Hr Program Assistant Jobs

What We Offer
The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package. Aside from our base salary range, an employee within this position will also be eligible for the following:

• Holidays: 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Bilingual Incentive: Proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I), $1.00 per hour (Level II), or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
• A general salary increase of 4.0% effective December 24, 2023 and 3.5% effective December 22, 2024.
• Health Plans: You are afforded a flexible credit allowance of up to $21,450 annually for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
• Deferred Compensation: Section 457 Plan and/or 401(k) Shared Savings Plan with up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• New Hire/Retention/Referral Incentive: New hires may be eligible for a one-time New Hire Incentive up to 10% of the current annual base wage. (Subject to the applicable section of the Management Resolution (Secs. 625 – 627)
• Educational Incentive for completion of an associate degree (2.5%), a bachelor's degree (3.5%), or a graduate degree (5%).
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses.
• Pension Plan: Participation in the County's defined benefit plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
• Annual Leave Accrual/Redemption: The option to cash out up to 100 hours of total 208 hours of Annual Leave accrued per year (upon using 80 hours of annual leave in the preceding 12 months). A candidate selected for this position will earn 208 hours per year increasing to 288 hours after 5 years of service.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Confers with managers and supervisors on policy matters and work related issues; interprets labor contracts and administrative policies and procedures;
• Serves as a management liaison to other departments for the purpose of representing the Agency in personnel administration;
• Collects, compiles, and analyzes data for statistical reporting;
• Conducts or assists with Agency recruitments, including screening applications for minimum qualifications, scheduling and proctoring exams, performing recruitment outreach, establishing and certifying lists, and assisting managers with the selection interview process;
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Serves as agency training platform administrator;

• Excellent written communication skills must be demonstrated in the completion of the employment application and supplemental questionnaire.
• Experience with recruitment, including conducting job analysis
• Strong customer service skills working with all levels within an organization

• Experience with Cornerstone On Demand Learning Management System (LMS)
• Experience with NeoGov

• Data compilation and reporting practices and techniques; narrative report writing techniques; automation as related to data collection and report production of assigned programs
• Principles, practices and techniques of program management
• Principles, practices and techniques of human resources and program management
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances related to general HR administration
• Civil Service recruitment, examination, and certification processes
• Computerized personnel systems, including NeoGov
• Job Analysis
• County union contracts for interpretation for staff
• Recruitment and selection and labor relations
• Process improvement

• Exercise sound judgment and decision making
• Plan, organize and ensure completion of technical activities necessary to the management and operation of the assigned program(s)
• Utilize computer systems to input and generate data and produce reports using Excel, and similar database applications
• Collect and compile financial, narrative and statistical information from a variety of sources to draw conclusions, prepare reports
• Work in a fast paced environment with multiple deadlines.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Multitask, recognize priorities and meet deadlines
• Work independently and as part of a team