Hiring and developing local talent | UC Davis Health

UC Davis Health aims to strengthen and expand existing Human Resource efforts in this area including supporting robust community outreach in Anchor Institution Mission neighborhoods, partnering with local community colleges to increase pipeline programs and paid internship opportunities, and collaborating with local community based organizations and the City of Sacramento to increase our workforce from our Anchor communities.

Outside In

Equip local residents for quality, high-demand frontline jobs that are connected to job pipelines.

• UC Davis Human Resources participated in over 75 outreach events in 2019-20 with similar opportunities planned for 2021-22. Past events.
• Outreach events include:
  • Hiring our Heroes - Travis Airforce Base
  • Employment Development Department Job Talks
  • Workability Outreach Events
  • Sacramento Transgender Career Fair
  • Sacramento Food Bank Job Talk
• All job openings at UC Davis are distributed to local job centers through America's Job Exchange.

Inside up

Connect frontline workers to pathways for career advancement within the institution by:

• Offering job coaching and mentoring for new hires.
• Provide tuition assistance and advancement opportunities to support frontline employees gaining new skills.
• Train mid-managers and create accountability toward diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
• Partner with Los Rios Community College and community organizations to develop advancement programs.

AIM Local Hire Strategy

Our AIM Local Hiring Framework focuses on: (1) recruiting and outreach; (2) leadership and commitment to diversifying the workforce; (3) creating hiring support; (4) developing a space for data collection, review, and transparency; and (5) retention and growth. (AIM Paper Citation)