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Job Posting: Press Secretary
Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Press Secretary, Media Relations
$11,691.00 - $13,023.00 per Month
Final Filing Date: 5/20/2024
The California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) is seeking a Press Secretary to join our leadership team!
This is a high-profile, high-exposure position, within our Office of Public & Employee Communications (OPEC) -- one of the busiest press offices in the State of California. This role serves as the primary spokesperson for the Department, on a wide range of the most complex correctional issues before various media audiences. In addition to being the lead Information Officer for OPEC, this position oversees the work of all Information Officers in the department.
If you are someone with exceptional leadership, communication, team-building and interpersonal skills to implement a broad range of complex media relations policy and communication strategies, as well as an understanding of how traditional communications intersect with cutting edge video, social media, and online content, this is a job for you! Our ideal candidate is a communications leader with a passion for media, trends, and storytelling focused on communicating a cohesive narrative for the Department to diverse audiences. Top candidates must be fluent with social media and digital asset tools, be adept at communicating with media and fostering relationships, be a strategic thinker and an innovative leader who will play a critical frontline role in positioning CDCR at the local, state, and national level. Top candidates must be a committed collaborator who has demonstrated leadership experience bringing together internal and external stakeholders to create and maintain a diverse and effective communications and external affairs program that broadly reaches targeted audiences.
This is primarily an in-office role, where remote work is occasional, and travel is required. The physical office location is currently in downtown Sacramento, CA at the Department's Headquarters.
To learn more about this exciting leadership opportunity, please contact the Executive Recruiter, Beth Kennedy, by phone at (279) 210-3204 or by email at bethany.kennedy@cdcr.ca.gov.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Vision: We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration though education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.
Mission: To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) are committed to building and fostering a diverse workplace. We believe cultural diversity, backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and unique identities should be honored, valued, and supported. We believe all staff should be empowered. CDCR/CCHCS are proud to foster inclusion and representation at all levels of both Departments.
Founded in 1885, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is one of the nation's largest and most diverse correctional departments in the country. We are dedicated to enhancing public safety through the safe and secure incarceration of offenders, by providing effective parole supervision, and implementing rehabilitative strategies to successfully reintegrate offenders into our communities.
Department Website: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/
OPEC Website: Office of Public and Employee Communications (OPEC) - CDCR
Do not include any confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your State application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, student identification number, driver's license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. Confidential information on the first page of applications submitted electronically online, such as Easy ID number, SSN, examination related information, and driver's license number will automatically be redacted upon submission.
Candidates new to CDCR are required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan Fingerprinting, and Tuberculosis testing prior to appointment followed by department annual Tuberculosis testing/evaluation thereafter.
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 5/20/2024Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
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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 www.CalCareers.ca.gov. 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 -
A Statement of Qualifications is required and must be submitted with your Employment Application (STD. 678). Applications received without an appropriate Statement of Qualifications based on the instructions below will be rejected for being incomplete and will not be considered. Resumes, cover letters, and other documents will not be considered as a response to the Statement of Qualifications. Please refer to the "Statement of Qualifications" section below for specific requirements.
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. 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.