Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Please note, the Water Boards do not participate in E-Verify.

Please note: this position is paid on an hourly basis and limited to 1500 hours in a rolling year.  The salary range for Student Assistant is $18.27 - $24.62 per hour.  

Are you looking for an exciting and fulfilling career in environmental regulation protecting water quality and developing geospatial data to help prioritize and assess water quality impacts to community needs? If you enjoy working with GIS based platforms and are interested in applying analytical data to understand balance of human right to water and environmental protections, then this may be the position for you! Apply today and join our team. The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Water Quality has an opening for a Student Assistant in the Waste Discharge Requirements Unit. The position is located at 1001 I Street, 15th Floor, Sacramento, right in the heart of downtown next to light rail stations and other public transportation.

Duties:

Develop GIS-based maps, dashboards, and visual tools to effectively illustrate and assess water quality impacts. These tools will also help identify gaps in water quality and social equity, highlighting communities where regulatory improvements can better support Californians’ Human Right to Water and sanitation. Please see additional duties in the Duty Statement attached.

Additional information:

Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class.

If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package.

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Working Conditions

Positions at the Water Boards may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position .

In accordance with the Statewide Telework Policy and GC 14200, the successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment.  Proof of residency may be required.

Salary Information - CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 599.673) of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience. E mployees appointed to the Attorney or Water Resource Control Engineer classification will receive Recruitment Higher Above Minimum (HAM) rate in accordance with the approved

In addition, note: Effective July 1, 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) which reduces an employee’s monthly salary in exchange for leave credits. Employees appointed to this classification will have their monthly salary reduced and will accrue hours of PLP 2025 on the first day of each pay period in accordance with the applicable The salary range(s) included on this job posting do not reflect the reduction in pay.

Special Requirements

In order to be considered for this position, you must include the following:

• RPA# 26-250-013in the “Examination or Job Title(s)” section of the State application when submitting a hardcopy application.
• Student Assistant  – Please see below for additional information.

• Photocopies of Transcripts (unofficial ok)

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States that does meet accreditation standards must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due during final minimum qualification evaluation of candidate(s). A link of accepted evaluation agencies can be found here: .

Electronic submittal of applications and attachments through jobs.ca.gov is preferred. Emailed or faxed applications will not be accepted. You are required to complete employment history on the application form (STD. 678), including work experience, dates, hours worked, contact names and phone numbers of supervisors on the state application. Applicants who fail to submit a completed STD. 678 may be disqualified.

In the hiring interview, the panel will consider education, experience, personal development, personal traits and fitness for the job. In appraising experience, more weight may be given to the breadth of pertinent experience and evidence of the candidate's ability to accept and fulfill increasing responsibilities than to the length of his/her experience. For additional information, you may refer to the class specification.

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:

Please remember these are desirables and are not required.  Provide examples in all of these areas, if possible:

• Knowledge and experience with data visualization tools and workloads such as:
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – dashboards, experience builder, ArcGIS Online/ Enterprise
  • Modeling and coding basics
  • Geospatial annotation tools
  • Statistical analysis
  • Presentation skills
  • Organizational and planning skills
• Understanding of environmental, public health, and water quality issues related to sanitation
• Knowledge or use of tools related to social equity, especially related to environmental justice
• Experience working independently or on independent projects
• Experience working on a team
• Customer Service experience

Benefits

Water Board employees may be eligible for benefits. Health benefits and leave programs are available for most permanent, full-time employees, and some permanent, part-time employees. Benefit eligibility may depend on length of service and may be subject to collective bargaining agreements negotiated between the State of California and employee organizations that define wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment. and

Student Assistant Additional Information

This is a non-testing classification, therefore anyone meeting the minimum qualifications listed on the classification specification may apply for this position.

Individuals who are, or have been, a dependent child in foster care, a homeless youth, or a formerly incarcerated youth as defined by Government Code section 18220 are encouraged to apply and will be given priority. If you are applying under this eligibility status, please note on your application your eligibility by stating “preference under Government Code section 18220. Please note that prior to appointment, individuals claiming preference under one of these categories will be required to furnish documentation establishing their eligibility.

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 required and must be included.
• Other - Cover letter is required and must be included.
• Other - Proof of application for, or enrollment as a student in, an appropriate college or university program. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Permanent employment, Full time, Part time, Work experience placement, Remote work

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