About the role
Position/Program Information
The Los Angeles County Probation Department is seeking a highly qualified, organized, and experienced professional to serve as Executive Assistant, Probation.
Reporting directly to the Chief Deputy Probation Officer, this unclassified position will provide high-level administrative, advisory, and operational support within the Office of the Chief Probation Officer. The Executive Assistant will manage sensitive assignments, coordinate executive priorities, prepare complex documents, reports, and presentations, and serve as a liaison among Department leadership, County departments, external stakeholders, community partners, and justice system agencies.
The Executive Assistant will support strategic initiatives, Board directives, executive leadership meetings, stakeholder engagement, special projects, and multi-agency efforts that advance the Department’s mission. This position requires sound judgment, discretion, political acumen, exceptional communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a mission-driven professional to contribute to meaningful public service and support the continued transformation of probation services within one of the nation’s largest and most complex local government systems.
Interested individuals must submit a letter of interest and résumé as directed in the brochure linked here.
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law.
Testing Accommodations For Applicants
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting.
Fair Chance
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about 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 and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is 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 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).
Employment Eligibility
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
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Veteran’s Credit
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
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