SENIOR TYPIST-CLERK/CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

County of Los Angeles; California; On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Los Angeles DHS is seeking qualified candidates for Emergency Senior Typist Clerk vacancies related to the DOJ Consent Decree. Under an emergency order, hires may be made for up to 90 days with potential for permanent County employment.

Candidates must have three years of office clerical experience, including one year in a specialized clerical capacity, and typing at 40 words per minute. A valid California driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• Three years of office clerical experience involving typing, including one year in a specialized clerical capacity.
• Typing at 40 net words per minute is required.
• Valid California driver’s license or reliable transportation may be required.

Responsibilities

• Types and processes court orders, minutes, petitions, and other legal documents requiring analysis of complex source material and familiarity with legal codes.
• Answers questions involving data search and abstracting technical data; explains laws, policies, or procedures.
• Checks legal documents for form, validity, and compliance with legal requirements in specialized tasks.
• Makes statistical computations and analyses involving laws, policies, and procedures.

Skills

Typing 40 wpm

Administrative clerical experience

Specialized clerical capacity

Legal document processing

Job description

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

Open Competitive - EMERGENCY

EXAM NUMBER:

Y2216A-DOJ

FIRST DAY OF FILING:

October 8, 2026, 12:00 PM, PT

This opportunity will remain open until the needs of the services are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

Los Angeles County is under a Department of Justice Consent Decree to improve conditions and mental health care in County jails, as well as supporting justice-involved populations post-release. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of providing a range of services both in the jail and community. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the justice-involved population of LA County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Senior Typist Clerk vacancies related to the DOJ Consent Decree.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Senior Typist Clerk.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES:

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion.

For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov.

Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

THE MISSION:

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION:

Does skilled typing work and performs highly specialized clerical duties requiring a highly specialized knowledge of a particular function with responsibility for applying proper procedures and for carrying out the work with only general direction.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:

Positions allocable to this class typically report to a clerical supervisor or higher and perform specialized clerical duties requiring a working knowledge of specialized subject matter and the specialized clerical functions involved. Performance of assigned duties requires initiative and independent judgment within procedural and policy limits.

• Types and processes court orders, minutes, petitions, and other legal documents requiring the analysis of complex source material and a thorough familiarity with the various legal codes in order to obtain the necessary data.
• Answers questions that require such things as searching for and abstracting technical data and detailed explanation of laws, policies, or procedures, checks non-routine applications, collects variable fees, etc., and refers only unusual inquiries to his immediate superior.
• Checks legal documents such as writs, petitions, warrants, purchase orders, claims and bonds for form, validity, and compliance with legal requirements in cases requiring the application of highly specialized knowledge and the resolution of debatable points, and where a mistake in judgment may entail serious consequences.
• Makes statistical computations and analyses, estimates of fees, etc., where specialized knowledge of laws, policies, and procedures are involved to an unusual degree, as in the recording of documents, property assessments, and tax collections.
• Advises employees on problems within his jurisdiction, and on his own initiative, makes such decisions as are permissible.
• Reviews for accuracy and conformity to established procedures the work of others performing preliminary operations in the course of the flow of work.
• Makes final check of permits, authorizations, etc., without higher level review.
• Prepares correspondence requiring the application of highly specialized knowledge and discrimination in the selection of data or interpretation of laws, rules, or policies.
• Supervises a small section or unit engaged in related work where responsibility for supervision is subordinate to the performance of the highly specialized clerical work, as needed.
• Routinely access such office equipment as video display terminals, word processors, or personal computers to input data, perform computations, or produce documents not requiring the formatting or programming of such equipment.

SELECTION REQUIREMETNS:

Three (3) years office clerical experience involving typewriting*, one (1) year of which must have been in a specialized clerical capacity**.

*TYPEWRITING SKILL REQUIREMENT:

Ability to type at the rate of 40 net words per minute.

IMPORTANT TYPING TEST INFORMATION:

Applicants MUST apply FOR THE TYPING TEST WITHIN (7) CALENDAR DAYS FROM SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION ONLINE to the "TYPING TEST - SCORE-BANKING ONLY" announcement bulletin, which will consist of a timed typing test designed to measure speed and accuracy in typing. Typing performance test results from this examination will be used for the Senior Typist-Clerk exam, which requires proficiency at 40 net words per minute. To apply, please copy and paste the URL to the address bar of the webbrowser ORclick the link below:

URL:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty/jobs/4933870/typing-test-score-banking-only?keywords=typing%20score&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

The following candidates are NOT required to take the County typing test

• Those candidates who currently hold or have held a typing position with the requisite words per minute in the service of the County of Los Angeles;
• Those candidates who have taken and passed a Los Angeles County typing performance test at the required words per minute administered by a County Department. Passing scores on record with the Department of Human Resources will be transferred automatically.
• Applicants who have met the typing requirement in another department must attach a copy of their typing certificate to their application at the time of filing OR email it within seven (7) calendar days of filing an application to [e-mail].

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

PHYSICAL CLASS II – Light:

This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

Specialized clerical capacity means experience performing specialized clerical duties in a defined subject matter area with continuing responsibility for projects, questions, or problems that arise within an area of a program or functional specialty. This requires knowledge of rules, regulations, and other guidelines relating to completing assignments in the program area assigned.

Los Angeles County employees attempting to meet the requirements via experience inconsistent with their official payroll title will be considered for this examination. Applicants claiming out-of-class experience to meet the requirements should describe their out-of-class duties in detail on their application.

Work performed part-time in the specified capacities will be prorated on a month-for-month basis.

OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS:

Before the end of your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve apassing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

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.

VACANCY INFORMATION