Administrative Law Judge

Overview

Position:
Administrative Law Judge

Working Title:

Administrative Law Judge
Job Code #: JC-506767
Position #(s):

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Classification: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE
Salary: $10,588.00 - $14,547.00 A; $11,105.00 - $15,263.00 B

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
Number of Positions: 2

Work Location:

Los Angeles County
Telework:
Hybrid
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

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 mission of the California Department of Social Services is to serve, protect, and support the people of California experiencing need in ways that empower wellbeing and disrupt systemic inequities.

The vision of the California Department of Social Services is to provide quality services with a commitment to an inclusive, diverse, and equitable California where all people can thrive.

We provide timely, independent and impartial due process hearings and produce timely, legally correct decisions. We maintain the integrity of the state hearing process, provide efficient administration of the state hearing process, communicate with counties, claimants, and others to achieve an efficient and effective state hearing process and identify and influence various issues that arise in the state hearings process that appear inconsistent with existing law or policy.

Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Accessibility. Belonging. We ensure opportunities for everyone to participate in a meaningful way in fulfilling the mission and vision of CDSS.

Community Engagement We prioritize the lived experiences of community members as a driving force behind the creation, implementation, desired impact, or change of programs and services.

Empowerment We engage, operate, and advocate from the understanding that each community and person have desires and capabilities to lead in their own life.

Quality Services We provide services that align intent and impact by ensuring that they are accessible, community driven, interconnected, and continuously improved.

Data Defined Outcomes We equitably collect and analyze data, take data-driven action, and measure outcomes relevant to those we serve, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Presides over hearings in CDSS and DHCS Program areas, which may include CalWORKs, Cal Fresh, Medi-Cal, IHSS, Scope of Benefits, Resource Family Approval, and Covered California, among others. Handles all types of hearings, which may include complex and/or sensitive cases. Interprets and applies various provisions of federal and state statutes, regulations and department policies. Rules on objections and subpoena requests raised during the process of hearing a case, addresses postponement requests, sets continued hearings, and addresses other case management issues to maintain proper flow of cases assigned by the Supervising Administrative Law Judge (SALJ).

Submits timely and legally correct final and proposed decisions as delegated, at a rate and quality consistent with State Hearings Division (SHD) standards. By virtue of hearing primarily, CalWORKs, Cal Fresh, and Medi-Cal cases, becomes a subject matter expert with ability to consult with and answer questions for other ALJs on cases or various points of law; serves as a source of referrals to legal sources, prior decisions/samples, and other resources.

May serve as reviewer of proposed decisions submited by other ALJs, and/or as duty judge who reviews /rules on pre-hearing matters such as requests for expedited hearings, bifurcations, subpoena request, postponement and reopen requests, among other pre-hearing issues. Participates on special projects as assigned, including but not limited to implementation of of best practices identified from any special projects, and attends SHD internal meetings and external meetings as assigned.

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