Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Under the general direction of the State Personnel Programs Assistant Director, SCS Branch Chief, and in collaboration with the State Personnel Programs senior leaders, the SSMII (S) serves as the manager over the Labor, Performance Management, Policy, and Return to Work section. The incumbent will be the subject matter expert on all matters related to collective bargaining, employee-employer relations, performance management, progressive discipline, policies (writing/maintaining), RTW (including, but not limited to, FMLA, NDI/SDI, PDL, Reasonable Accommodation (RAs), Worker's Comp. (WC), etc.) and other complex and sensitive matters while ensuring efficient, effective, and a professional representation of CMD. The incumbent will also be responsible for the supervision and employee development in each of these

respective areas.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Special Requirements

Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting Minimum Qualifications with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined a candidate does not meet the Minimum Qualifications, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position.

Benefits

Benefit information may be obtained by visiting the California Department of Human Resources website at and to the California Public Employees Retirement System website for Health Benefits at .

Statement of Qualifications

1. Describe your leadership skills and provide specific examples of your ability to think strategically and function effectively as a member of a strong management team.

2. Describe your experience working in and/or managing staff/managers who are responsible for the following areas:

Labor Relations (reviewing/writing grievance responses, understanding Bargaining Unit Contracts, etc.)

Performance Management (writing/reviewing counseling/corrective memos, adverse actions, etc.)

Policy Development/Maintenance

Return to Work, including but not limited to, Workers’ Comp, Reasonable Accommodation, FMLA/CFRA, etc.

3. Describe your experience and philosophy on how to create and strengthen working relationships within an organization. Provide specific examples of your ability to work effectively with executive leadership within the department as well as external governmental agencies and stakeholders.

4. Describe your experience analyzing complex problems, developing and evaluating alternatives, and recommending effective courses of action to management in areas that relate to Labor, Performance Management, Policy Development, and Return to Work.

5. Describe how you handle multiple assignments with competing deadlines, including how you would shift priorities to be able to meet these deadlines. Explain how you would communicate these changes to management/staff ensuring thorough and timely responses.

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 required and must be included.
• 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 disqualified and will not be considered. Resumes, cover letters, and other documents will not be considered as a response to the Statement of Qualifications. SOQ must be:

  • Restate Questions prior to response
  • Include the applicant's name, Job Control Number, and Statement of Qualification
  • Maximum two (2) pages, must be single-spaced.
  • Arial size 11 font

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