Assistant Deputy Director, Personnel Administration and Support Solutions

Job Description and Duties

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 1 , and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 3 percent and will receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

Under the direction of the Deputy Director, Human Resources (HR), the Assistant Deputy Director, Personnel Administration and Support Solutions has full responsibility for developing policies and decision-making authority in executing the CCHCS HR strategy in support of the overall mission, objectives, organizational plan, and strategic direction of the organization in the areas of Classification and Pay, Consolidation Support, Transactions and Benefits, and Projects and Reporting Solution Services within HR.

CDCR/CCHCS employees are encouraged to use their existing CDCR email address on their job application

This advertisement is for a Assistant Deputy Director, Personnel Administration and Support Solutions - CEA Level B position located at headquarters in Elk Grove, Sacramento County. Please indicate the position number on your application: 042-200-7500-005.

Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.

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Working Conditions

Located less than 30 minutes from Sacramento and Lodi, the progressive city of Elk Grove offers a great mix of newly developed housing, business projects, and recreational opportunities. You will enjoy working at our campus-style office complex with free parking, and perhaps even call Elk Grove home.

The position is eligible for hybrid telework, in accordance with the Statewide Telework Policy and will be required to report to the office as needed/required. The successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment.

Special Requirements

Please do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your State application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, student identification number, driver’s license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. Confidential information on the first page of applications submitted electronically online, such as Easy ID number, SSN, examination related information, and driver’s license number will automatically be redacted upon submission.

Possession of Minimum Qualifications (MQ) will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting MQ’s with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined an applicant does not meet the MQ’s, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.

Applicants who completed their education outside of the US (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must obtain and submit verification of U.S. course/degree equivalency. Foreign education credential evaluation services can be found at .

Candidates new to CDCR/CCHCS are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting as well as a Tberculosis test/evaluation prior to appointment, followed by department annual Tberculosis testing/evaluation thereafter.

When submitting supporting documents, PDF file format is preferred.

CCHCS utilizes E-Verify to confirm candidate’s identity and employment authorization. For more information about E-Verify, you may go to Home | E-Verify .

This advertisement may be used for other vacancies that occur during the life of this recruitment.

Employment History on the STD. 678 must be complete and include dates, accurate hours per week, total time worked, duties and responsibilities, and contact names and phone numbers of supervisors. To prepare for the State Application process, please visit Work4CA: State Application Checklist .

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Shall create and promote an equitable and inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and valued.

• Broad and extensive experience in a management function involving diverse personnel services in numerous program areas.

• Experience in the formulation and implementation of procedures, policies, and programs related to functions involving hiring, benefits administration, and personnel management.

• Demonstrated ability in planning, organizing, and directing a large program, and ensuring successful functionality with stakeholders.

• Experience in providing executive level advice and consultation to Department management and/or control agencies regarding the establishment of new positions and/or classification, recruitment, selection, and retention of staffing levels necessary to provide adequate delivery of health care, including resolution of technical and procedural issues.

• Experience in personnel management and leadership which demonstrates the ability to plan, organize, and direct multi-disciplinary staff, and knowledge of appropriate techniques in the areas of establishing partnerships, customer services, training, motivating staff, recognition and progressive discipline; and a manager’s role in contributing to and achieving an equal employment opportunity workplace.

• Ability to analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; make independent, sound, ethical decisions regarding highly sensitive matters; and maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with legislators, local government jurisdictions, the executive branch, institutional and program staff, external stakeholders, and professional groups.

• Supervisory/administrative experience in a managerial capacity at least equivalent to a Manager II, including the execution and or/evaluation of program policies. Experience which demonstrates the ability to implement HR policies and procedures.

In addition to the Desirable Qualification listed above, please reference the attached duty statement for additional Desirable Qualifications specific to this position.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website, , and the CalPERS website, .

Information on benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System Benefit can be found on the CalHR website at .

Information on the benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service Act can be found on the CalHR website at Merit System Principles - An Overview - CalHR Website .

Additional benefit information can be found on the CalHR California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary website at California State Civil Service Employee Benefits Summary - CalHR Website .

This webpage is intended to provide general information. Benefit eligibility may be based on job classification, bargaining unit, time base and length of appointment.

STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT A STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NOTE : Resumes, cover letters, and other materials will not be accepted in place of the required SOQ.

• SOQ shall not exceed three (3) pages in length, single-spaced, 12 point Arial font, and be in justified paragraph format.
• The document shall be titled "Statement of Qualifications - (Your Full Name).”
• When completing the SOQ, please include all relevant experience, education, and training for the statement below.

The SOQ describes your experience, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to the information contained in the position description, minimum qualifications, and desirable qualifications sections that are identified in the duty statement. You must provide specific examples. The SOQ will also serve as documentation of each candidate’s ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing since this is a critical factor to successful job performance. The SOQ should not exceed three pages in length nor be less than 12 font.

APPLICANTS WHO FAIL TO SUBMIT AN SOQ WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE EXAMINATION. RESUMES DO NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF THE SOQ.

Please visit for helpful guidance on writing an effective SOQ.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  A Statement of Qualifications is REQUIRED and must be submitted with your Employment Application (STD. 678). Applications received without an appropriate Statement of Qualifications based on the instructions below will be rejected for being incomplete and will not be considered. Resumes, cover letters, and other documents will not be considered as a response to the Statement of Qualifications. Please refer to the " Statement of Qualifications" section below for specific requirements.