What are the responsibilities and job description for the TYPING TEST - SCORE-BANKING ONLY position at County of Los Angeles?
FIRST DAY OF FILING:
January 16, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (PT)
We invite you to apply to the Typing Test to help you prepare for a Los Angeles County job that requires typing skills. This posting is to allow candidates to take timed typing tests designed to measure speed and accuracy in typing. It will solely be used for record-keeping and transfer score purposes. You do not need to apply if you have already completed a typing test with the Department of Human Resources and achieved a score of 40 words per minute. This typing test will not result in an eligible register.
- To compete for a specific job classification, a separate application is required.
- Candidates' most recent typing test scores will supersede all previous scores unless a passing score of 40 words per minute has been rendered.
This examination will consist of a timed typing test designed to measure speed and accuracy in typing.
TYPING TESTS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE PER CIVIL SERVICE RULE 7.19.
Test scores cannot be given over the phone.
TRANSFER OF SCORES
- 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.
The County of Los Angeles has several clerical, secretarial, and other related job classifications that require typing skills, such as:
| Item | Job Title | Minimum WPM |
| 1138 | Intermediate Clerk/Light Typing | 25 |
| 2094 | Secretary I | 40 |
| 2095 | Secretary II | 40 |
| 2096 | Secretary III | 40 |
| 2097 | Secretary IV | 40 |
| 2098 | Secretary V | 40 |
| 2100 | Senior Secretary I | 40 |
| 2101 | Senior Secretary II | 40 |
| 2102 | Senior Secretary III | 40 |
| 2103 | Senior Secretary IV | 40 |
| 2104 | Senior Secretary V | 40 |
| 2160 | Legal Office Support Assistant I | 40 |
| 2161 | Legal Office Support Assistant II | 40 |
| 2214 | Intermediate Typist-Clerk | 40 |
| 2216 | Senior Typist-Clerk | 40 |
| 2219 | Supervising Typist-Clerk | 40 |
| 2221 | Intermediate Supervising Typist-Clerk | 40 |
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, let us know by contacting the Testing Accommodation Coordinator at TestingAccommodations@hr.lacounty.gov. You will be required to complete the Request for Reasonable Accommodation form as well as supporting documentation from a qualified professional justifying the requested accommodation(s). The sooner you contact us, the sooner we can respond to your request and keep you moving through the process.
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but 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 a 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).
______________________________________________________________________________Reasonanble Accommodation Email: TestingAccommodations@hr.lacounty.gov
Teletype Phone: (800) 899-4099
Alternate Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
Department Contact Name: James Cheung
Department Contact Email: DHRClericalExams@hr.lacounty.gov
Department Contact Phone: (213) 433-2962
