Los Angeles Unified School District - Job Opportunity

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1 Los Angeles Unified School District - Job Opportunity Job Posting Title Reference code Senior Human Resources Representative (Job Class Family: Human Resources) JP NA1 Minimum Salary $ 68, Annual Maximum Salary $ 85, Annual Application Open Date 08/07/2015 Application Close 08/24/2015 Information about LAUSD NOTE: THE FILING PERIOD MAY CLOSE SOONER THAN 8/24/2015 IF WE RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF APPLICANTIONSplease apply ASAP. We are also recruiting for the Human Resources Representative position- please submit a separate application if you are interested in the Human Resources Representative position as well. We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public schools, with the serious work of tailoring the learning environment to better serve our community. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in the business of education. We are technical professionals, skilled workers, support staff, executives, and community champions. We do our jobs with a sense of integrity, accountability, and pride in shaping the future. Our contributions here impact our number one customers - the 600,000 plus K-12 students of LAUSD. With over 1,000 job titles to choose from, build your rewarding career here by joining nearly 30,000 employees, and achieve new levels of success in your career! Department or School Site DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

2 APPLICATION? Call Weekdays 8:00 am - 4:30 pm or us at helpmeapply@lausd.net. For specific questions about the position (not how to apply or application assistance), please contact Steve Lahamjian at steve.lahamjian@lausd.net Project A Senior Human Resources Representative assists administrative personnel in a large organizational unit by planning, initiating, and coordinating activities in such areas as personnel management, staff development, and related staff functions. There are currently vacancies in various departments including Staff Relations, Facilities, and Information Technology Division. There may be additional vacancies in other departments in the future. Benefits Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision plans for you and your dependents (at no added cost), and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS). Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service. Paid Holidays: days. NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11 month basis - salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be adjusted accordingly. Job Duties/Responsibilities -Advises administrators, supervisors, and employees regarding merit system rules and procedures, assignment procedures, collective bargaining agreements, grievances, disciplinary actions, discrimination complaints, and other personnel matters. -Confers with employees and their representatives in efforts to resolve problems of employer/employee relations. -Investigates employee disciplinary problems and recommends and initiates appropriate action. -Investigates employee complaints of harassment or discrimination filed with the District or governmental agencies and recommends and initiates appropriate action. -Determines employee training needs and arranges for or conducts training sessions. -Reviews position descriptions for accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness of action or request. -Maintains records on disciplinary actions, grievances, Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), discrimination complaints, and related matters. -Contacts Personnel Commission offices in order to request examinations and assignments of personnel.

3 -Confers with representatives of the Office of Labor Relations regarding collective bargaining proposals, history, and contract interpretation. -Conducts special studies regarding community payroll practices, personnel policies, and organizational structures in other public agencies. -Conducts and monitors grievance proceedings and responds for the administration. -Represents a division or branch at disciplinary hearings and in arbitrations. -Provides assistance through documents and/or testimony to other operating departments with regard to legal/administrative proceedings. -Represents a branch in the implementation of the federally mandated drug testing, worker's compensation cases and lawsuits, and early return to work. Minimum Requirements Education: Graduation from a recognized college or university, preferably including courses in personnel administration, industrial psychology, school business management, and public or business administration. Additional experience may be substituted for two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis. Experience: Four years of experience in an administrative/professional-level staff position, including three years of technical personnel experience, preferably in discipline policies and procedures that included analyzing and interpreting human resources regulatory compliance, and investigating, analyzing and resolving disciplinary matters and complaints. A master's degree in public or personnel administration, industrial organization or industrial psychology, or a law degree from a recognized college or university may be substituted for one year of the administrative /professional-level experience. Special: A valid California Driver License. Use of an automobile. SPECIAL NOTE Exempt from FLSA Selective Certification is a hiring department's ability to select candidates beyond the top three ranks if they possess specialized expertise in one or more of the following areas: 1) Two years of experience developing and delivering staff development/in-service training on the theory and practice of performance management, including progressive discipline. 2) Two years of experience reviewing, guiding and preparing disciplinary actions against employees charged with inappropriate actions against

4 students or other children, including child abuse related offenses. You will be asked if you possess this specialized expertise at a later time. These areas will be assessed in the Technical Interview. Desirable Qualifications The ideal candidate has knowledge of: -Principles, policies, and practices of public personnel administration -Merit System and related provisions of the California Education Code, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Labor, and other codes, laws, rules, policies, procedures, and union contracts pertaining to classified employees of the District -Principles of equal opportunity employment -Principles and techniques of skill training, supervisory techniques, and career development The ideal candidate also has the ability to: -Formulate and express ideas clearly and concisely in written and oral presentations -Train and advise staff on human resources principles -Utilize investigative, information gathering techniques -Work harmoniously and effectively with District administrators, employees, and union representatives using tact, patience and courtesy -Use computers with Microsoft operating systems and word processing and spreadsheet software -Work independently on complex assignments Employment Selection Process The tentative assessment process consists of a Written Test, a Training and Experience Evaluation, and a Technical Interview. The written test will be during the week of September 7, Candidates that pass the written test will be invited to the technical interview during the week of September 21, NOTE: If you took the HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST I & II written test within the last year, you will need to certify (re-use) all of parts of your test score, depending on the content and modules of this assessment. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. For up-to-date information about test dates, view our testing schedule by visiting our website at - My LAUSD Career/Hiring Process/Pre-Employment Testing Process. As testing dates may change, we encourage you to visit this site periodically to confirm testing schedules. If you are unable to attend the scheduled dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the 'My LAUSD Career' section of our website at

5 Application Process Additional Posting Information The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) for more information. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications. Follow us on: Facebook at Twitter at LinkedIn at <(><(>&<)><)>invid= <(><(>&<)><)>sharedkey=xt2lgm2h &mboxitemid=