EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Position Details Job Code #: JC-523386

Position #(s): 800-500-1728-910

Working Title: Executive Assistant Classification:: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

$4,733.00 - $5,923.00 A

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: 1

Work Location: Sacramento County

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type:: Permanent, Full Time

Department Information Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of fellow Californians while achieving your career goals? Do you set high standards for yourself and enjoy a collaborative and challenging work environment? The mission of the California Department of Social Services is to serve, protect, and support the people of California experiencing need in ways that empower wellbeing and disrupt systemic inequities. The vision of the California Department of Social Services is to provide quality services with a commitment to an inclusive, diverse, and equitable California where all people can thrive.

The Children and Family Services Division provides leadership and oversight of county and community agencies in the implementation of child welfare services programs through regulations, training, technical assistance, incentives and program evaluations in support of the Department’s mission to serve, aid and protect needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility and foster independence.

CDSS Guiding Principles

Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Accessibility. Belonging.

We ensure opportunities for everyone to participate in a meaningful way in fulfilling the mission and vision of CDSS.

Community Engagement

We prioritize the lived experiences of community members as a driving force behind the creation, implementation, desired impact, or change of programs and services.

Empowerment

We engage, operate, 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 that they are accessible, community driven, interconnected, and continuously improved.

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.

Job Description And Duties The Children and Families Service Division (CFSD) is seeking a creative, enthusiastic, highly organized individual with strong administrative skills to join our team! The CFSD is responsible for designing and overseeing an array of programs and services for California’s at-risk children and families, including preventative services and activities to serve youth with complex needs; providing a statewide system for out of home care providers and appropriate services to children in out of home care; and facilitation of adoptions for children who need permanent homes.

Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Deputy Director of the CFSD, the Executive Assistant assumes a critical role in the management of the daily operations of the Deputy Director’s Office. In this capacity, this position directly supports the following work:

• Coordination and management of the Assistant/Deputy Directors’ calendars.
• Arranging travel logistics.
• Quickly tracking work items through various systems (e.g., Correspondence Tracking System) and organizing data.
• Communication with a wide range of individuals, including Executive and Division level leaders and staff and external partners.
• Collaborating with Divisions staff to improve procedure and develop system innovations.
• Acting Attendance Clerk, Timekeeping.

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