Residential Service Worker - Extra-Help

Full Job Description

This recruitment is being conducted to fill three intermittent extra-help Residential Service Worker positions at the Human Services Department's Valley of the Moon Children's Home. Residential Service Workers provide a variety of services, including:

Laundry

• Laundering linens, clothing, and personal items for children in residence
• Keeping closets stocked with towels, sheets, blankets, and pillowcases

Housekeeping and Cleaning Support

• Maintaining inventory of children's clothing, toys, toiletries, and sports equipment
• Emptying wastebaskets, sweeping and mopping floors, and washing windows and showcases
• Making beds and changing linens
• Cleaning restrooms and replenishing supplies
• Dusting, polishing, and preparing rooms for meetings
• Supporting special events for children and foster families including holidays, training, and recognition events

Food Preparation

• Preparing, cooking, handling, and serving food
• Washing dishes, pots, and pans
• Maintaining sanitation standards

The ideal candidate will possess many of the following:

• Six months of experience in janitorial work and/or food preparation
• Experience cleaning commercial buildings
• A positive attitude, and the ability to work as a member of a large team
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Attention to detail and a solution-based mindset

This position requires the ability to lift, push, and pull heavy equipment and supplies. Also, Residential Service Workers may be required to work for long periods of time while standing, and under conditions of high temperature.

Extra-Help Employment

Extra-help employees relieve or augment permanent staff. Intermittent, extra-help employees are not in the classified civil service and do not have property rights to permanently allocated positions. In addition, they do not receive most regular employee benefits such as long-term disability insurance coverage; accrual of vacation; participation in the County retirement program; or eligibility to take promotional examinations. Intermittent, extra-help employees are limited in their employment to a maximum of 1,380 hours within any twelve-month consecutive period. Extra-help employees who meet the eligibility requirements may qualify for a County contribution toward medical coverage.

This list may also be used to fill future extra-help vacancies as they occur during the active status of the list.

*Salary is negotiable within the established range.

Requirements

Qualifications

Additional Information

• Your application information and your responses to the supplemental questions are evaluated and taken into consideration throughout the entire selection process.
• You should list all employers and positions held within the last ten years in the work history section of your application. Be as thorough as possible when responding to the supplemental questions.
• You may include history beyond ten years if related to the position for which you are applying. If you held multiple positions with one employer, list out each position separately.
• Failure to follow these instructions may impact your competitiveness in this process or may result in disqualification.

Please visit Getting a Job with the County of Sonoma to review more detailed information about the hiring process, including the application process, examination steps, and department selection process.

Application submissions require the Supplemental Questionnaire be completed.

Responses to supplemental questions are used to evaluate your qualifications. Please provide sufficient information to allow for a thorough evaluation of your qualifications.

The selection procedure will consist of the following examination:

An Application and Supplemental Questionnaire Appraisal Examination (pass/not pass) will be conducted to evaluate each applicant's combination of educational coursework, training, experience, knowledge, and abilities that relate to this position to ensure satisfaction of the minimum qualifications for this position.

Candidates who possess the minimum qualifications for the position will be placed on an extra-help employment list and referred to the department.

The department may contact candidates from the employment list who possess the most appropriate job-related qualifications for further consideration.

Additional Information

A background investigation is required prior to employment.

Candidates referred to departments for a selection interview are typically required to sign authorization and release forms enabling such an investigation.

Failure to sign prescribed forms will result in the candidate not being considered further for that vacancy. Reference information will not be made available to applicants.

Additional requirements, such as successful completion of a physical exam, drug screen, etc., may apply, depending on the duties and responsibilities of the position.

If you receive a conditional job offer for the position, the requirements upon which the offer is contingent will be outlined in the conditional job letter.

You may also review the Job Classification Screening Schedule to determine the requirements for this position.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted online at www.yourpath2sonomacounty.org. Paper applications may be submitted by person, fax (707-565-3770), email, or through the mail.

All applications and appropriate supplemental information as outlined in the job bulletin must be received by the time and date specified on the first page of this job announcement.

Continuous recruitments may close without notice at any time that a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Applications received after the recruitment closes will not be accepted.

The County of Sonoma values diversity and is dedicated to creating a workplace environment that provides individuals with a sense of belonging.

We are committed to having a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve.

The County is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer where all aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance, and business need.

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