Job Title
This position requires the Personnel Specialist (PS) to be a resource and responsible for progressively more complex and difficult personnel and payroll processes and issues. The PS researches critical personnel problems; recommends alternative solutions; and applies and interprets laws and rules from available reference manuals and other related revisions issued by the State Personnel Board (SPB), California Department of Human Resources (CalHR), State Controller's Office (SCO), California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), and the CDPH. The PS also prepares management reports, spreadsheets, and charts; drafts correspondence; functions as a team member on personnel-related projects; and may provide functional guidance to lower-level staff.
NOTE: This classification is eligible for a $2,400-$4800 per year recruitment and retention pay differential every twelve consecutive qualifying pay periods (QPP) in accordance with the following: 12 or more QPP - $2400, 24 or more QPP - $3000, 36 or more QPP - $3600, or 48 or more QPP - $4800.
In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees' monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.
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This position is listed as full time and onsite.