This is an essential part of the testing process. When completing the Supplemental Questions, please include all relevant experience, education, and training for each question and explain your answers thoroughly. Please include 1) places of employment; 2) pertinent dates; 3) duties performed, etc. when responding to each question. If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely. A notation or reference to other materials such as resumes or the application will not be considered in scoring that part of the exam. Incomplete or missing responses to the Supplemental Questions will negatively affect your score.

If you are not submitting your application on-line, include the steps below when preparing your responses to the Supplemental Questions.