SAFETY OFFICER II

Job Description:

SAFETY OFFICER II

Description

Position/Program Information

DEPARTMENT:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES
FILING DATES:
Applications will be accepted starting Monday, December 23, 2024, 8:00 a.m., PT through Friday, January 24, 2025, 4:59 p.m., PT.

EXAM NUMBER:
43039D

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:
Open Competitive Job Opportunity

APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE SELECTION REQUIREMENTS BY THE LAST DATE OF FILING.
WITHHOLD:
No withhold will be accepted for this examination.

DEFINITION:
Has responsibility for the development and administration of a comprehensive safety and accident prevention program for the medium to large departments with significant risk exposure.

OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE:
If you performed work that differs from the duties described in your class specification and believe you qualify for this opportunity, please provide verification via official documentation of additional responsibility bonus, out-of-class bonus, temporary assignment bonus or reclassification study with CEO Classification or Verification of Experience Letter, signed by your Departmental Human Resources Manager/Division Head/etc. within ten (10) calendar days from the last day of filing. Employees do not need to submit such verification if they hold or have held a position that regularly performs functions in alignment with the requirements.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this class report to a higher-level administrative manager and are responsible for independently identifying, diagnosing, developing and implementing the safety and accident prevention program for a department with significant risk exposure due to the arduous and/or dangerous work performed by employees in the department. Incumbents research, design and implement safety policies and procedures, safety plans, facilities and operations safety audits/inspections, and conduct and coordinate training programs to eliminate workplace hazards to ensure compliance with the California Occupational Safety and Health Act as well as other federal, state and local safety codes and departmental policies. This position also coordinates the department's safety activities with the Chief Administrative Office, County Counsel and state and federal safety and health agencies. Incumbents must possess a thorough knowledge of state and federal safety regulations; departmental safety policies, procedures, and guidelines; and the County's Workers' Compensation program. Incumbents must also have the ability to supervise staff and prepare and administer significant portions of the safety/risk management budget.

Essential Job Functions

Develops and revises safety policies, including the Illness and Injury Prevention Program (IIPP), procedures, guidelines, promotional materials, and training programs to insure compliance with federal, state and local rules, regulations, procedures, and departmental safety directives.

Identify, diagnose and provide recommendations for the elimination or mitigation of safety problems within the department.

Supervises subordinate staff in the Department's Safety Office.

Oversees the investigation and preparation of reports on industrial injuries.

Ensures Cal/OSHA logs are properly compiled and posted as required by state law.

Researches and sets standards for the implementation and use of safety equipment including specialized equipment used.

Directs, and participates in, safety audits of department facilities and operations to reduce occupation safety risk factors and ensure compliance with County safety directives, and federal, state and local regulations.

Coordinates the departmental safety training programs.

Represents the department at meetings conducted by the County and other agencies including Cal/OSHA hearings.

Prepares, coordinates, conducts, and supervises training sessions in respiratory protection, hearing conservation, asbestos, confined space, hazard communication and other departmental safety training programs.

Prepares and obtains training manuals and materials for all safety programs.

Conducts and supervises work site and field monitoring inspections using air monitoring, sound monitoring, and other personnel monitoring devices as needed.

Analyzes data and makes recommendations for personnel protection.

Researches, develops, implements, and conducts ongoing programs in asbestos, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, confined spaces, medical monitoring, and other safety programs.

Reviews injury reports, accident investigations, safety grievance reports; develops and reviews statistics, and, by other means, evaluates the effectiveness of the existing safety program.

Advises departmental management on equipment purchases and facility modifications, to ensure ergonomic standards are met, necessary to achieve safety goals.

Investigates and reviews reports of injuries, property damage, non-employee accidents, automotive and industrial accidents, and claims involving the department, and initiates appropriate action.

Acts as departmental liaison and coordinator with Workers' Compensation's Third-Party Administrator (TPA) and County Counsel on claims against the County on injury cases.

Investigate and evaluate safety suggestions made by employees of the department as needed.

Formulate or participate in the formulation of departmental security policies and procedures and ensures their implementation as needed.

Requirements

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:
Option 1: A Bachelor's degree* from an accredited college or university in Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene or a closely related field -AND- Three (3) years of professional** level experience in Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a closely related field at the level of Safety Assistant***.

Option 2: Five (5) years of experience at a professional** level in Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or closely related program responsibilities in a large department**** at the level of Safety Assistant***.

A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Safety, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene or closely related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class III - Moderate: This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
* In order to qualify with the degree requirement, you MUST include a legible copy of the official diploma, official transcripts, official letter, evaluation report of a transcript, or a certificate of completion with your application or within ten (10) calendar days from application submission. Official transcript and official letter are defined as transcript or letter that bears the college seal and states "official and/or copy" issued by the school's Registrar Office. A printout of the transcript from the school's website is NOT considered official and will not be accepted which may result in your application being rejected. An evaluation report of a transcript is defined as a report issued by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by the NACES or the AICE of the United States. A transcript submitted that is expressed in a language other than English will NOT be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. We do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to your application or sending to the exam analyst.

