Company Profile
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Company Overview
ABOUT ALAMEDA COUNTY
One of 58 counties in California, Alameda County is home to over 1.5 million people living in 14 incorporated cities as well as in six unincorporated communities and rural areas throughout the 813 square miles of the County. Alameda County provides health care, social services, public protection, and general government programs for a population that is culturally and ethnically diverse. County services are provided to the citizens by more than 9,000 employees working in 21 different agencies and departments. CITIES OF ALAMEDA COUNTY Incorporated: Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City. Unincorporated: Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, San Lorenzo, and Sunol.
ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY
Alameda County's Health Services Program is administered by the Health Care Services Agency and includes the following program areas: Behavioral Health Care, Public Health, Environmental Health, and Agency Administration/Indigent Health. The ultimate mission of the Health Care Services Agency is to provide fully integrated health care services through a comprehensive network of public and private partnerships that ensure optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents. Health Care Services Agency currently has multiple career opportunities for experienced professionals to become part of a service delivery team dedicated to the optimal health and well being of Alameda County residents.
ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES (BHCS)
Behavioral Health Care Services provides a full range of accessible alcohol and drug and mental health services throughout Alameda County. Services are provided directly by county staff, private providers, and through contract with community-based organizations. Our network of services currently consists of over 600 individual practitioners, more than 200 community-based agencies, 20 hospitals and other institutions. Services are available in all languages and are provided by a multicultural and multidisciplinary panel of service providers, many of whom have developed specialties that meet the often unique needs of our diverse clientele.
BHCS MISSION
The mission of Behavioral Health Care Services is to provide strength-based, recovery and resiliency oriented, culturally competent, high quality, geographically accessible, integrated alcohol, drug, and mental health services to Alameda County residents of all ages. Through a network of community-based and county providers, we provide prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services to:
•Promote recovery and resilience;
•Minimize services delivered in restrictive environments; Stabilize and manage symptoms and behaviors that are problematic for clients whether psychiatric in nature or related to substance use or abuse;
•Support clients in the least restrictive environment of their choice;
•Reduce the long-term adverse impacts on individuals, families and the community resulting from untreated severe emotional disorders, serious mental illness, and substance abuse;
•Reduce illness, death, disability, and the cost to society resulting from these conditions and; Provide crisis and recovery services following major disasters.
Benefits
MEDICAL PLANS
DENTAL PLANS
VISION BENEFIT
LIFE INSURANCE
ACCIDENTAL DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT (AD&D) INSURANCE
FLEX DOLLARS: up to $2900 Annually*
HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT
DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE
PRE-TAX COMMUTER BENEFIT
HOLIDAYS: 11 paid plus two (2) or four (4) floating holidays depending on bargaining unit
PAID MANAGEMENT LEAVE: up to seven (7) days of management paid leave
VACATION
SICK LEAVE
VACATION PURCHASE PROGRAM
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
DISABILITY or INCOME REPLACEMENT
LONG TERM CARE
SAVINGS BONDS
DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN