Transfer- Personnel Technician

Class Code 28219: Personnel Technician

Transfer job postings are for County of Sacramento employees only.
In order to be qualified for a transfer:
1. You must meet the Minimum Qualifications of the new job.
2. The difference between the top salary steps (the highest pay rate within the range of pay) of your current job class and the job class that you intend to transfer into must be less than 5%.

There are three different transfer types that you may qualify for: interdepartmental transfer interclass transfer and voluntary demotion. These different transfer types are defined as:

• Interdepartmental transfer - a transfer in the same class from one County department to another.
• Interclass transfer - a transfer from one job class to a different job addition the difference between the top salary steps (the highest pay rate within the range of pay) of your current job class and the job class that you intend to transfer into must be less than 5%.
• Voluntary demotion - a transfer into a job class that pays less than 95% of your current class salary.

Knowledge of

• Basic human resources principles and procedures
• Personnel and payroll record and documentation
• Arithmetic (addition subtraction multiplication division decimals percentages fractions)
• Communication skills and techniques required for transmitting information and making formal presentations

• Read understand and explain human resources policies procedures and rules
• Communicate clearly and effectively in front of groups and on a one-on-one basis
• Plan and organize work efficiently and effectively
• Learn effective interviewing techniques
• Exercise good judgement
• Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with staff other agencies and the general public
• Research and write reports and correspondence in a grammatically acceptable and logical form
• Analyze and evaluate statements and information;
• Draw logical conclusions and make recommendations
• Learn higher technical skills involved in an assigned phase of human resources management

Minimum Qualifications

Either: 1. One year in the class of Personnel Specialist (Level II) or Senior or Supervising Personnel Clerk in Sacramento County service

Or: 2. Two years of experience performing complex technical or clerical work in human resources benefits employment services office or departmental personnel unit.

Or: 3. A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration human resources management psychology labor relations or closely related field.

Note: The word experience referenced in the minimum qualifications means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.

Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements please click here or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice.

General Qualifications

License Certificate Registration Requirement:
Some positions in the class of Personnel Technician require a valid California drivers license Class C or higher prior to date of appointment and that the license be maintained on a current basis. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Other Requirement:
Some positions in the class of Personnel Technician are required to work weekends on a regular or irregular basis.

Some positions in the class of Personnel Technician are required to lift and carry boxes of materials weighing up to 25 pounds.

How to Apply

The County of Sacramento application form and responses to the Supplemental Questions are to be completed and submitted online.

Please remember:

• If you have previously applied online for a County job you must use the same Username account.
• Do not share your Username account with anyone else.
• If any additional documentation (such as copies of transcripts etc.) is required you will be contacted.
• Resumes may be attached to your submitted application however a notation of See Resume will not be accepted for the information requested on the application or the Supplemental Questions.
• Your application will be considered incomplete if the required information is not filled out in its entirety.
• Any notifications from the Employment Office about your Transfer application will be sent to you by email. Notices can also be accessed in your inbox.