Salary : $71,985.30 - $120,246.78 Annually
Location : Ventura and may require travel throughout Ventura County, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 1492CEO-26AC (KCR)
Department: CEO-HR HCA Division
Opening Date: 07/17/2026
Closing Date: 7/31/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

Description
PLEASE READ THIS BULLETIN CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THE POSITION AND THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
THE POSITION
This position will be responsible for independently performing various human resources functions in support of the Health Care Agency which is the largest agency within the County of Ventura with approximately 3,700 employees. Critical to the success of the incumbent will be building trust and alliances with stakeholders at all levels of the County organization, including co-workers, management, and executives.

The Personnel Assistant-NE typically serves under general supervision at an entry level with the expectation of promotion to Personnel Analyst I, which serves under general direction with skills needed to successfully complete assignments.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience working as an HR Coordinator or HR Assistant with some knowledge in recruitment, examinations, and classification and compensation
• Proficiency working with applicant tracking systems, such as Workday or NeoGov

PAYROLL TITLES AND APPROXIMATELY RATES OF PAY
Personnel Assistant-NE: $34.61 to $48.46 hourly
Personnel Analyst I: $3,303.16 to $4,624.88 biweekly
NOTE: If appointed at the lower level, the incumbent may be promoted to the higher level without further exam upon meeting the minimum requirements, demonstrating satisfactory performance, and in accordance with the business needs of the department/budget.
The Personnel Assistant-NE is a management classification and is eligible for overtime compensation. Personnel Analyst I is a management classification and is not eligible for overtime compensation.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: July 17, 2026
CLOSING DATE: July 31, 2026, at 5:00 pm

Examples Of Duties

Incumbents may perform any of the following tasks including but not limited to:

• Performs job analysis for vacancies being filled via assigned recruitment ensuring qualifications are aligned with business needs by collaborating with hiring managers and other subject matter experts
• Establishes and maintains productive relationships with clients at all levels of the organization, including executives, by building trust and encouraging alliances
• Plans and administers a broad scope of highly complex recruitment processes to establish viable eligible lists in compliance with County Personnel Rules and Regulations, processes and procedures
• Develops, validates, and administers examinations including written tests, oral exam structured interviews, practical exams and measures of training and experience to accurately determine candidates' qualifications for placement on eligible lists
• Reviews and evaluates applications to determine if minimum requirements, necessary special requirements and desired criteria are met based on specific recruitment requirements
• Manages projects which require conducting research, collecting data, and performing analysis resulting in the formulation and implementation of recommendations
• May assist with a broad scope of classification studies in conjunction with County Classification and Compensation staff to establish new classifications, revise existing classifications, study single positions and recommend agency wide reorganizations
• Enters data into on-line recruitment system, NEOGOV, to create exam plans, job bulletins, testing schedules, and eligible lists
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications
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
Any combination of education and experience which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
An example of qualifying education and experience includes:
Bachelor's degree in human resources, public administration, business administration, industrial/organizational psychology or a related field

AND

Personnel Assistant-NE: Six (6) months of experience providing administrative support in human resources within the public sector.

Personnel Analyst I: One (1) year of professional-level human resources experience within the public sector.
Education/Experience Substitution
Additional experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree on a one-to-one basis for up to four (4) years.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Possession of, and the ability to maintain a valid California driver license

• Ability to:
  • Exercise sound judgment and decision making
  • Research, analyze and interpret data to make appropriate recommendations

• Skilled at providing excellent customer service to a diverse group of stakeholders, the public and other external contacts demonstrating tact, diplomacy and cultural sensitivity
• Intermediate proficiency skills with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams

NOTE: Excellent written communication skills must be demonstrated in the completion of the employment application and supplemental questionnaire.
Supplemental Information:
Work is performed on site in Ventura California Monday through Friday primarily in an office environment, but incumbents may be required to travel to various County facilities to recruit, test, train, audit or consult with others within, and external to, the organization.

DESIRED

Possession of SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PSHRA-CP and/or PSHRA-SCP certification(s)

• Knowledge of public sector job classifications and how they are assigned to position allocations
• Experience conducting certifications of candidates for interviews
• Experience conducting recruitments
• Skilled at working with applicant tracking systems, such as Workday, NeoGov On-Line Hiring Center (OHC) and/or Recruiting (Insight) modules
• Knowledge of County of Ventura Personnel Rules and Regulations

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

Working (PA-NE) to considerable (PA I) knowledge of: recruitment, selection, placement and certification procedures and processes; classification and classification principles and processes and how classifications are assigned to position allocations; examination development and administration including written tests, structured interviews, oral exam practical exams and measures of training and experience; merit based public sector personnel rules, regulations and procedures and County of Ventura Personnel Rules and Regulations; Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws; research principles applied to analyzing and interpreting data to make appropriate recommendations.

Skilled at: working with applicant tracking systems, such as Workday, NEOGOV On-Line Hiring Center (OHC) and/or Recruiting (Insight) modules; providing excellent customer service to a diverse group of stakeholders, the public and other external contacts demonstrating tact, diplomacy, and cultural sensitivity; developing recruitment documentation including job analysis, job bulletin, application review tools and examinations; intermediate proficiency in office software including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams.
Working ability to: interpret and explain rules and procedures; organize data and maintain files; carry out project assignments under general direction; analyze a variety of information and formulate logical conclusions and recommendations; work under frequent job pressure generated by short time goals and rushed projects; communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Recruitment Process
FINAL FILING DATE
Applications must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2026.
To apply online, please refer to our website at http://www.venturacounty.gov/jobs. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.
NOTE: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here (Download PDF reader) for additional information.
Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they 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 applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in removal of the application from further consideration.

APPLICATION EVALUATION - qualifying

All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not 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 is better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E, applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely align with the department's business. Candidates are typically scored/ranked relative to one another; consequently, when the pool o