Personnel Specialist

California Correctional Health Care Services; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

California Correctional Health Care Services is seeking a Personnel Specialist to support the HR team at HQ in Elk Grove, Sacramento County. The role involves managing payroll and attendance for 180+ employees, applying relevant laws and MOUs, and determining salaries with accuracy and integrity.

Under supervision, you will develop independence through training and on‑the‑job experience, with occasional travel to institutions as needed.

Responsibilities

• Process attendance and payroll for a roster of 180+ employees across bargaining units and excluded staff.
• Interpret and apply personnel laws, rules, regulations, policies, and MOUs to salary determinations.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency in personnel transactions under supervision, with increasing independence over time.
• May require travel to the institutions as necessary.

Job description

Department Information

Vision

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for our employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community through our institutions, parole, and community partnerships. Our shared mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all those who live and work within our institutions and communities.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace. We are determined to attract and hire candidates from all communities and empower employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.

Across our organization, our programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR and CCHCS mission.

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 in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit (01), 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 30, 2027. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes.

Under the close and/or general supervision of the Personnel Supervisor II, CCHCS, Transactions & Benefits Services Section, the Personnel Specialist (PS) is responsible for the personnel transactions of an assigned roster of approximately 180+ employees. Duties include, but are not limited to, the processing of attendance and payroll for employees in a variety of bargaining units, as well as excluded employees. The PS will be responsible for interpreting and applying personnel related laws, rules, regulations, policies, and Memorandum of Understanding and performing salary determinations. The incumbent is expected to become increasingly independent consistent with training and on the job experience. May require travel to the institutions as necessary.

This position is located in Human Resources (HR), which delivers innovative programs and services that attract, cultivate, and serve a diverse, highly-qualified workforce. California Correctional Health Care Services’ HR professionals provide outstanding customer service, provide tools and resources for job development and advancement, and ensure fairness and accuracy in all aspects of HR.

This advertisement is for a Personnel Specialist position(s) located at CCHCS, HQ in Elk Grove, Sacramento County. 

Please note: A Training and Development (T&D) assignment will not be considered at this time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.