SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE

Job Code #: JC-526412 | Position #: 800-409-6132-001 | 1 position available

About the Department

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) serves, protects, and supports the people of California experiencing need in ways that empower wellbeing and disrupt systemic inequities. The vision is to provide quality services with a commitment to an inclusive, diverse, and equitable California where all people can thrive.

CDSS provides timely, independent, and impartial due process hearings and produces legally correct decisions. The department maintains the integrity of the state hearing process, ensures efficient administration, communicates with counties and claimants, and influences issues arising in hearings that appear inconsistent with existing law or policy.

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Belonging: We ensure opportunities for everyone to participate meaningfully in fulfilling the mission and vision of CDSS.
• Community Engagement: We prioritize lived experiences of community members as a driving force behind programs and services.
• Empowerment: We engage and advocate from the understanding that each community and person has desires and capabilities to lead in their own life.
• Quality Services: We provide services that align intent and impact by ensuring accessibility, community-driven approaches, and continuous improvement.
• Data-Defined Outcomes: We equitably collect and analyze data, take data-driven action, and measure outcomes relevant to those we serve, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Hear the most difficult and sensitive cases in all IHSS caseload hearing areas, including CalWORKs, CalFresh, Foster Care, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), Medi-Cal Eligibility, Refugee Assistance programs, and IHSS as needed.
• Issue decisions in these cases at a rate and quality consistent with State Hearings Division (SHD) standards.
• Work with IHSS Supervising Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to develop processes for absorbing new caseloads in IHSS, ensuring line ALJs are prepared to hear new cases.
• Hear specially set cases and mediation cases as directed by the IHSS Supervising ALJs.
• Provide the IHSS Supervising ALJs, Chief ALJ (CALJ), and Supervising ALJs with sufficient metrics to identify and track progress for special calendars assigned to IHSS.
• Act in a lead capacity for designing and leading a training, development, and mentoring program for all new and experienced IHSS ALJs under the general direction of the IHSS Supervising ALJs and the Assistant Deputy Director (ADD)-Hearing Operations North.
• Coordinate a statewide training and mentoring program with other regional Senior Law Judge staff to benefit all SHD ALJs.
• Develop training for Agency, County, and advocate staff, ensuring policies, procedures, and training modules are disseminated to IHSS staff.
• Collaborate with Senior Law Judges in other SHD regional offices to identify mentors for new judges and assist Supervising ALJs in bringing new judges up to speed.

Requirements

• Subject to fingerprinting and criminal record clearance by the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• This position is designated under the Conflict-of-Interest Code.
• Must complete employment history on the application form (STD 678); resumes will not substitute for this requirement.
• If meeting minimum qualifications with education, unofficial transcripts must be included for verification. Official transcripts may be required if selected.
• Candidates residing outside California may be admitted to the interview but must provide proof of California residency prior to appointment.
• Background investigation required prior to hiring.

Pay

$11,489.00 - $16,012.00 per month. New to State candidates will be hired at the minimum salary of the classification or the minimum of the alternate range when applicable.

Schedule

Permanent, full-time, hybrid telework arrangement.