PROGRAM MANAGER I STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND Recruitment #109399-00109384-30269M Department(s): Opening Date: Closing Date: Type of Recruitment: State Compensation Insurance Fund-HDQTRS 6/4/2010 8:00:00 AM 6/25/2010 11:59:00 PM Departmental Promotional Salary: MONTHLY-RANGED-SALARY - $6,836.00 to $7,957.00 Employment Type: Exam Type: Permanent Full-time Permanent Part-time Permanent Intermittent Limited Term Full-time Limited Term Part-Time Limited Term Intermittent Statewide EEO State Compensation Insurance Fund is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, or sexual orientation. DRUG FREE STATEMENT It is an objective of the state of California to achieve a drug-free state work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the state, the rules governing civil service and the special trust placed in public servants. WHO SHOULD APPLY? This is a departmental promotional examination for the State Compensation Insurance Fund. Applicants must meet one of the following criteria to participate in this examination: 1. Applicants must have a permanent civil service appointment with State Compensation Insurance Fund as of June 25, 2010, the final filing date, in order to participate in this examination; or 2. Must be a current or former employee of the Legislature for two or more years as defined in Government Code Section 18990; or 3. Must be a current or former non-elected exempt employee of the Executive Branch for two or more consecutive years as defined in Government Code Section 18992; or 4. Must be a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active duty with a serviceconnected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code Section 18991. (Note: Veterans must provide a copy of their DD214 for entrance requirement.) Page 1 of 5
FILING INSTRUCTIONS FINAL FILING DATE: JUNE 25, 2010 Applications must be submitted ON-LINE www.statefundca.com/careers, RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED no later than the final filing date. FAXED OR E-MAILED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Applications not submitted on-line, postmarked, personally delivered or received via inter-office mail after 5:00 P.M. on the final filing date will not be accepted for any reason. FILE BY MAIL: State Compensation Insurance Fund PO Box 420807 San Francisco, CA 94142-0807 FILE IN PERSON: State Compensation Insurance Fund 1275 Market Street, 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103-1405 Applications may be obtained from the State Fund website at www.statefundca.com/careers. SPECIAL TESTING ARRANGEMENTS If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements mark "yes" on Question #2 on the Examination and/or Employment Application form. The Testing and Certification Services Unit will contact you to make special arrangements. REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION Accepted applicants are required to bring either a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification to the examination. SALARY INFORMATION Range A: $6,836 - $7,578 Range B: $7,214 - $7,957 ELIGIBLE LIST INFORMATION A departmental promotional eligibility list will be established for State Compensation Insurance Fund. Names of successful competitors are merged onto the existing list in order of final score, regardless of date. The list will be abolished twelve months after being established, unless the needs of the service and/or conditions of the list warrant a change in this period. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMITTANCE TO THE EXAMINATION It is your responsibility to make sure you meet the experience requirements stated on this announcement on the date you submit your application. NOTE: All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this examination announcement by the final filing date, JUNE 25, 2010. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS EITHER I One year of experience in the California state service performing duties in a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Manager II, State Compensation Insurance Fund. OR II Two years of experience in the California state service performing duties in a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Manager I, State Compensation Insurance Fund. OR III Four years of broad and extensive experience in supervising or managing professional workers' compensation broker, loss control, underwriting, or claims adjustment. (Experience in the California state service applied toward this pattern must include at least one year of experience performing the duties of a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Manager II, State Compensation Insurance Fund, or two years of experience performing the duties of a class with a level of responsibility equivalent to that of a Manager I, State Compensation Insurance Fund.) Page 2 of 5
POSITION DESCRIPTION Positions allocated to this class are typically managers of small to medium-sized regional offices, staff departments, or other organizational units with equivalent responsibility. EXAMINATION INFORMATION WRITTEN TEST DATE: JULY 28, 2010 Testing will be conducted both in North and South. If conditions warrant, testing may be reschedule during August/September 2010. This examination will consist of a written test and an In-Basket exercise. In order to obtain a position on the eligible list, a minimum rating of 70.00% must be attained. WRITTEN TEST AND IN-BASKET EXERCISE - WEIGHTED 100.00% Once a candidate has taken the examination for this classification, he or she will not be allowed to take the examination again in any location within the twelve (12) months, this is until July 28, 2011. Effective January 1, 2009, Government Code Section 18991, in cases where promotional examinations are given by more than one agency for the same classification, the employee shall select one agency in which to compete. Once you have selected an agency to participate in an exam with, you can not participate with another agency for the same classification during the eligibility list period. KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES Knowledge of: 1. Workers' compensation insurance problems, trends, laws, regulations, orders, classifications, rating plans, principles and practices. 2. General management principles and practices. 3. management and supervision. 4. State Compensation Insurance Fund financial and business policies and procedures. 5. Applicability of electronic information systems to varied work procedures. 6. Program planning and control. 7. A manager's/supervisor's responsibility for promoting equal opportunity in hiring, employee development and promotion, and for maintaining a work environment which is free of discrimination and harassment in accordance with State Compensation Insurance Fund's Equal Employment Opportunity Program. Ability to: 1. Effectively apply the required knowledge of the class. 2. Formulate policies. 3. Plan, organize and direct the work of a subordinate staff. 4. Establish and maintain harmonious and effective working relationships with State Compensation Insurance Fund personnel, public and private organizations and claimants. 5. Achieve results in terms of planned objectives. 6. Analyze situations and adopt an effective course of action. 7. Communicate effectively. 8. Effectively promote equal opportunity in employment and maintain a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment in accordance with State Compensation Insurance Fund's Equal Employment Opportunity Program. VETERANS PREFERENCE Veterans' Preference credits will not be granted in the examination as it does not meet the requirements to qualify for Veterans' Preference credit. CAREER CREDITS Career Credits will not be added to the final score of this examination. Page 3 of 5
