Pinellas County Government Organizational Improvement Analyst General Information/Instructions: For the recruitment for the positions of Organizational Improvement Analyst this document replaces the standard exempt application form. This form must be completed by applicants interested in consideration for these positions. The completed application should be sent to the Human Resources Department. Interested candidates should complete and return the application form as soon as possible as consideration will be given to candidates as applications are received. The positions are open until filled. An improperly completed form will not be considered. Please note the following in order to properly complete this form. Answers to all requests for information must be shown on the application form. Answers such as "see resume" will not be accepted or considered. Answers must be computer entered or printed legibly in black ink. You may save this completed form and submit electronically. Please do a “save as” and name the file “OI your name.doc” substituting your first and last name for your name in the example. Email the file as an attachment to bwaldron@pinellascounty.org. You may also print the document and mail it to the Human Resources Department. If you fax the document you must also send the original to the Human Resources Department. Please answer the requests for information completely. If you print out and complete the form, please do not write on the back of the application pages. If you need additional room to record your response please use an additional page. Indicate your response is continued on the attached sheet. If you find it necessary to include an attached sheet, please be sure that you include your name and the identity of the item you are answering on the additional page(s). Providing incorrect or misleading information will result in your name being removed from consideration for employment. A resume or reference letters may be added to this form but cannot be substituted for a completed form. Important Notices: Please be advised that the Florida State Supreme Court has ruled that all information supplied while making application with all state, county and municipal entities and agencies, becomes a part of Public Record under provisions of Chapter 119 of Florida Statutes, and as such must be made available to interested parties upon specific request. The Unified Personnel System complies with the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. Should you be offered employment, we will need to verify your eligibility for employment in accordance with the U.S. Immigration and Reform Act of 1986. Various forms of identification are outlined by this legislation. A copy of the required identification documents is available on request. The Unified Personnel System complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Requests for accommodation in the application and selection process should be made to the Personnel Department. Verification of need for accommodation may be required. Reasonable accommodations will be made on a case by case basis. Veterans’ Preference will be given to eligible veterans or their spouses in accordance with Chapter 295 of the Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 55-7 with respect to Veterans’ Preference. The Unified Personnel System of Pinellas County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Application for Organizational Improvement Analyst Unified Personnel System - Pinellas County Government Human Resources Office: Room 121, County Annex Building, 400 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Clearwater, FL 33756-5113 Phone Numbers: Clearwater: [727] 464-3367 TDD: [727] 464-4063 Fax: [727] 464-3680 Biographical Information Name: First Middle Home Address: City Last Street State Phone Numbers: Zip Code Home Work Mobile/Daytime Email Address: Education and Training College (Undergraduate/Graduate) Name and Location of College/University Dates Attended Completed Years Credits Degree Awarded Major Vocational, Trade, Armed Forces, Business Schools and Training Kind of Training Conducted By Date Completed Issued By Date Issued Additional Training (List any relevant training) Certifications, licenses, etc. Certification/License Honors or Awards (List any relevant honors and/or awards received) Professional Memberships (List any relevant professional memberships) Experience Please provide the following information concerning your work experience. Please work in reverse chronological order, listing your most recent or current experience first. Page | 1 Current (or most recent) Employer: Address: Phone Number: Position: Dates Employed: From To Salary: Name and title of your supervisor: Number of employees directly supervised: Number of employees indirectly supervised: Reason for Leaving: Briefly describe your major responsibilities/duties: * * * * * Employer: Address: Phone Number: Position: Dates Employed: From To Salary: Name and title of your supervisor: Number of employees directly supervised: Number of employees indirectly supervised: Reason for Leaving: Briefly describe your major responsibilities/duties: * * * * * Employer: Address: Phone Number: Position: Dates Employed: From To Salary: Name and title of your supervisor: Number of employees directly supervised: Number of employees indirectly supervised: Reason for Leaving: Briefly describe your major responsibilities/duties: * * * * * Employer: Address: Phone Number: Position: Dates Employed: From To Salary: Name and title of your supervisor: Number of employees directly supervised: Number of employees indirectly supervised: Reason for Leaving: Briefly describe your major responsibilities/duties: * * * * * Employer: Address: Phone Number: Position: Dates Employed: From To Salary: Page | 2 Name and title of your supervisor: Number of employees directly supervised: Number of employees indirectly supervised: Reason for Leaving: Briefly describe your major responsibilities/duties: * * * * * 1. With what quality improvement tools have you worked? 2. Describe the qualitative data gathering and analysis you have performed. Describe the quantitative data gathering and analysis you have performed. 3. Describe the largest, most complex organizational improvement project in which you have been involved. What was the scope of the project? What was your role in the project? What was the outcome of the project? 