Driver Safety Hearing Officer – Telework Hybrid

State of California; California; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oxnard Driver Safety Office in Oxnard, California seeks a Driver Safety Hearing Officer to conduct investigations, exminations, and hearings, with responsibility for reporting findings and issuing decisions under DMV policy.

The role requires strong written and verbal communication, analytical skills, and knowledge of CMS, MS Office, and Outlook. Part-time telework may be available with California residency.

Qualifications

• Excellent written/verbal communication, analytic/problem solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow written/verbal instructions; flexibility in work assignments.
• Knowledge in Driver Safety CMS, Microsoft Office, and Outlook applications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations, reexaminations, administrative hearings, and interviews.
• Write legal reports detailing issues, findings, and decisions; verify evidence and issue findings of fact and conclusions.
• Render immediate decisions based on hearings and issue written orders to respondents and their representatives.
• Maintain communication with law enforcement, medical professionals, courts, attorneys, and others.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Written/verbal communication

Tools

Driver Safety CMS

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Job description

This position is located at the Oxnard Driver Safety Office in Oxnard.

This position is Headquartered in the Oxnard Driver Safety Office. The Oxnard Driver Safety Office is looking for a fair-minded and dependable Driver Safety Hearing Officer (DSHO) who is committed to serving the public and promoting safety on California roadways. Under the direction of a Driver Safety Manager I, the Driver Safety Hearing Officer will conduct investigations, reexaminations, administrative hearings, and interviews. This position involves analyzing, and evaluating cases related to medical requirements for commercial drivers, financial responsibility, fraud negligent operator actions, Administrative Per Se, and Special Certificates. The Driver Hearing Officer writes legal reports detailing case issues, findings, and decisions; verifies evidence to make and submit findings of fact and conclusions to respondents, their representatives, and the records according to statute, case law, and DMV policies and procedures regarding driving privileges; renders immediate decisions based upon hearing proceedings; issues appropriate written orders and notices of decision to customers; analyzes and verifies accuracy of administrative, medical, and legal documents; provides information at Driver Safety functions and maintains communication with law enforcement, medical professionals, courts, attorneys and others. Part time telework may be available. Telework requires California residency.

All eligible applicants may apply. A training and development assignment may be considered. SROA/Surplus candidates are encouraged to apply.

The position(s) being advertised may be subject to allocation approval by the Human Resources Branch. Fingerprint/Criminal Record Clearance is required before hire. The Salary Range shown is the minimum and maximum for a full-time appointment. Moving and relocation expenses will not be reimbursed for this position.

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

The Department of Motor Vehicles and the State of California offer many benefits to its employees. These include health, vision, and dental benefits; retirement plans (CalPERS); savings plans (401K and 457b); leave benefits; insurance (such as group legal insurance and group long term disability insurance); and employee assistance program. Benefits may be based on the job classification, bargaining unit, tenure, time base, and length of appointment.

• Benefits summary – https://benefits.calhr.ca.gov/state-employees/general-benefits/
• Benefits afforded by membership in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System – https://benefits.calhr.ca.gov/state-employees/retirement/
• Benefits and protections provided to public employees by the State Civil Service – https://www.calhr.ca.gov/about-calhr/divisions-programs/selection-division/merit-system-services-program/
• Job descriptions and pay scales – https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHRPublic/Tools/ClassSalarySearch.aspx

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• DRIVER SAFETY HEARING OFFICER

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:

Excellent written/verbal communication, analytic/problem solving, and interpersonal skills; ability to follow verbal/written instructions; flexibility in work assignments; initiative to complete work independently or as part of a team; knowledge in Driver Safety Case Management System (CMS), Microsoft Office, and Outlook applications.