Job Description

Job Description and Duties

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY!

Are you interested in making a real-world difference using your IT interests and skills? This position offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a technology focused project that supports state foster children in all counties and tribes.

Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS) is located in Sacramento and offers free parking. Office suites are freeway adjacent and near Natomas. Positions are currently eligible for a hybrid work schedule and requires staff to work two days each week at our Sacramento office. Changes to the hybrid/telework program are subject to change at the Governor's discretion and based on business needs. CWDS utilizes a shared workspace or "hoteling" environment when working in the office. This is an opportunity to work with creative and productive IT professionals who are passionate about serving the state's most vulnerable population of children.

Student Assistants are eligible to work a maximum of 1500 hours per 12 consecutive months. Candidates will be required to pass a live-scan background check and provide proof of application for, or enrollment in, a college curriculum preparing for an IT or Public Health related curriculum leading to a bachelor's or advanced degree for HR review.

Under close supervision of the Information Technology Manager II, the incumbent will perform a variety of tasks of broad scope in connection with the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration (OTSI) and Child Welfare Digital Services project. The Student Assistant will focus on business needs of the CWS-CARES Technology Unit and will perform IT related tasks including but not limited to, tracking, updating, entering data, reviewing test outputs, and generating basic reports and documentation. The student will use a myriad of tools including Microsoft 365 applications such as Outlook, Teams, Excel, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Forms or similar tools for workflow automation.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

This position provides telework opportunities, including the ability to work remotely.

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:

Ability to or knowledge of:

• Interest or coursework in Information Technology (IT), Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Project   Management, Technology Testing, Public Health or related fields, especially topics involving software development life-cycle (SDLC) for IT project management.

• Ability to follow detailed instructions and perform basic data entry, validation and report updates using Excel and         SharePoint.

• Familiarity with data concepts such as data integrity, version control, and organizing datasets for review or reporting.

• Basic understanding of databases or data systems (for example, knowing how to look up records, review exported   data, or work with structured information).

• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint for coordinating communication, managing shared   mailboxes, and supporting project collaboration.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track tasks, monitor deadlines, and support meeting logistics.

• Effective oral and verbal communication skills for varied audiences.

• Ability to compile feedback by collecting, organizing, and summarizing comments or test results into clear, structured summaries for the technical team.

• Detail oriented and able to execute predefined test steps, record results accurately, and document basic issues or   inconsistencies.

• Comfortable learning new tools, applications, and processes used in large scale IT implementations.

• Proactive, dependable, and able to manage multiple small tasks while supporting senior technical staff and project   leads.

• Ability to work in a diverse environment and foster relationships while exhibiting professionalism and emotional intelligence.

Benefits

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

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 optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  Without the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or ChatGPT, please answer the following questions:

  1. List your current or proposed college(s) and area of study or intended course of study. Please specify if you are currently enrolled.

  2. List your familiarity and/or experience with the Microsoft or similar computer tools that will likely be used for this position and give an example of how you've used them. Bulleted responses are encouraged.

Job Tags

Part time, Work at office, Remote work, 2 days per week

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