• Investigating disease outbreaks
• Conducting health education campaigns
• Inspecting food establishments
• Working with high risk mothers and children
• Operating health clinics for the underserved
• Staffing medical shelters during emergency evacuations
• Caring for our four-legged friends through our animal control program and many other programs and services.
• learn more about the Health Care Centers.

• Vacation: 12 to 25 days per year depending on the length of public employment
• Holidays: 12 days per year
• Sick Leave: 12 days per year
• Retirement: The County offers a Defined Benefit (Pension) Plan. The County also offers voluntary participation into a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and contributes 0.24% of base salary to a 401(a) Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Life Insurance: $20,000 Term Life Insurance
• On-Site Employee Health Clinics in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria: Provides ongoing and episodic services to eligible employees and eligible dependents over the age of 5.

• Retirement reciprocity
• Time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate

• Broad experience as a human resources generalist with a public sector agency;
• Experience providing a wide array of human resources services, including but not limited to: employee relations, investigations; performance management, and employee training and development;
• Strong knowledge and experience working in a unionized environment, Civil Service System and/or public agency;
• Familiarity and experience interpreting and applying Memorandum of Understanding, Civil Service Rules, and other governing documents;
• Strong analytical ability, including strong problem-solving skills, critical thinking and analysis;
• Demonstrated success handling numerous projects with focus on organization, prioritization and delegation;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively articulate and present information in a clear and concise manner;
• Ability to anticipate and critically analyze a broad range of complex problems and issue;
• Master's degree in Human Resources or a Human Resources Certificate from ICMA, IPMA, SHRM, or HRCI (PHR, SPHR).
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and practices;
• Customer-focused and solutions-driven approach;
• Strong leadership, supervisory and interpersonal skills demonstrated across various levels of the organization.

1. Advises managers and employees on complex employee relations matters, including performance issues, conflict resolution and disciplinary actions.
2. Advises and assists managers and stakeholders on Human Resources policies, processes, procedures, laws, and regulations.
3. Investigates complex and non-complex cases related to work environment, workplace violence, performance, as well as harassment, discrimination, conflicts of interest, and retaliation.
4. Provides recommendations to all levels of leadership regarding remedial and/or corrective actions resulting from investigations.
5. Gathers and analyzes evidentiary information, researches and explains policies and employment laws to managers, supervisors, and employees.
6. Evaluates and edits documentation associated with unionized employees, including complaint responses and disciplinary actions, applying subject-matter expertise to support an appropriate response to a variety of complex situations.
7. Uses surveys, interviews, and other studies to conduct research regarding human resources policies, classification and compensation, and other employment issues. After analyzing the information, makes recommendations on improvements.
8. Facilitates on-going communication and working relationships with employee representative organizations.
9. Collaborates with legal counsel regarding serious personnel matters.
10. Provides interpretation of labor contracts to managers, employees and HR staff.
11. Prepares and analyzes detailed and complex reports and/or spreadsheets and other written materials.
12. Provides guidance, support, and coordination in the consistent and effective development, implementation and application of policies, procedures, and practices of Public Health Department's Human Resources.
13. Develops further training as needed.
14. Serves on the Public Health Department's Disaster Response Team.
15. Assists with HR special projects and performs related duties as assigned.

Possession of the core competencies listed and the ability to immediately demonstrate these competencies consistent with the position's level in the leadership series and the specific work assignment; AND

1. Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, human resources, communication, humanities, sociology, psychology or a closely related field, and four years of progressively responsible professional level human resources generalist experience; OR,
2. Associate's degree in public administration, business administration, human resources, communication, humanities, sociology, psychology or a closely related field, and six years of progressively responsible professional level human resources generalist experience; OR,
3. A combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to the employment standard listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS:

1. Review applications and supplemental questionnaire to determine those applicants who meet the employment standards.
2. Application Ranking. Applications that meet the employment standards will be evaluated and scored. Candidates' final score and rank on the eligibility list will be determined by the information provided on their application based on the ideal candidate statement and position description. This process may be eliminated if there are fewer than 11 qualified candidates.