SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

Identified as At-Risk Youth* by a County of Los Angeles authorize department, or other local, state, or federal agency, or by a school district, college district, or other educational institution, or a bona fide non-profit organization whose mission includes fostering or enhancing employment opportunities for At-Risk Youth.

AGE REQUIREMENT:
Must be at least 14 years of age and no older than 24 years of age.**

**Applicant must meet age requirement at time of filing. 
Candidates may be requested to provide proof of age at any time, including time of appointment.
Candidates under the age of 18 must present a work permit at time of appointment.
Some positions may require applicants to meet specific age limitations at the time of appointment.

PHYSICAL CLASS: 4 - Arduous

Involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working on irregular surfaces; occasionally requires extraordinary physical activity.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

*To meet the requirement of being identified as an "At-Risk Youth," applicants MUST submit the following documentation at time the time of application or within 15 calendar days of bulletin closing. The documentation is due no later than Thursday, December 6, 2018.

Completed "Verification of Participation" form, which can be downloaded by clicking HERE (Download PDF reader). Verifying organization must be a third party.

INCOMPLETE FORMS and VERIFICATIONS MADE BY FAMILY or DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION EMPLOYEES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:

This examination will consist of a multiple choice test weighted 100% covering achievement, collaboration, compliance, confidence, reliability, safety judgment, and safety orientation.

Candidates must achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on examination to be placed on the eligible register.

MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE BY CANDIDATES PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.

TRANSFER OF SCORES: 
Applicants that have taken identical test part(s) for this or any other exam within the last 12 months will have their test responses for the identical test part(s) automatically transferred to this examination.  This examination contains test parts that may be used in the future for new examinations.  Upon acceptance of your application, your scores may be transferred to the new examination and you may not be allowed to retake any identical test part(s) for at least (12) months.     

NOTE:  ALL MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST INVITATIONS WILL BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION. It is important that candidates provide a valid email address. Please add jkennington@parks.lacounty.gov to your email address book and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail. 

TEST PREPARATION:

Study guides and other test preparation resources are available to help candidates prepare for employment tests. 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. You can also access test preparation for the computerized portion of the test by going to http://www.shldirect.com/practice_tests.html. While the guides will help in preparing for the test, we advise you to review all related materials that you deem necessary.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:

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

SPECIAL INFORMATION:

CORRESPONDENCE AND UPDATES WILL BE SENT VIA E-MAIL.
We strongly advise applicants to add jkennington@parks.lacounty.gov to your e-mail address book/contacts and safe list to ensure receipt of notifications and to check  your junk/spam e-mail folder regularly. Should any of your contact information change, including mailing address, please notify our office. You will also need to log back into your GovernmentJobs.com profile/account, and update it. 
 

Computer and Internet Access at Public Libraries: For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be complete on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

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. 

No Sharing of User ID, e-mail and Password: All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

All information is subject to verification.

We may reject your application at any time during selection process.


Department Contact Name: Jessica Kennington
Department Contact Number: (626) 588-5111
Department Contact Email: jkennington@parks.lacounty.gov
ADA Coordinator Phone: (626) 588-5109
Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077
California Relay Services Phone: (800)735-2922