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Personnel Assistant – Confidential

Are you passionate about recruiting, retaining, and developing employees? The Shasta County Personnel Department is seeking a customer-focused and detail-oriented Personnel Assistant – Confidential to join our Talent Acquisition Team on a full-time basis.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

• Make an impact — Help departments attract and retain talented employees.
• Do meaningful work — Your work directly supports the employees who serve Shasta County residents.
• Be part of the community — Work and live in beautiful Northern California.
• Build your career — Work alongside experienced HR professionals and develop your expertise.

What You'll Do

Recruitment & Selection

• Post open and promotional positions
• Review applications and qualifications
• Coordinate interviews and selection processes

• Schedule and process Live Scans and pre-employment physicals

Employee Support

• Advise departments on HR policies and procedures
• Onboard new employees and coordinate promotions of current employees

Salary Information

Personnel Assistant I – Confidential: $3,545 - $4,525 MONTHLY / $20.45 - $26.10 HOURLY

Personnel Assistant II – Confidential: $4,205 - $5,367 MONTHLY / $24.26 - $30.96 HOURLY

The salary range consists of six (6) salary steps, with approximately 5% between each step. Newly hired employees are appointed at Step A of the assigned salary range. Employees are eligible for a merit-based salary increase from Step A to Step B after six months of satisfactory service. Thereafter, employees may be eligible for annual merit-based step increases, beginning one year from the Step B effective date, until they reach the top step of the salary range.

The Personnel Assistant - Confidential is a key support role in HR. Personnel Assistants are frequently a first point of contact for employees and job candidates, providing administrative support to assigned programs, and utilizing various HR systems to implement and support activities such as recruitment, onboarding, training, benefits administration, personnel changes.

As a Personnel Assistant Confidential I/II, you will join a collaborative team and play a crucial role in supporting the County's Departments and programs, providing jobs to our community members, and ensuring a positive employee onboarding experience. With your skills in organization, communication, and problem-solving, you will directly support the County's efforts to attract and retain talented, qualified employees who positively impact the services provided to the County as a whole.

Join Shasta County's Human Resources team and help us recruit and retain competent, committed staff who serve our community. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact while building your HR career, we encourage you to apply!

Our ideal candidate is detail-oriented, possesses strong organization skills, and able to work with a high degree of accuracy and reliability while juggling multiple priorities in a high-volume work environment; possesses exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication, and works successfully with team members and employees at all levels of the organization; understands the importance of building and maintaining strong organizational relationships, is collaborative; works with integrity, can successfully utilize computer software programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; can quickly become proficient in new and department specific computer programs and systems; and possess an ability to exercise responsibility, initiative, and independent analysis and judgment.

The Department of Support Services is an administrative department which supports the departments and employees of Shasta County in the areas of Personnel, Purchasing, Risk Management, and Mail Services. In doing so we strive to help other Departments to achieve their goals in a manner that is cost effective, while mitigating risk factors, and supporting and developing excellence in County service.

The Personnel Unit manages programs designed to attract and retain the best employees for County government. These programs include recruitment, labor relations, employee grievances, maintenance of job classifications, county-wide training, and the storage and maintenance of all employee personnel records.

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How to Qualify

Personnel Assistant I – Confidential: Three (3) years of full-time experience performing varied and complex clerical work, including explaining policies, performing data entry, and processing forms and records.

One year of successful completion of related college course work in Human Resources, Public Administration, or Business Administration may substitute for one year of required experience.

Personnel Assistant II – Confidential: Four (4) years of full-time experience performing varied and complex clerical work, including explaining policies, performing data entry, and processing forms and records, including one year of experience equivalent to that of Personnel Assistant I. One year of successful completion of related college course work in Human Resources, Public Administration, or Business Administration may substitute for one year of required experience.

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

1. Do you possess three (3) years or more of full-time experience performing varied and complex clerical work, including explaining policies, performing data entry, and processing forms and records? If "Yes", please identify how many years, the name of the organization, and list the main duties completed. If "No", please type N/A.
2. Do you possess one (1) or more years of experience in human resources? If "Yes", please identify how many years, the name of the organization, and list the main duties completed. If "No", please type N/A.
3. Have you successfully completed one (1) or more years of related college course work in Human Resources, Public Administration, or Business Administration? If "Yes", please identify how many years and which area of study. If "No", please type N/A.

Other Considerations

• All new employees are required to have their paycheck directly deposited to a bank account.
• Some positions may require a valid California driver's license and acceptable driving record according to County policy.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for those persons who are disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act to perform the essential functions of the position.

Applicants are encouraged to apply on-line at www.ShastaCountyCareers.com or submit an application to the Shasta County Support Services Department – Personnel Unit.

Shasta County Personnel will accept applications and responses to the supplemental questions until 9:00 a.m., on August 17, 2026.

A Resume and/or Cover Letter will be accepted in addition to the application form but will not serve as a substitute for a completed application. Prior applicants must reapply to be considered.

Veterans' Credit: Veterans (as defined by California Government Code section 18973) who have been discharged from military service under conditions other than dishonorable and who receive a passing score on all components of the employment examinations (up to and including oral examinations) shall receive credit for an additional five points to be added to their final examination score. To be considered for this credit, a veteran MUST provide a copy of his or her discharge document (DD-214 or equivalent) and information as to the type of discharge (honorable, dishonorable, etc.) WITH THE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION ON OR BEFORE THE FINAL FILING DATE.

Arrangements may be made to accommodate applicants with disabilities. Requests for accommodations may be made to the Shasta County Personnel Office by the filing deadline posted on this bulletin. Shasta County does not discriminate on the basis of disability. If you feel you are being denied service based on a disability, our ADA Coordinator may be reached at (530) 225-5515; relay service (800) 735-2922; fax (530) 225-5345.

Shasta County will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Shasta County is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain