Job Description

Job Description and Duties

In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.

The incumbent works under direction of the Staff Services Manager I (SSMI) of the Training and Workforce Unit performing the more responsible, varied, and complex technical analytical staff services assignments related to the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) manpower and training programs, with a focus on Community Paramedicine (CP) and Triage to Alternate Destination (TAD) program implemenation, monitoring and reporting. The incumbent evaluates EMS Plan manpower and training components and CP and TAD paramedic specialty accreditation Plan addendums, evaluates EMS training program applications, performs policy analysis, formulation, and rulemaking, and develops procedures, reports, issue papers, and legislative analyses.

If new to California state service, you will need to have taken and passed the examination for this classification in order to be hired for this position. If you are a current state employee, but do not have transfer eligibility or list eligibility, you will need to have taken and passed the examination for this classification in order to be hired for this position.

Please go to CalHR’s website to review the exam bulletin:

Please let us know how you heard about our position by taking this brief survey:

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

Telework Information

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with EMSA’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.

Travel may be required for this position. Reimbursement for travel takes into consideration an employee’s designated headquarters, as reflected in the duty statement, and is subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

The headquarters office location for this position is identified in the attached duty statement.

Special Requirements

• Background Check Reqired

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions,  hours worked per week , and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY) .  Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g. unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference  Job Control # (489276)  and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e. social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers Account at Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.

If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email  apply@cdph.ca.gov  for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or,  a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Desired Characteristics:

• Positive Attitude.
• Ability to complete multiple tasks with changing priorities.
• Strong written, analytical, interpersonal and oral communications skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively independently and as part of a team. 
• Ability to establish and build effective working relationships with constituents, colleagues, and consultants.

Demonstrated ability to:

• Perform routine and complex data collection, analysis, and reporting;
• Knowledge of and/or experience in auditing and/or investigative processes;
• Act independently and take initiative to research and resolve technical issues and issues of noncompliance, with open-mindedness, flexibility and tact.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) Instructions

The SOQ should be no more than two pages, single-spaced.

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN NUMBERED ORDER:

1. Please describe your experience researching, analyzing, and monitoring trends for health care training programs.
2. Please provide an example of a time where you gathered, tabulated, analyzed and/or charted data to prepare a report, including utilization of Excel or another database program.
3. Please describe your experience working with internal and external stakeholders to draft new or update existing regulations, rules, and/or law.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  Please see Statement of Qualifications instructions below at end of posting .  Any applications received that  do not provide a written response to the SOQ will not be scored/reviewe d .

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Contract work, Work at office, Remote work,

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