4. Describe the facilitation methods that you have used and identify the one(s( that you find to be most effective. How do you determine which method to use? 5. What is the most successful outcome you helped achieve as a result of facilitating a work-team? 6. What skills, characteristics, knowledge and/or experience do you possess that would be an asset to these positions? Additional Information Are you currently employed? Yes No The checking of references is part of our selection process. We understand that many individuals do not inform their current employer that they have made application with another employer and do not wish to have their current employer contacted during the reference check, so we ask, may we contact your current employer? Yes No If no, please explain. Also indicate the conditions under which we might contact your current employer: Minimum salary expected (Please indicate your starting salary requirement.): In completing this form have you left any gaps of time which are not accounted for? Yes No Page | 3 If yes, please explain: Have you ever been terminated or asked to resign from a place of employment? Yes No If yes, please explain: Legal: Have you ever been convicted of an offense against the law or forfeited collateral? (You may omit parking violations and any offense committed before your 18 th birthday which was finally adjudicated in a juvenile court or under a Youth Offender law.) Yes No If yes, please explain: Have you ever been a defendant in a civil action for intentional tort? Yes No If yes, please explain: Note: A prior record of conviction(s) will not necessarily disqualify you from consideration. Each case is considered individually considering the nature of the offense and the requirements of the job. Florida State Statute 112.011 provides that a person can not be disqualified form employment solely because of a prior conviction of crime. A person may be denied employment only if the crime was a felony or first degree misdemeanor and it is directly related to the position of employment being sought. However, withholding or falsifying information may result in termination if hired. Records searches are made on every individual hired. Professional References Please provide the names & contact information for at least 4 professional references. Reference 1 Reference 2 Reference 3 Reference 4 Additional Information Is there any additional information that you would like to add concerning your application for the positions of Organizational Improvement Analyst. Attention: you must acknowledge your reading and understanding of the following statements and certify the accuracy of your completed form. Failure to do so will result in your elimination from consideration. I. Be advised that the Florida State Supreme Court has ruled that all information supplied while making application with all state, county and municipal entities and agencies, becomes a part of Public Record under provisions of Chapter 119 of Florida Statutes, and as such must be made available to interested parties upon specific request. II. Pinellas County has my authorization to thoroughly investigate my work, and personal history that is job-related. I will hold no person, corporation, or organization liable for giving or receiving information in this investigation. III. All information you provide will be considered in reviewing your application, and a false answer to any question may be grounds for not employing you or for dismissing you after you begin work. All statements are subject to verification, including a check of your fingerprints, police records, and former employers. IV. I hereby authorize Pinellas County Government to obtain college or university transcripts, and/or employment references from my former employers. V. I certify that all statements made in this application are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. To certify that you have read and understood the above statements and that your application is accurate and complete mark the certification box and enter your name and the date. Certification box Name Date Page | 4 Exempt Application Addendum The following information is needed to comply with state and federal statutes or for the checking of references. The page will be removed from the application before it is forwarded to the hiring department or review committee. Positions Applied for: Organizational Improvement Analyst Application Date: Biographical Information Name: First Middle Last Social Security Number: Home Address: City Street State Phone Numbers: Zip Code Home Work Mobile/Daytime Citizenship Are you a U.S. Citizen? If you are not a U.S. Citizen, do you have a work visa? Yes No Yes No EEOC Information ☞ The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures requires records to be kept by gender and the five race/ethnic categories defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Uniform Guidelines on employee Selection Procedures have been adopted as final rules by the EEOC, the Office of Personnel Management, the Justice Department, and the Department of Labor. ☞ The Human Resources Department has adopted safeguards to insure that the records required are used for appropriate purposes within this Department such as determining adverse impact, or for monitoring our affirmative action program. ☞ The concept of race used by the EEOC does not denote clear-cut scientific definitions of anthropological origins. Applicants may be included in the groups to which he/she appears to belong, identifies with, or is regarded in the community as belonging. Gender: Male Female Race/Ethnic Category: Are you Hispanic or Latino? (A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race). Yes No If you selected "NO" to the question above, please select one and only one of the choices to the right. Do not make a selection if you answered yes to the question above Asian Black American Indian or Alaskan Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White Two or more races Veterans’ Preference Veterans’ Preference will be given to eligible veterans and their spouses in accordance with Chapter 295 of the Florida Statutes. Are you claiming a veterans’ preference? Yes No If yes, you must complete the Veterans’ Preference form available from the Human Resources Department. Page | 5