**Professional Experience: Work experience gained in a professional occupation or classification subsequent to receiving a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

***At the level of County of Los Angeles class of Safety Assistant: Assists in planning, conducting, coordinating, evaluating and maintaining a comprehensive occupational, environmental, and automotive safety program in a large department.

****Large Department is defined as having 1,000 or more employees.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class III - Moderate: Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching, includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of TWO (2) parts.

Part I: Multiple choice and/or Simulation Assessments, weighted 50%, measuring:

• Responsibility
  
• Accepting Others
  
• Showing Courtesy
  
• Working Relationships
  
• Analyzing Information
  
• Learning Quickly
  
• Working to High Quality Standards
  
• Compliance with Rules and Regulations
  
• Adapting to Change
  
• Controlling Emotions
  
• Working Energetically
  
• Achievement
  
• Willingness to Learn
  
• Management Potential
  
• Deductive Reasoning
  

Candidates must meet the Selection Requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on Part I in order to proceed to Part II.

Part II: A Structured Interview, weighted 50%, assessing:

• Knowledge of Occupational Health Safety principles, procedures, and best practices
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local health and safety laws, regulations, and occupational standards.
• Safety Focus
• Oral Communication Skills
• Developing Others
• Training

Applicants must meet the Selection Requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on each weighted part of the examination in order to be placed on the Eligible List.

MULTIPLE-CHOICE TESTS AND SIMULATION ASSESSMENTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

Many important notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add AnnaPhong@dpss.lacounty.gov, info@governmentjobs.com, Noreply@governmentjobs.com, talentcentral@shl.com, noreply@proctoru.com, donotreply@amcatmail.com and the domains dpss.lacounty.gov, hr.lacounty.gov, governmentjobs.com and rivs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

It is your responsibility to take the above steps to view correspondence. Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or re-scheduling of a test component.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Notice of Non-acceptance and Final Result letters will be sent via E-mail or USPS, depending on your chosen method of contact in the supplemental questionnaire. Test scores cannot be given over the phone.

TRANSFER OF TEST COMPONENTS:
If you have taken identical components recently for other exams, your responses may be automatically transferred to this examination. This exam contains test components that might be used on future exams, and your responses could be transferred to that exam.

TEST PREPARATION:
Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides will help in preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.
• An interactive, Online Test Preparation System for taking practice tests may be accessed on the Department of Human Resources website at http://hr.lacounty.gov/. Please click on "Find a Job" and then "Job Search Toolkit." Test preparation information is located under the "Employment Test Assistance" section.
• Additional practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en/practice-tests.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
The names of candidates receiving a passing grade in the examination will be placed on the eligible list in order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The resulting eligible list will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Public Social Services offices located throughout Los Angeles County.

PASSING THIS EXAMINATION AND BEING PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE LIST DOES NOT GUARANTEE AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be filed online only. We must receive your application before 5:00 p.m., PT, on the last day of filing. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted. Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty.

Please note that ALL information included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT. Utilizing VERBIAGE from Class Specification and Selection Requirements serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an INCOMPLETE APPLICATION, and you may be DISQUALIFIED.

Applicants must submit all applicable documents (proof of out-of-class experience, diplomas, official transcripts, certificates, etc.) during application submission. All documents must be clear and legible. Although resumes can be uploaded as attachments to the application, resumes cannot be accepted in lieu of completing the online application.

Documents not submitted with the application may be emailed to ExamsUnit@dpss.lacounty.gov but must be received within ten (10) calendar days of filing. All emails must clearly identify the applicant's name, and the subject line must include the exam name SAFETY OFFICER II and exam number , 43039D .

Acceptance of your application depends on whether you clearly show that you meet the Selection Requirements. Fill out the online application completely and correctly in order to receive full credit for any related education, training, and job experience. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, and description of work performed. Utilizing verbiage from the Class Specification and/or Selection Requirements will not be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and disqualification. All information supplied is subject to verification. APPLICATION MAY BE REJECTED AT ANY STAGE OF THE SELECTION PROCESS. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.

PLEASE REVIEW YOUR APPLICATION CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY PRIOR TO CLICKING THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON.

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION (ARDI):
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Public Social Services is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes.
Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record and is subject to disqualification from this examination.

Questions regarding this posting may be emailed, with the exam name SAFETY OFFICER II and exam number, 43039D in the subject line, to ExamsUnit@dpss.lacounty.gov .

TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS INFORMATION AND COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION:
If you need an accommodation to take an assessment, let us know by contacting the ADA/Testing Coordinator at TestingAccommodations@hr.lacounty.gov for the online assessments and LassandraHills@dpss.lacounty.gov (562) 551-3384 for the structured interview.

The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving through the process.

Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922

Department Contact Name: Anna Phong
Department Contact Phone: (562) 566-7525
Department Contact Email: ExamsUnit@dpss.lacounty.gov
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Closing Date/Time: 1/24/2025 4:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$85,809.84 - $115,637.52 Annually