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Shasta County District Attorney's Office Job Posting

The current vacancy is in the Shasta County District Attorney's Office. The oral exam is tentatively scheduled for January 2025. Responses to supplemental questions are required. Final filing date: December 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Salary information: Agency Staff Services Analyst I: $4,327 - $5,522 approximate monthly / $24.96 - $31.86 approximate hourly. Agency Staff Services Analyst II: $4,770 - $6,089 approximate monthly / $27.52 - $35.13 approximate hourly.

About Shasta County: Shasta County offers all the amenities of the big city while retaining a comfortable small-town atmosphere. With its natural beauty, affordable housing, excellent educational system, abundance of recreational opportunities, and excellent quality of life, Shasta County is a great place to live, work, and raise a family.

About the Department: The District Attorney's office is comprised of three main units: The Prosecution Unit, the Bureau of Investigations, and the Crime Victims Assistance Center. The District Attorney acts as the public prosecutor for all crimes committed in Shasta County. The District Attorney is empowered to conduct independent investigations. The Crime Victims Assistance Center (CVAC) meets the needs of victims in our community through collaborative services provided with courteous, efficient professionalism.

About the Position: Agency Staff Services Analyst I: Under direction, to perform a variety of administrative and fiscal analysis work and participate in special studies or projects; to perform related work as required. Agency Staff Services Analyst II: Under direction, to perform data analyses, develop data collection systems, assess, and disseminate information, participate in special studies or projects, and develop policy implications/recommendations of analyzed information; to perform related work as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics: Agency Staff Services Analyst I: This administrative analyst class is responsible to a supervisor or manager for performing various staff administrative and analysis work. Work may include diverse special projects with rigid deadlines and grant writing. Agency Staff Services Analyst II: This data analyst class is responsible to a supervisor or manager for performing various data collection and analysis work. Duties will include data collection design, analysis, report writing and policy development, and may include diverse special projects with rigid deadlines. This position is distinguished from the Agency Staff Services Analyst I by its responsibility for more complex projects, emphasis on outcomes evaluation and policy development in relation to analyzed data, and its enhanced level of computer savvy and data management skills.

Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate needs to have experience in the following areas: editing/redacting video, photos, and audio, be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite; specifically, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Power BI, and Teams. Have excellent customer service skills and be able to help staff with computer, phone, and miscellaneous technology issues. This position will also help to tabulate data for statistics, error clean up and have critical thinking skills to help research/solve issues in any of the programs that we use in the District Attorney's Office. An ideal candidate needs to be a self-starter, very organized, work well under a deadline, and have at least one year of clerical experience.

Examples of Essential Duties

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

Agency Staff Services Analyst I: Gathers, tabulates, and analyzes data; draws organization, workload, and other charts; prepares reports and makes recommendations on procedures, policies, and program alternatives; makes recommendations on financial, personnel, client, and other administrative systems; monitors contracts; writes a variety of complex reports; orders supplies; prepares correspondence; and may assist in the supervision of staff.

Agency Staff Services Analyst II: Collects, enters, validates, extracts, and analyzes data on current issues of concern; designs data collection methodology; draws logical conclusions from analyzed data and makes recommendations on procedures, policies, and program alternatives; develops "user-friendly" reports or otherwise prepares data for dissemination; conducts reviews of program data to assess outcome impact and cost effectiveness; assists department staff in gathering and entering information into data systems; works with and assists in maintaining the integrity and reliability of existing database or other software programs, to analyze, collect and display information; plans and develops software applications to link programs; may assist in improving the Departments ability to assess outcomes; participates in program evaluation study design and implementation; conducts reviews of existing programs to assess outcome impact, work load distribution, or cost-effectiveness; may make recommendations on financial, personnel, client, program, community or administrative systems, as assigned; prepares correspondence and may assist in the development or preparation of proposals for state, federal or private foundations; and may assist in the supervision of staff.

Qualifications

It is the responsibility of applicants to identify in their application materials how they meet the minimum qualifications listed below. Any combination of education and experience sufficient to directly demonstrate possession and application of the following:

Agency Staff Services Analyst I: Knowledge of general public and business administration practices; governmental functions and organization; principles and practices of the functional areas germane to this specialized position. Ability to gather and analyze data; identify problems and central issues; reason logically; perform and document research in dealing with administrative issues; read and interpret operating procedures and regulations; recommend and implement changes; speak and write effectively; establish effective working relationships with those contacted during the course of work; work independently and accept increasing responsibility.

Agency Staff Services Analyst II: Knowledge of general public and business administration practices; governmental functions and organization; principles and practices of the functional areas germane to this specialized position; data collection methodology and statistical analysis; and assessment, policy analysis, and program and outcome evaluations. Ability to gather and analyze data; identify problems and central issues; reason logically; perform and document research in dealing with administrative issues; read and interpret legislation, policies, operating procedures, and regulations; recommend and implement changes; speak and write effectively; establish effective working relationships with those contacted during the course of work; operate a personal computer, including word processing, statistical analysis, database, graphics presentation, and electronic file transfer software packages; maintain confidentiality, prioritize work independently, manage personal stress, accept increasing responsibility; and actively promote the mission of the department to which assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Agency Staff Services Analyst I: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND journey level clerical experience. Supervisory experience or experience providing program management recommendations may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Agency Staff Services Analyst II: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND one (1) year of experience equivalent to an Agency Staff Services Analyst I with Shasta County.

Special Requirements: Some positions in this classification may require possession of a valid California driver's license. Employees who drive on County business to carry out job-related duties must possess a valid California driver's license for the class of vehicle driven and meet automobile insurability requirements of the County. Eligibility for employment for those who do not meet this requirement due to disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the appointing authority.

Supplemental Questions: Responses to the following must be submitted with a completed application.

1. Do you have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college? If "Yes," please indicate the type of degree you received and the college you received it from. If "No," type N/A.
2. How many years of journey level clerical experience do you have?
   1. Less than one year
   2. 1 - 2 years
   3. 2 - 3 years
   4. 3 4 years
   5. 4 5 years
   6. 5 or more years
3. Please list the job title(s), dates of employment, and the duties clarifying where you obtained the journey level experience. If none, type N/A.
4. How many years of supervisory experience or experience providing program management recommendations do you have?
   1. Less than one year
   2. 1 - 2 years
   3. 2 - 3 years
   4. 3 4 years
   5. 4 5 years
   6. 5 or more years
5. Please list the job title(s), dates of employment, and the duties where you obtained the supervisory experience or experience providing program management recommendations. If none, type N/A.
6. Do you have one (1) year of experience equivalent to an Agency Staff Services Analyst I with Shasta County? If "Yes," list the job title(s), dates of employment, and the duties where you obtained this experience. If "No," type N/A.
7. Do you have any experience working with Audio, Video, and Photos? Yes/No