Posting number: 1237-8_SS_081026
Department: Support Services Department
Division: Personnel
Job classification: Personnel Assistant I - Confidential
Posting type: Open
Categories: Administration, Human Resources
THE CURRENT VACANCY IS WITHIN THE PERSONNEL UNIT
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPPORT SERVICES
ORAL EXAMS ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 2026
FINAL FILING DATE: MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026, AT 9:00 AM
Make a Difference in Shasta County
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
What You'll Do
Recruitment & Selection
Employee Support
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
Please visit https://www.shastacounty.gov/personnel/page/labor-agreements-mous and refer to the Shasta County Personnel Rules and the Confidential Cost of Living Increases for future salary increases.
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 Position
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!
Who We are Looking For
Our ideal candidate is detail-oriented, possess 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.
Who We Are
Support Services
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. Our department is flexible; supportive; progressive; and we deliver high quality service to all those we serve.
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.
Full Job Description
Personnel Assistant I Confidential: Click Here for the Full Job Description
Personnel Assistant II Confidential: Click Here for the Full Job Description
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.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
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' CreditVeterans (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 the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting calcivilrights.ca.gov/fair-chance-act.
SHASTA COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Shasta County Personnel
1450 Court Street, Suite 348; Redding, CA 96001; (530) 225-5515
Shasta County is a General Law County governed by a 5-member Board of Supervisors, each elected to staggered 4-year terms from geographic districts. Shasta County will become a Charter County on January 1, 2025. The County employs more than 2,000 full–time employees composed of the following departments - Agriculture Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures, Assessor-Recorder, Auditor-Controller, Child Support Services, Clerk of the Board, Community Action Agency/Housing Authority, County Administration Office, County Clerk-Registrar of Voters, County Counsel, District Attorney, Farm Advisor, Health and Human Services Agency, Information Technology, Probation, Public Defender, Public Works, Resource Management, Sheriff-Coroner, Support Services, Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator, and the Veterans Service Office.
