Human Resources Clerk (Confidential)

Salary: $65,580.00 - $82,356.00 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: HR Clerk F-23
Closing: 8/28/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Norwalk, CA
Department: HR Clerk F-23
Division: Human Resources

Description
Equity and Diversity
The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

Closing Date:

This position will close on August 28, 2023 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).

College Profile
Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 22,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu

Department Profile
The Human Resources Department strives to provide quality customer service to the District's constituent groups by recruiting qualified individuals, retaining valuable employees, administering benefits, mitigating risk, providing a safe work environment, and issuing policies and procedures that promote equity, diversity, and inclusion. These services are achieved through team-work in a collaborative, respectful, and innovative environment.
The Human Resources Department is composed of three HR Technicians, one Staff Development Assistant, one Administrative Assistant, one Title IX Investigator, three temporary HR Technicians, two Directors, and the Vice President of HR. We are looking for a seasoned HR professional who is able to embrace our commitment to excellent customer service and continuous personal and departmental improvement.

Summary
Provides complex clerical support to Human Resources functions. Provides support of certain aspects of employment, employee relations, record keeping, and reporting or other support, and serve as the primary contact for front office delivering excellent customer service. Assists and supports Human Resources operations as needed.

Distinguishing Career Features
The Human Resources Clerk requires knowledge of general human resources operations at coordinating various administrative aspects of Human Resources. Provides administrative support for office functions including word processing, researching files, answering phones and greeting the public. Requires the ability to maintain confidentiality and independently carry out projects, coordinating information for reports to support the department activities.

Job Duties
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining excellent customer service in the HR Office Reception area.
• May assist with assembling applications, supporting materials, and interview/rating forms for selection committees. May assist with communication with candidates on logistics for recruitment and selection processes.
• Maintains currency of knowledge and skills related to the duties and responsibilities.
• Processes documents requiring knowledge of the special terminology, policies and procedures of department or area of specialized function such as contracts and vendor arrangements. Monitors budgets and contractual provisions.
• Responds to inquiries and conveys information about services provided by the Human Resources Department. Refers difficult or sensitive matters to the appropriate manager or administrator.
• Prepares and distributes position vacancy announcements. Creates for review and approval, vacancy advertisements to newspapers and periodicals. Posts position vacancies on web sites.
• Schedules appointments and arranges meetings. Prepares schedules and informs participants, confirming dates and times.
• Responsible for processing of temporary employees (e.g., short-term hourly, volunteers) and Board items related to their employment. Including referral, follow up, and clearance of their Live Scan fingerprints.
• Greets visitors staff or students in person, ascertains nature of business and provides standard information related to Human Resources and general information.
• Utilizes appropriate systems or resources as needed to assist visitors/employees with disabilities.
• May train, coordinate, and review the work of temporary employees hired by the Department.
• Enters and maintains employee information in relational databases of human resources information (e.g., PeopleSoft, LACOE system, CalPERs Benefit system).
• Assist HR personnel as directed.
• Performs general data entry such as, but not limited to, updating of mailing lists used for recruiting, assembling data and information for surveys and reports.
• Provides employment and general information about the District to prospective job applicants. Responds by letter to inquiries of persons interested in employment, compiling and forwarding special request information (e.g., schedules, maps, etc.) as requested.
• Researches, responds to, or refers employees' questions about personnel policies and procedures.
• Receives, processes, and distributes departmental mail.
• Receives and screens telephone calls and inquiries, providing information and/or referring caller to appropriate individual(s) and/or organizational unit(s) for response.
• Receives, handles, and files confidential and private information pertaining to the District and its employees, including employee evaluations, disciplinary actions, grievances, EEOC complaints, and information related to collective bargaining.
• Accepts and processes job applications for recruited positions. Examines application packages for completeness and required information. Enters data onto a computer-aided file for applicant tracking, ensuring up-to-date information on applicants and deleting outdated information.
• Prepares reports, correspondence, notices, memoranda, spreadsheets, charts, forms, agendas, and other documents in support of employment, collective bargaining negotiations and related functions.
• Maintains and updates information for personnel and subject matter files, ensuring proper treatment of confidential information.

Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
Requires a high school diploma or the equivalent, plus one year of post-secondary course work in Secretarial Science, Human Resources, or a related area and 2 years of progressively responsible experience in a customer service environment. Experience in Human Resources or closely related function is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong computer competency
• HRIS or relational database experience

Supplemental Information
Knowledge and Skills
The position requires professional knowledge of:

• Math to compute sums, averages, ratios, products, and quotients.
• Language, grammar, and writing skills to prepare professional correspondence.
• Use of a personal computer for word processing, tabulating data on spreadsheets, desktop publishing, web updates, accessing and entering data onto relational databases, verifying numerical and demographic information, and entering information onto established data entry screens.
• Human relations/interpersonal skills to convey technical concepts to others, to deal with sensitive and confidential information, to give instructions, and to facilitate discussions with individuals via face to face, telephone or email communication.
• Basic knowledge of generally accepted Human Resources practices
• Sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, ethnic and disability backgrounds of community college employees and students.

Abilities
This position requires the ability to:

• Maintain productive and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Exercise sensitivity and discretion in handling confidential/private information and materials
• Maintain up-to-date files and ensure security and confidentiality of information.
• Requires sufficient skill using the English language, grammar, spelling, punctuation, proofreading, editing, to prepare original correspondence.
• Use computer-based software programs that support this level of work, including but not limited to word processing, spreadsheet, presentation graphics, and specialized database software used in education

Physical Abilities
The following required physical abilities may be met with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Must be able to recognize printed material (printed or online) for more than 75% of the expected work time.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with members of the campus community. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. Retrieve work materials with or without accommodation.
• Requires the ability to lift, push, and pull objects of medium weight (less than 30 lbs.) on an occasional basis with or without accommodation.
• Function indoors in an office environment engaged in work of primarily a sedentary nature with some requirement to move about the campus.

Licenses and Certificates
May require a valid driver's license.

Working Conditions
Work is performed indoors where minimal safety considerations exist.

Salary/Fringe Benefits
Grade 9 on the Confidential Salary Schedule ($5,465.00 -$6,863.00/month). Beginning salary placement typically is on Step 1 of the salary grade.
Health and welfare benefits include District contribution for medical/dental/vision benefits and employee life insurance ($50,000). (Cash in lieu option available on medical insurance.)
Participation in the Public Employee's Retirement System that is also integrated with Social Security

Selection Procedure

After the application closing date, a search committee will review and invite the most qualified applicants for an interview. As these are highly competitive positions, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee an interview. If you have questions or would like to follow-up regarding your application, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] as search committee members are unable to discuss specific recruitments.

Conditions of Employment
This is a full-time 12-calendar month confidential position.
Hours of employment are:
Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Employment is to be effective as soon as possible following completion of the selection process.

Individual who is offered employment shall be required to obtain fingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and remit the required fee for processing the fingerprints, Federal Bureau of Investigation (no fee if obtained at Cerritos College Campus Police Station), produce an original social security card, and submit negative TB test results (must be within the past four years or within the last 60 days if not previously employed in a school district in California) before employment.

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States and signing of loyalty oath per Government Codes 3100-3109.

Board Policy 2905 requires mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment. The District requires all employees to submit proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. Full policy details can be found on the website; Cerritos College - Chapter 2 - Board of Trustees. Employees may submit requests for medical or religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate for consideration. Details are available on the District's COVID-19 webpage

**Please note - the District does not provide for immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas

Application Procedures
Application materials must be submitted by the closing date.
Applicants who need special services or facilities due to disability in order to apply or interview for this position must notify Human Resources at the time of application or at least 72 hours prior to the closing date or date of a scheduled interview.

Special document must be included to be considere d.
Please respond to the following statement:
The Human Resources Department is committed to providing service excellence
to our diverse Campus community. In 250 words or less, please describe your
understanding of service excellence in a high traffic office setting.

Required Documents:
Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Copy of Transcripts
Special Document

To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cerritosedu/jobs/4129458/human-resources-clerk-confidential

The District ensures that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. .jeid-275a13e9060914419e621fcca14409a8