<p>Introduction</p> <p>THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this\nexamination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year\nbut can be extended.\n?\nSupplemental\nQuestionnaire:?A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be\nsubmitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires\nmust be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00\np.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application or\nSupplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.\n?\nApplications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be\naccepted online.\n?\nQualified\nbilingual persons who speak English and are also fluent in: Spanish, Chinese,\nVietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Korean, Mien, Tagalog, Amharic, Farsi, Dari,\nTigrigna, Russian, Romanian or Sign Languages are especially encouraged to\napply. There is an additional biweekly compensation for persons in positions\ndesignated bilingual.?Qualified candidates may be tested to\ndemonstrate language proficiency.\n</p> <p>DESCRIPTION</p> <p>THE COUNTY\nAlameda County, located on the east side\nof San Francisco Bay, is California's seventh-largest county.? The County\nemploys 9,700 full-time employees and operates on an annual budget of $3.4\nbillion.? Oakland, the County seat, is California's eighth-largest\ncity.? One and a half million people call Alameda County home and live in\na variety of incorporated cities, unincorporated communities, and rural\nareas.? As a major urban county, Alameda provides a full range of services\nto its citizens.? The County is a blend of culturally and ethnically\ndiverse communities, and its mixture of cosmopolitan and suburban areas\nprovides the perfect environment for families and their active\nlifestyles.? The County offers extensive cultural resources, countless\nrecreational opportunities, and an array of fine public and private colleges\nand universities.?\n?\n?\n?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n?\nALAMEDA COUNTY HEALTH\nAlameda County Health is the local\ngovernment agency that promotes and protects the health and well-being of all\nwho live, work, learn, and play in Alameda County. We coordinate services and\ncultivate partnerships with community organizations and providers to help\nensure access, organize, and deliver health care and services to people with\nMedi-Cal and without insurance, support resilient communities, and improve\nhealth for all. We focus on health equity by developing programs and systemic\nsolutions that reduce disparities for the people and communities we serve.\nAlameda County Health's departments and\nprograms focus on services and support that provide care for the whole person.\n\n The\n Behavioral Health Department provides mental health and substance use\n services for people with Medi-Cal and without insurance and supports\n people along their path to wellness, recovery, and resilience.\n The\n Environmental Health Department works to keep our air, water, and food\n safe; it regulates, protects, and promotes the health of everyone in\n Alameda County by enforcing environmental health codes to reduce exposure\n to toxins and diseases.\n The\n Public Health Department focuses on community and population-level health,\n preventing and addressing root causes of health inequity across a range of\n communicable and chronic diseases.\n Alameda\n County Health also provides services through Housing and Homelessness\n Services, Emergency Medical Services Agency, HealthPAC, and Healthy\n Schools and Communities.\n\n?\n?\n\n \n\n?\nBEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT\nAs part of Alameda County Health, the\nBehavioral Health Department supports people with Medi-Cal and without\ninsurance living with serious mental illness and substance use conditions along\ntheir path toward wellness, recovery, and resiliency. We provide services\nthrough a network of contracted mental health and substance use providers and\nadminister the State's resources and training for behavioral health providers,\ncase managers, and other healthcare professionals. We advocate for our patients\nand families and create space for personal engagement in their care.\n?\nWe are outpatient specialists for mental\nhealth services for older adults and youth, substance use providers and\ntreatment program specialists, advocates for quality improvement and patients'\nrights, and psychiatric and integrated health care providers.\n?\nFor more information about the\nBehavioral Health Department, please visit www.acbhcs.org.\n?\nTHE\nPOSITION\nUnder general direction, to supervise\nand coordinate day-to-day functions of clinicians and other behavioral health\ncare professionals, paraprofessionals, and/or interns providing community-based\ncrisis intervention services for children and adult populations with mental\nhealth and/or substance abuse diagnoses on mobile crisis, mobile evaluation and\ncommunity assessment and alternative transport teams which includes direct\nclient contact in the community, partnering with law enforcement, crisis\nintervention, field clinical assessment, outreach services, and other related\nduties as assigned.? Work is performed seven days a week, with varying\noperational hours (including on call shifts as needed), and varying assignment\nlocations in order to best serve the community.\n?\nBehavioral Health Crisis Intervention\nSpecialist Supervisor is the first-line supervisory level of the Behavioral\nHealth Crisis Intervention Specialist series.? Behavioral Health Crisis\nIntervention Specialist Supervisor's provide day-to-day supervision of Mobile\nCrisis Teams (MCT), Mobile Evaluation Teams (MET), and Community Assessment and\nAlternative Transport Team (CAATT) including the coordination and delegation of\nwork/assignments, staff coverage, performance evaluations, and training.\nIncumbents in this position may assist the Division Director, Crisis Services\nin administrative functions as needed. \n?\nPositions in this class series are\nlocated in the Behavioral Health Care Services' Crisis Division which provides\ncommunity based crisis prevention and early intervention services to clients\nand the community.? This class is distinguished from the lower level class\nof Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Specialist I/II in that the latter\ndoes not have supervisory responsibilities.? This class is further\ndistinguished from the Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor in that the former\nperforms supervisory crisis intervention and direct crisis intervention work to\nthe most vulnerable population solely in the community, partnering with law\nenforcement and other community organizations.?\n?\nTHE IDEAL\nCANDIDATE\nIn addition to the minimum\nqualifications and knowledge and skills listed below, ideal candidates for this\nposition will:\n?