Health Services Timekeeping Technician (Temporary Assignment)

About the role

Contra Costa County Health Services Department is seeking a temporary Health Services Timekeeping Technician to join our payroll team. This unit processes timesheets for approximately 4,800 Health Services employees. In this role, you will assist employees with pay-related questions while processing a high volume of paper timesheets and corrections. Responsibilities include reviewing employee information, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), and applying knowledge of timekeeping, County pay codes, differentials, and other pertinent information to ensure accurate and timely pay for employees.

Responsibilities

• Process a high volume of timesheets and timesheet corrections accurately and in a timely manner
• Communicate clearly and effectively with employees about their pay
• Investigate complex pay issues
• Alphabetize timesheets and other documents
• Sort timesheets and paychecks
• Review various Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)

Requirements

• High school diploma, G.E.D. equivalency, or high school proficiency certificate
• Three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of accounting documents and records, including at least six (6) months calculating or coding and preparing payroll documents

Desirable Qualifications

• Payroll experience in a large government agency
• Payroll experience with union represented employees

Competencies

• Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Decision Making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner
• Fact Finding: Obtaining facts and data pertaining to an issue or question
• Mathematical Facility: Performing computations and solving mathematical problems
• Reading Comprehension: Understanding and using written information
• Legal & Regulatory Navigation: Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Attention to Detail: Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
• Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results
• Handling Stress: Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity
• Self-Management: Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
• Oral Communication: Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Writing: Communicating effectively in writing
• Professional Impact: Presenting self as a positive representative of the organization
• Teamwork: Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Valuing Diversity: Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace

Selection Process

• Application Filing and Evaluation: Applicants must complete a supplemental questionnaire. Applications will be evaluated to determine candidates advancing to the next phase.
• Online Multiple-Choice Exam: Eligible candidates will take a remote multiple-choice assessment measuring competencies such as Attention to Detail, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing, Decision Making, and Mathematical Facility. Tentative exam date: September 16–20, 2026. A reliable internet connection is required; a computer is recommended over a cell phone.