Laboratory Assistant - California State Prison - Solano (SOL)

This position is located at CA State Prison, Solano (SOL) in Vacaville, CA (Solano County). Main communication for this position will be through email; ensure your application includes a valid email address.

About the Organization

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Our mission is to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in our care back to their communities, equipping them with tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society. We provide education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and fulfilling environments for employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. We aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices.

We are dedicated to building an inclusive and respectful workplace, attracting and hiring candidates from diverse communities, and empowering employees from varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of healthcare to a diverse correctional population, fostering creativity, fairness, honesty, and respect.

About the Role

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 11, and related Excluded, Exempt, and Statutory Exempt employees, to have their base salary reduced by 3% and receive 5 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries listed do not reflect these recent changes.

Responsibilities

Duties include laboratory work as described in the Duty Statement.

Requirements

• Positions performing phlebotomy duties must possess a valid California State license/certification as a phlebotomist issued by the California Department of Public Health or an equivalent license/certification meeting legal requirements to practice phlebotomy in California. (Applicants who do not meet these requirements will be admitted to the examination but must obtain the required license/certification prior to appointment.)

Qualifications

You must meet one of the following qualifications:

• Six months of experience in laboratory work similar to that described in the Definition of Levels above.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Satisfactory completion of a formalized laboratory work experience and training program of at least three months.

To obtain list eligibility for the Laboratory Assistant classification before applying, you must first take and pass the examination: CalCareers.