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS SPECIAL PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS - Willingness to travel extensively and change residence when necessary. CONTACT INFORMATION State Compensation Insurance Fund 1275 Market Street, 10 th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 565-1160 Voice (415) 703-7878 TDD HRTesting@scif.com For more information regarding this examination, please contact State Compensation Insurance Fund by phone, email, or apply online via www.statefundca.com. DISCLAIMER Please click on the link below to review the official California State Personnel Board class specification: http://spb.ca.gov/jobs/resources/jobspecs.htm GENERAL INFORMATION It is the candidate's responsibility to contact the State Compensation Insurance Fund, in San Francisco, (415) 565-1160, three days prior to the written test date if he/she has not received a notice. For an examination without a written feature, it is the candidate's responsibility to contact State Compensation Insurance Fund, in San Francisco, (415) 565-1160 three weeks after the final filing date if he/she has not received a progress notice. If a candidate's notice of oral interview, EDA, PRE, or performance test fails to reach him/her 3 days prior to their scheduled appointment due to a verified postal error, he/she will be rescheduled upon written request. Examination Locations: When a written test is part of the examination, it will be given in such places in California as the number of candidates and conditions warrant. However, locations of interviews or performance evaluations may be limited or extended as conditions warrant. Applications are available at www.jobs.ca.gov, State Personnel Board offices, local offices of the Employment Development Department and the State Compensation Insurance Fund. If you meet the requirements stated on this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirement does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of the others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores. State Compensation Insurance Fund reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all competitors will be notified. Examination Locations: When a written test is part of the examination, it will be given in such places in California as the number of candidates and conditions warrant. Locations of interviews may be limited or extended as conditions warrant. General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others; and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required. Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin. Page 4 of 5
Promotional Examinations Only: Competition is limited to employees who have a permanent civil service appointment and military veterans that meet all the minimum qualifications. Under certain circumstances, other employees may be allowed to compete under provisions of Rules 234, 235, and 235.2. State Personnel Board Rules 233, 234, 235, 235.2, and 237 contain provisions regarding civil service status and eligibility for promotional examinations. These rules may be reviewed at departmental personnel offices, at the State Personnel Board office or www.jobs.ca.gov. High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways:1) passing the General Educational Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the candidate is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis. STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND OFFICES Redding Regional Offi ce 2175 Shasta View Drive Redding, CA 96003-8296 Sacramento Regional Office 2275 Gateway Oaks Drive Sacramento, CA 95833-3255 Stockton Regional Office 3247 West March Lane Stockton, CA 95219-2351 Central Valley South Bakersfield Regional Office 9801 Camino Media Bakersfield, CA 93311-1303 Central Valley South Fresno Regional Office 10 River Park Place East Fresno, CA 93720-1531 Burbank 2400 Empire Avenue Burbank, CA 91504-3331 Chatsworth 9419 Mason Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311-5204 Fresno 7370 N. Palm Avenue Fresno, CA 93711-5782 Vacaville 1030 Vaquero Circle Vacaville, CA 95688-8804 Customer Serv ice Center Monterey Park 900 W. Corporate Center Drive Monterey Park, CA 91754-7618 Bay Area Claims Services 5880 Owens Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588-3900 Bay Area Policy Services 5880 Owens Drive Pleasanton, CA 94588-3900 Eureka Regional Office 2440 Sixth Street Eureka, CA 95501-0788 San Jose Regional Offic e 6203 San Ignacio Avenue San Jose, CA 95119-1325 Santa Rosa Regional Office 1450 Neotomas Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95405-7581 Home Office San Francisco 1275 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103-1410 Inland Empire San Diego Regional Office 10105 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92121-4226 Inland Empire Claims Services Riverside 6301 Day Street Riverside, CA 92507-0902 Inland Empire Policy Services San Bernardino 375 West Hospitality Lane San Bernardino, CA 92408-3217 Chatsworth 9419 Mason Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311-5204 Monterey Park 900 Corporate Center Drive Monterey Park, CA 91754-7618 Oxnard Regional Office 2901 North Ventura Road Oxnard, CA 93036-1150 Orange County Claims Services Santa Ana 1750 East Fourth Street Santa Ana, CA 92705-3929 Orange County Policy Services Santa Ana 1750 East Fourth Street Santa Ana, CA 92705-3929 Commerce 400 Citadel Drive Commerce, CA 90040-1558 Oxnard 2901 North Ventura Road Oxnard, CA 93036-1148 Riverside 6301 Day Street, Suite 200 Riverside, CA 92507-0902 Sacramento 2450 Venture Oaks Drive, Suite 500 Sacramento, CA 95833-3291 State Contrac t Services Rohnert Park 5900 State Farm Drive, Suite 200 Rohnert Park, CA 94928-2122 Customer Service Center Vacaville 1020 Vaquero Circle Vacaville, CA 95688-8804 Glendale 655 N. Central Avenue, #200 Glendale, CA 91203-1400 Contact Information for California State Personnel Board 801 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 94244-2010 (916) 653-1705 TDD: (916) 653-1511 Page 5 of 5