Senior Personnel Specialist

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The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through the effective and efficient reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering the effects on the economy of the State.

Under delegation from the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR), the Transactions Section is responsible for the personnel transactions functions for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Office of the Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA).

Under the general direction of the Staff Services Manager I (SSM I), the Senior Personnel Specialist (Sr. PS) serves as an expert staff resource responsible for the most difficult and complex personnel and payroll issues for the Transactions Unit. Duties may include, but are not limited to, working in a team environment as coordinator for a variety of statewide personnel/payroll programs, maintaining a complex roster of staff, developing and administering training for attendance coordinators and personnel specialists, and acting in a lead role for the Personnel Specialists.

 

This position is a 12-month Limited Term (LT) and may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.

If you have permanent status and have passed probation, you have mandatory reinstatement rights into your former position/classification at the end of this LT appointment. You will be separated from state service if you have not had prior permanent or probationary civil service status. During this 12-month limited-term assignment, you may be entitled to receive health, dental, and vision benefits. You will also earn State Service and accrue monthly leave credits.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Working Conditions

This position may be eligible for hybrid in-office work and in-state telework. The amount of telework is at the agency's discretion and is based on the California Air Resource Boards' (CARB) current telework policy. While the CARB may support telework, some in-person attendance is also required. 

The positions at the CARB may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria outlined in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location at their own expense.

• Position located in a high-rise building.
• Requires being stationary, consistent with office work, for extended periods.
• Standard office environment (artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.)  
• Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.