Position Details
Job Code #: JC-429646
Position #(s): 800-310-5780-XXX
Working Title: Enforcement Attorney
Classification: ATTORNEY IV
Salary: $11,644.00 - $14,954.00 A
# of Positions: 1
Work Location: Los Angeles County
Telework: Hybrid
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Department Information
Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of fellow Californians while achieving your career goals? Do you set high standards for yourself and enjoy a collaborative and challenging work environment? The California Department of Social Services’ Mission is to serve, aid, and protect needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence. CDSS values diversity at all levels of the organization and is committed to fostering an environment in which employees and partners from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcomed and can thrive.
Job Description And Duties
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Legal Division is recruiting to fill one permanent full-time Attorney IV position in its Community Care Licensing (CCL) Enforcement Branch, Monterey Park Bureau. The office location for this position is in Monterey Park. This position allows for a Hybrid work environment with telework at an alternative work location. An alternative work location would be the employee’s residence. For travel purposes, reimbursement would be based on the office location.
The CCL Enforcement Attorney IV represents the Department as the highest-level enforcement attorney involved in the most complicated and politically sensitive licensing cases. These cases primarily involve issues concerning physical, sexual or financial abuse to the state’s most vulnerable populations. In addition, the Attorney IV conducts or leads the most complex, high-level, and/or politically sensitive special projects.
The selected candidate must be able to demonstrate the highest level of expertise in licensing investigations and preparation of sexual and physical abuse cases, reviewing sensitive evidence and in conducting witness interviews with children, the elderly, and individuals with developmental disabilities. The Attorney IV also has the most experience in dealing with expert witnesses, hearing practices and procedures, conducting sensitive and difficult negotiations and providing the Deputy Director, Director, and managers with advice regarding such sensitive matters. The Attorney IV must be capable of independently functioning under pressure in politically sensitive situations, and must be able to meet strict deadlines, and/or on an expedited basis with the highest degree of autonomy.
Travel will be required.
Special Requirements
Please Note: A Statement of Qualifications or Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted along with your application in order to be considered for this position.
Interested applicants MUST submit the following application materials:
- Completed State Employment Application Form (STD 678). Include the Job Title of this position in the “Examination or Job Title for Which You Are Applying” section located on Page 1 of the STD 678.
- Applicants must also attach a SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ), which shall be no longer than two pages (12-point type), cover letter, and a resume. The SOQ is a narrative discussion of how the applicant’s education, training, experience, and skills meet the job description and duty statement for the position.
Applications will be accepted from current members of the California State Bar who are currently employed in a California civil service position at the Attorney IV level, who have current list eligibility for appointment to the Attorney IV level, who have SROA/Surplus eligibility, or who have reinstatement rights to this level. Selected candidate will be subject to a criminal record background check fingerprint clearance by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
This position is subject to fingerprinting clearance by the Department of Justice.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Final Filing Date: 5/15/2024
Who May Apply
Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available).
How To Apply
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 CalCareer Account at
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place.
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