\n\n Effectively\n supervise and partner with multidisciplinary teams; staff; law\n enforcement, EMS, emergency rooms, other county service teams, Community\n Based Organization (CBO) partners, consumers and others with lived\n experience, etc.\n Work in\n the field 25 % or more of the time and effectively carry out duties at\n non-traditional hours and in a variety of settings, climates, and weather.\n Possess\n excellent time management skills: able to prioritize, multi-task, provide scheduling\n and shift management.\n Be\n technologically savvy: able to use iPads, smart phones, laptops, etc. in a\n field setting to complete required documentation and research client\n information; demonstrated competency in completing electronic health\n record keeping.\n Supervise\n and provide crisis intervention services in the field to diverse\n communities and across the children transitional age youth, adults and\n older adults life span.?\n Have\n significant crisis de-escalation skills and training.\n Understand\n clinical scope of practice and when to consult.?\n Think\n analytically, quickly reach a disposition, and articulate the reason for\n any given intervention/disposition.\n Share\n expertise and knowledge with team and colleagues demonstrated by active\n participation in meetings and occasionally providing trainings.\n Effectively\n address conflict/disagreements/differences of opinions in a collaborative\n manner.?\n Remain\n calm in high intensity/high risk situations.?\n\n?\nFor more detailed information about the\njob classification, please visit: Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Supervisor\n(#6514).\n</p> <p>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS</p> <p>Either I\n\n\nExperience:\n\n\nEquivalent to two years' experience in the class of Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Specialist II or higher in the Alameda County classified service.?\n\n\nOr II\n\n\nExperience:\n\n\nThe equivalent of three years full-time post-license experience as a behavioral health/mental health clinician providing field based crisis and/or crisis management services.??\n\n\nAnd\n\n\nPossession of a Master's degree from an accredited school in social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, counseling, nursing, and related field.??\n\n\n\n\nLicense/Certification:\n\n\nPossession of a valid clinical license from the applicable licensing authority: California Board of Behavioral Sciences, California Board of Psychology, or California Board of Registered Nursing.\n\n\nPossession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.? Applicants must possess such license prior to appointment to such positions.??\n\n\nSpecial Requirements:\n\n\nIn compliance with the Administrative Simplification provision of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), employees in this classification are required to possess a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number prior to their first day on the job.??\n\n\nIn compliance with Medicare regulations, eligible licensed clinicians in this classification are required to complete the 'Medicare Enrollment Process for Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners' through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, prior to their first day on the job.? Active enrollment in Medicare is a condition of employment.? Failure to attain or maintain active enrollment will result in termination.??\n\n\nIn compliance with the California Code of Regulations and the Board of behavioral Sciences, clinicians in this classification will be required to complete 'supervision training' to be eligible to provide supervision of trainees or interns.?\n\n\nNOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.??\n</p> <p>KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS</p> <p>NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the 'Example of Duties' section of this specification.\n\n\n\n\nThe most suitably qualified candidates\nwill possess the following competencies:\n\n\n\nKnowledge of:\n\n\n Welfare and Institutions Code 5150 and 5585.\n Crisis intervention techniques and theories.\n Current theories, principles, and practices for services to clients with serious behavioral health care symptoms and diagnosis.\n Principles and practices of effective supervision, work planning, evaluation, training, and community behavioral health care consultation.??\n Psychology diagnostic methods and terminology.?\n Cultural and social factors affecting behavior patterns,\n Wellness, recovery and resiliency oriented strategies and supports.\n Dual recovery/co-occuring disorder treatment, screening and assessment tools.\n Community needs, resources and organizations related to behavioral health care.\n Clinical standards of practice and licensure requirements.\n Principles and practices of direct client service delivery.\n Principles of social needs, problems, attitudes and behavioral patterns.\n Applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.\n Office administrative practices and procedures, including records management and the operation of standard office equipment.??\n Computer applications related to the work.\n\n\n\nAbility to:\n\n\n Work primarily in the field,\n Works nights and weekends, and on call.\n Plan, supervise, review, and evaluate the work of staff.\n Be on call to provide clinical consultation to staff as needed.\n Perform crisis intervention and individual counseling.\n Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, community resources and organizations.\n Organize and prioritize work and meet critical deadlines.\n Interpret, explain, and apply regulations, policies and procedures.\n Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.\n Analyze, evaluate and make sound decisions.\n Prepare clear, accurate and effective reports, correspondence and other written materials.??\n Establish and maintain effective working relationships.\n Work with a diverse population.??\n\n\n</p> <p>EXAMINATION COMPONENTS</p> <p>The\nexamination will consist of the following steps:\n?\n1) A review of\ncandidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those\ncandidates who possess the minimum requirements for the classification will\nmove on to the next step in the examination process.\n2) A review of\ncandidates' Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified\napplicants. Those candidates selected as best qualified will move on to the\nnext step in the examination process.\n3) An oral\ninterview examination which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final\nexamination score. The oral interview examination may contain situational\nexercises.\n?\n?\nCANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH\nPORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.\n?\nWe reserve the right to make changes to the announced\nexamination components.