Why Grow With Us?
Yuba County is committed to offering resources to ensure that County employees are well equipped to provide excellent service to County residents and to all who do business with the County. As an employee, you will have the opportunity to enhance your professional skills to help you grow in your career. Additionally, Yuba County supports personal growth by promoting a learning culture that focuses on developing the “whole employee." Below you will find some of the different trainings offered.
Emerging Leaders Academy:
The Emerging Leaders Academy is part of Yuba County’s commitment to developing a strong, future-ready workforce by investing in the growth of our employees. This program provides participants with practical leadership skills, increased self-awareness, and opportunities to strengthen collaboration across departments. Through interactive learning, real-world application, and guided reflection, employees build confidence in their ability to lead, influence, and contribute to organizational success. The Academy supports the County’s Workforce Development goals by preparing employees to take on greater responsibility, foster positive workplace culture, and help drive service excellence for our community.
Yuba County Yes-to-Yuba Mindset Academy:
The Yes-to-Yuba Mindset Academy is a foundational experience designed to introduce new employees to Yuba County’s culture, values, and commitment to service. Through a series of engaging sessions, participants explore what it means to embody a Yes-to-Yuba Mindset and approaching their work with responsiveness, respect, collaboration, and a solutions-oriented perspective. The Academy connects employees to the County’s Strategic Plan, reinforces shared expectations for how we work together, and provides tools to support both personal success and meaningful public service. By establishing a strong cultural foundation early, the Academy helps employees feel connected, supported, and empowered to contribute to a positive workplace and serve our community with excellence.
Yuba County Executive Leadership Development:
This program is designed to help Department Heads, Managers, and future leaders strengthen their skills in an interactive classroom setting. This Academy will provide valuable tools to help expand the capacity to perform in leadership roles, and provide strategic and operational leadership within Yuba County.
Training:
Employees are often given the opportunity to participate in job specific training in accordance with the Department’s budget and needs and changing laws and regulations. Some examples of these opportunities include, but are not limited to: Harassment prevention and ethics training, seminars, conferences, webinars and classes.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP):
Yuba County cares about their employee’s well-being. Trainings in partnership with the EAP are available to all employees and offered throughout the year.
New Employee Orientation:
Yuba County wants to start off on the right foot! As part of the onboarding process, new full-time employees attend a New Hire Orientation to help them become educated on all the County’s offerings to make informed decisions for themselves and their families.
Opportunities For Growth:
- Transfers: Employees have the ability to submit a transfer request to comparable, open positions laterally throughout the County.
- Interdepartmental Transfers: There are opportunities for employees to accept re-assignment to different divisions within larger departments.
- Promotional Opportunities: Based on department needs, some positions can be filled with Department Promotional or County-wide Promotional recruitments and temporary promotional assignments.
Employee Recognition:
- Employee Service Awards: Every year, Yuba County recognizes employees who have attained at least 10 years of service with the County with an invitation to be honored at a Board of Supervisors meeting.