The Los Angeles
Fire Department (LAFD) is seeking an exempt appointment for the position of Hearing
Officer in the Brush Clearance Unit located in the Valley Office.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The filing period
for these positions may close at any time based on the number of applicants.
LOCATION
Brush Clearance
Unit, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd, Room 451, Van Nuys CA 91402
BACKGROUND
The Los Angeles Fire Department has an exempt appointment
opportunity for three (3) positions for Hearing Officer (1328). The Hearing Officers will be assigned to the
Department’s Fire Prevention and Public Safety Bureau, Industrial Commercial Section,
in the Brush Clearance Unit.
WORK SCHEDULE
These positions are
“as-needed” and will work on an on-call basis.
The number of hours worked will be determined by operating needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES
A Hearing Officer
presides over impartial hearings pertaining to Fire Department Codes and
Ordinances. Under the supervision of the Captain II, the Hearing
Officer performs the following duties:
Conducts hearings, and interviews respondents and witnesses.
Informs and advises respondents of their rights, requirements, applicable hearing procedures, and substantive provisions of Fire Code
Ordinances.
Reads, interprets and explains laws, codes, ordinances,
departmental polices, and/or regulations related to Fire/Life and Safety violations
to respondents and responsible parties.
Determines the admissibility and applicability of evidence.
Verifies information on violations and/or evidence presented by
respondents through the use of personal computers, and various databases, such as
the Vegetation Management and Integrated Inspection System, and others.
After evaluation of evidence, determines if the respondent is
liable for the charges assessed.
Graduation from a recognized four-year college or university is
required,* and
Two years of full-time paid professional experience performing
duties in analyzing and applying laws and regulations, legislative analysis,
administrative analysis, research procedures and personnel administration.
A valid California driver’s license may be required.
*Additional full-time paid experience in work
related to conducting hearings, reading, interpreting and explaining laws,
codes, ordinances, departmental polices and/or regulations, evaluating
evidence, preparing written recommendations, and analyzing, interpreting and
applying provisions of the law and various legal principles or education may be
substituted on a year for year basis for the required Bachelor’s Degree.
How to apply
EXEMPT NOTICE
If employment is
said to be Exempt, it is meant that the employment is exempted from civil
service provisions of the City Charter. In order to receive a regular civil
service appointment, employees must have successfully participated in a civil
service examination, received a high enough score on the examination to be
placed on and receive an appointment from an eligible list, and they must serve
a probationary period. Exempt employees do not compete in a civil service
examination, they are not placed on an eligible list and receive an appointment
from that list, nor do they serve a probationary period. As a result, Exempt
employees do not have what is referred to as “property interest” in their job.
Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority and can be
terminated at any time without cause. Employees with a property interest in
their job, i.e. civil service employees, cannot be deprived of their employment
(discharged or suspended) without due process.
TO APPLY
Electronic submittals are required.
Interested candidates should submit a City of
Los Angeles Application for Employment (Form PDR-1(Rev.
07/2018) and resume via Google Form (linked below). Please use the position title “Hearing Officer”.