\n?\nAlameda County\nutilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is\ncompetitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for\nqualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine\nthe qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the\nvacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the\nneeds of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be\nexclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be\nmore broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate\njobs with comparable scopes of work.\n?\nTo learn more about\nour recruitment and selection process, please visit the "What You Need to Know"\nsection of our website, hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.?\n?\n</p> <p>RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN</p> <p>Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:?\n?\n\n \n \n \n TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Deadline For Filing:\n \n \n 5:00:00 p.m., Monday, June 1, 2026\n \n \n \n \n Review of Minimum Qualifications\n Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified\n \n \n June 3, 2026\n June 22-26, 2026\n \n \n \n \n Virtual Pre-recorded Civil Service Oral Examination:\n Virtual Oral Examination Ratings:\n Results Notification:\n Promulgation of Eligible List:\n \n \n July 1-10, 2026\n July 13-17, 2026\n Week of July 20, 2026\n August 5, 2026\n \n \n \n \n TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:\n \n \n \n \n Departmental Hiring Interviews:\n \n \n TBD\n \n \n \n\n?\nWE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN\n?\nREASONABLE ACCOMMODATION\nAlameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Alameda County's Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement no later than the recruitment filing deadline. If this is a continuous open recruitment without a filing deadline, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement within ten (10) business days of submitting your application. Unless your disability is readily apparent (for example, you use a wheelchair and need wheelchair-accessible spaces), Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.\n?\nFor more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov.\n</p> <p>BENEFITS</p> <p>The County offers a comprehensive and\ncompetitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to\nmeet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also\nsponsor many employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused\non overall wellbeing.? These benefits include but are not limited to<em>:\n\n\nFor your Health & Well-Being\n\n Medical\n - HMO & PPO Plans\n Dental -\n HMO & PPO Plans\n Vision\n or Vision Reimbursement\n Share\n the Savings\n Basic\n Life Insurance\n Supplemental\n Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)\n Accidental\n Death and Dismemberment Insurance\n County\n Allowance Credit\n Flexible\n Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance\n Short-Term\n Disability Insurance\n Long-Term\n Disability Insurance\n Voluntary\n Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Long-Term Care, Hospital\n Indemnity and Legal Services\n Employee\n Assistance Program\n\nFor your Financial Future\n\n Retirement\n Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)\n Deferred\n Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)\n\nFor your Work/Life Balance\n\n 12 paid\n holidays\n Floating\n Holidays\n Vacation\n and sick leave accrual\n Vacation\n purchase program\n Management\n Paid Leave\n Catastrophic\n Sick Leave\n Pet\n Insurance\n Commuter\n Benefits Program\n Guaranteed\n Ride Home\n Employee\n Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym\n Membership Discounts)\n Employee\n Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)\n Child\n Care Resources\n 1st?United\n Services Credit Union\n\n</em>Eligibility is determined by Alameda\nCounty and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.? This\nprovides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.\n\n\nEmployees in management-designated\nclassifications may be entitled to management paid leave.? Refer to the\napplicable MOU or Salary Ordinance for more information.\n</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>All notices related\nto County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via\nemail. Please add @jobaps.com, @acgov.org, nonreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org, and Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses\nto any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do\nthis, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the\nnotices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised\nto regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to\ncheck for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will\nbe sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account.\nYou will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account\nby clicking on the 'My applications' button on the Current Job\nOpenings page.\n?\nPlease take\nthe steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a\nrecruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not\nresponsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any\napplicant for a County recruitment.\n?\nNOTE: All notices\nare generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the\nemail boxes?Noreply@jobaps.com?and?nonreplyalamedacountyhr@acgov.org,?are\nrouted to unmonitored mailboxes. If you have questions, please go to our\nwebsite at?hrs.alamedacountyca.gov. You may\nalso contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the\nrecruitment for which you have applied.\n?\nNicole\nLewis-Bolton, Human Resources Analyst\nHuman Resource\nServices, County of Alameda\n(510) 272-6468 • nicole.lewis-bolton@acgov.org\nhrs.alamedacountyca.gov\n?\nDisaster Service Worker\nAll Alameda County employees are\ndesignated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment\nwith the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this\neffect.? Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event\nof an emergency.\n?\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nAlameda County has a diverse workforce,\nthat is representative of the communities we serve, and is proud to be an equal\nopportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence,\nperformance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in\nemployment on the basis of: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and\ngender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation,\nmarital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee\norganization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other\nnon-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County\ncelebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming\nworkplace environment.\n</p>