DCSS Human Resources Supervisor

THE PROGRAM
Our agencys mission is to Transform Lives Through the True Power of Child Support. The Ventura County Department of Child Support Services Program (VCDCSS) was established in 1975 to provide children with the financial medical and emotional support they need to help ensure a bright future. Child support payments help provide children with food shelter clothing and other necessities. By providing the means for many families to meet their most basic financial needs the program is a critical part of efforts to fight poverty in addition public assistance recipients are required to open a child support case with collections being used to recoup the governments cost of providing that assistance. Californias program is administered by 49 local child support agencies (called LCSAs) and operates under the oversight of the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS). DCSS is committed to cultivating a diverse equitable and inclusive workforce in all departments.

THE POSITION
The DCSS Human Resources Supervisor will lead the departments human resources initiatives with key responsibilities in leadership and team management leave of absence administration and recruitment and talent acquisition. This dynamic professional will thrive in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about building a resilient and engaged workforce

PAYROLL TITLE
Administrative Assistant IV

EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE
Possible educational incentive of 2.5% 3.5% or 5% based on completing an Associates Bachelors or Masters degree.

BILINGUAL INCENTIVE
Depending upon operational needs and certification skills incumbents may also be eligible for bilingual incentives.

Administrative Assistant IV is an exempt classification and is not eligible for overtime compensation.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Opening Date: Thursday August 7 2025
Closing Date:Friday August 22 2025
Application Review Complete: Friday August 29 2025
Tentative Oral Examination Date:Week of September 15th 2025

• Supervises and mentors HR Staff fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture
• Serves as strategic advisor to Senior Leadership on HR best practices and workforce planning
• Leads HR initiatives that support organizational goals and employee engagement
• Oversees all leave of absence programs including FMLA ADA parental leave and other statutory or county-sponsored leaves.
• Ensures compliance of federal state and local leave laws and maintains accurate documentation
• Acts as liaison between employees managers and third-party administrators to ensure smooth leave processes.
• Develops and executes effective recruitment strategies to attract top talent
• Partners with hiring managers to define job requirements conducts interviews and manages the full cycle hiring process
• Promotes departmental branding and diversity hiring interviews
• Analyzes and prepares a variety of reports and correspondence
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  
  

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING and EXPERIENCE
Considerable experience in Human Resource administration specifically in the areas of recruitment & selection and leave of absence (LOA) administration which would lead to the acquisition of the required knowledge skills and abilities.

An example of the required knowledge skills and abilities can be demonstrated by five (5) or more years of progressively responsible human resources experience with at least one (1) or more years in a supervisory or managerial role.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of employment laws
• Experience in Leave of Absence Administration which includes oversight of all leave of absence programs including FMLA ADA parental leave and other statutory or government sponsored leaves
• Proficiency with Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent written communication skills must be demonstrated in the completion of the employment application and supplemental questionnaire

• Experience with HR software programs such as NEOGOV or other similar applicant tracking onboarding workflows
• Experience with Leave of Absence software programs such as Absence Soft or other similar benefit systems
• Experience with Oracle HCM Cloud Workday HCM ADP Workforce Now or other human capital management and enterprise-level HR solution programs
• HR Certifications i.e. SHRM-CP SHRM-SCP PHR SPHR

FINAL FILING DATE:Applications must be received by the County of Ventura Human Resources Division no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday August 22 2025.

To apply on-line please refer to our web site at . If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please call for application materials. Our address is: County of Ventura Human Resources Division 800 South Victoria Avenue L-1970 Ventura CA 93009.

Applicants must provide sufficient information under the Education/Work Experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire in order to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above-referenced sections; however it may not be submitted in lieu of the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE qualifying
All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination at the time of filing. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicants qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION qualifying
All applications will be reviewed to determine whether the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION
A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated a T&E applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one another; consequently when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE: The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam which may be preceded or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate a typical T&E your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge skills and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence.

ORAL EXAMINATION - 100%
A job-related Oral Examination may be conducted to evaluate and compare participating candidates knowledge skills and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Candidates must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

NOTE: If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants an exam will not be conducted. Instead a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term) vacancies within the Department of Child Support Services for this position only. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy.

Candidates successfully completing the exam process may be placed on an eligible list for a period of one (1) year.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
A thorough pre-employment post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment education criminal background information and driving record may be required for this position.

For further information about this recruitment please contact Armand Paez by e-mail at by telephone at .

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of age ancestry color disability (mental and physical) exercising the right to family care and medical leave gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin political affiliation race religious creed sex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions) and sexual orientation.