Senior Personnel Specialist

About the Department

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 the 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 more fulfilling environments for 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.

We are dedicated to building an inclusive and respectful workplace, attracting and hiring candidates from all communities, and empowering employees from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and personal 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

Under the general direction of the Personnel Supervisor II, Transactions and Benefit Services, the Senior Personnel Specialist is responsible for personnel and payroll transactions, benefits, and leave accounting for an assigned roster. The role serves as the subject matter expert and coordinator for a full range of personnel and payroll transactions, including temporary leaves such as Non-Industrial Disability, State Disability Insurance, Paid Family Leave, and Catastrophic Leave.

The incumbent is expected to become increasingly independent with training and on-the-job experience and may be required to travel to institutions as necessary. This position is located in Human Resources (HR) at CCHCS in Elk Grove, Sacramento.

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) requires full-time employees in Bargaining Unit 01, and related Excluded, Exempt, and Statutory Exempt employees, to have their base salary reduced by three percent. In exchange, they will receive five hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. Salaries listed do not reflect this recent change.

Responsibilities

• Process personnel and payroll transactions for an assigned roster.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for personnel and payroll transactions related to temporary leaves, including:
  • Non-Industrial Disability
  • State Disability Insurance
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Catastrophic Leave
• Manage benefits and leave accounting.
• Coordinate and provide guidance on a full range of personnel and payroll functions.
• Travel to institutions as necessary.

Benefits

• Five hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027 (in exchange for a 3% base salary reduction).