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SalaryWe are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,
focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students
as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you
will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting
the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal
of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.
LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an
enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710
square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we
employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers
in our city.
Project A Human Resources Representative assists an administrator by
administering and coordinating personnel practices and performing other
professional-level tasks.
Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,
vision, 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: Up to 13 days.
Job Duties/Responsibilities Typical duties may include:
- 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.
- Advises compliance with leaves of absence in accordance with State
and federal laws including but not limited to, Family and Medical Leave
Act (FMLA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA), disability, and workers
compensation; and determines employees eligibility for leaves of
absence.
- Participates in reasonable accommodation meetings with employees
requesting to return to work after a medical leave of absence.
- 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.
- 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.
- May represent a division or branch at a variety of meetings, such as
those of the Personnel Commission and labor/management.
- May conduct interactive process meetings.
- May coordinate bidding procedures for school bus routes.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
To view the complete class description, visit us at www.lausdjobs.org
Minimum Requirements Education:
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s
degree, 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:
Human Resources Representative
Three years of experience in a professional-level staff position, including
two years of technical Human Resources experience. 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 professional-level experience.
Special:
A valid California Driver License.
Use of an automobile.
Desirable Qualifications The ideal candidate has knowledge of:
- Principals, 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),
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), California Family Rights Act (CFRA),
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 work processing
and spreadsheet software
- Work independently on complex assignments
Employment Selection Process The assessment process tentatively consists of Writing Project and an
Interview.
Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an
approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your
spam/junk e-mail folder.
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. To honor this request we will be
adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. 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,
http://www.lausdjobs.org 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
http://www.lausdjobs.org .
Application Process DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE
APPLICATION?
Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net
To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the
website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .
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) 241-3455
for more information.
Additional Posting Information The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a
working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment,
intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits
discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying
based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including
gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth,
breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual
orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use
restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle
Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability
(including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis,
epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart
disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics),
military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner
status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or
affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or
group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or
any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or
regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides
significant assistance.
For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213)
241-7685.
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.
