Job Builder is UC Davis Health’s new software solution for managing job descriptions, classifications and compensation actions, and viewing job standards.
Use PeopleAdmin Now - Job Builder access available starting in June
Use Job Builder for
Classification and Compensation Actions:
- Initiating and approving classification requests, including:
- New and replacement recruitments
- Reclassifications
- Job description updates
- Stipend and equity actions
- One-time payments
- Accessing and downloading job descriptions
- Initiating employee and supervisor job description acknowledgement
Benefits include:
The new job description tool will bring consistency between UC Davis and the rest of the UC, and provide UC Davis immediate access to updated job standards, which are all maintained by UC Office of the President (UCOP).
For Supervisors and Managers
- Provides direct access to job descriptions for direct/indirect reports
- Offers a library of job descriptions to help promote consistency and standardization that can help speed up hiring.
- Handles routing and approval signatures (including employee acknowledgement) within the tool.
- Gives hiring managers the ability to preview the job posting when working on a recruitment action.
For All Staff Employees
- Download your own job description directly through Job Builder.
- Access and compare job standards for any job function, including your own.
PeopleAdmin News
Pausing PeopleAdmin Actions for Cutover
May 17 will be the last day for certain actions to be entered into PA to allow for export and migration into Job Builder. Please do not wait to enter actions in PA leading up to May 17.
- Review all Cutover Dates
effective immediately, before May 17, after May 17 Effective Immediately - No new users provisioned PA access. Going forward, new users will be set up in Job Builder.
Not allowed in PA
after May 17 @ 2 p.m.- Reclasses
- Position Description updates
- Equities with changes to the Position Description
Allowed in PA
between May 17 - May 31- New Recruitments and Replacements (if approved by Workforce Management Committee).
- No Recruitment actions will be accepted in PA beginning June 1
Allowed in PA
between May 17 - June 3- One-Time Payments
- Stipends and Stipend Extensions
- Equity requests with no changes to Position Description (no significant changes in duties)
Plans for PeopleAdmin
- UC Davis Health and SOM/SON transition from PA to Job Builder in June 2024.
- Davis Campus moves to Job Builder in September 2024.
- All PA Users retain view/read only access to PA to access historical actions and data (e.g., position descriptions).
- After Davis Campus Go Live all historical actions will be moved from PA to a searchable data solution.
Job Builder Training & Support
Use PeopleAdmin Now - Job Builder access available starting in June
All Staff and Supervisors
- Training: My Job Builder
The My Job Builder course introduces staff at both UC Davis Health and the Davis campus to the Job Builder software, including self-access to their job description and features such as the Job Standards and Job Standards Matrix. After completing the course learners can confidently access and navigate the Job Builder software. Course Duration: 25 minutes.
- Job Aids
- Getting Started in Job Builder PDF | Video
- Using Job Standards in Job Builder (Video)
- FAQs
1.) What is Job Builder?
2.) What do I need to access Job Builder?
3.) What is a node?
Find these answers and more in the full FAQ (PDF)
Office Hours at Go Live
Compensation Services and HR Technology staff will answer questions and offer tips for using Job Builder.
Every Workday
June 4 - 18
noon – 1 p.m.
Join via Zoom
Initiators, Reviewers, Approvers
- Training: Workflow Management in Job Builder
This course will introduce learners to their unique user dashboard, the job description catalog and the overall process of workflows within Job Builder; including step-by-step instruction for initiating a new recruitment, taking action on a current job description, and using the new Preview and My Job Tasks tools.
- Register for 1 session in the UC Learning Center
Thurs., May 30 | 10:30 a.m. - Noon
- Job Aids
- How to Write an Effective Job Description (PDF)
- Completing Physical, Environmental and Mental Requirements (PDF)
- Initiating a New Position Workflow (PDF)
- Take Action on Current Job Description (PDF)
- Department Library and Job Description Catalog (PDF)
- Training for ELR, Recruitment & Onboarding
- Training for Compensation Services
Questions
- Process Questions
Contact Compensation Services - Technical Support
Submit a Request for Help (webform coming at go live) - Training and Job Aid Questions
Email hr-learning@ucdavis.edu
Where Job Builder Fits in Recruiting Process
- UC Davis Health
- Davis Campus
The Hiring Experience
Job Builder is one improvement HR is making to elevating our ability to attract, recruit, hire and onboard UC Davis employees for the future.
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