Planning, organizing, managing, and providing administrative direction and oversight for all functions and activities of the Human Resources Department, including employee relations, recruitment, selection and retention, employee compensation and benefits administration, job analysis and classification, labor negotiations, employee training and development, discipline and performance management, training and organizational development, Risk Management and Ergonomics, Worker's Compensation, Leave Management, and general human resources administration; conducting investigations, coordinating assigned activities with other City Divisions, officials, outside agencies, vendors, and the public; fostering cooperative working relationships among City Divisions and with intergovernmental and regulatory agencies and various public and private groups. Managing and participating in the development and administration of the Division's annual budget; directing the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; directing the monitoring and approval of expenditures; directing and implementing adjustments as necessary.

Overseeing and managing all aspects of Classified and Certificated recruiting, certification and selection, meeting with and providing counsel to hiring authorities, managers and employees on matters such as hiring, discipline, performance evaluation, employee relations and classification and compensation, preparing the annual report, acting in the absence of the Executive Director and/or Chief of HR, administering and training employees on the use of the district's applicant tracking system, onboarding, evaluation and requisition process, supervising, planning and evaluating the work of assigned staff, streamlining and analyzing current processes to develop efficiencies, meeting with and counseling applicants on improvement strategies, developing examination materials, attending and presenting staff development trainings, producing and delivering the department plan and annual goals, preparing a variety of reports, preparing and monitoring the annual budget, conducting a variety of special projects as assigned, processing transfers, layoffs, resignations, retirements, suspensions and other related employment transactions, preparing, processing and reviewing agenda items for the board, conducting investigations, implementing disciplinary actions, employee relations, reviewing and approving credentials and providing access to charter schools for assignment monitoring, creating, analyzing and implementing appropriate diversity, equity, inclusion and access practices , labor relations and performing related duties as assigned.

Overseeing and participating in all aspects of Classified recruiting, certification and selection, meeting with and providing counsel to hiring authorities, managers and employees on matters such as hiring, discipline, evaluation and classification and compensation, prepares agenda items submitted to the personnel commission for approval including the annual report, responds to other district requests for salary surveys and rater availability, acts as secretary to the personnel commission in the absence of the Executive Director, administers, trains employees and oversees implementation and ongoing use of the district's applicant tracking system, onboarding, online evaluation and requisition process, supervises, plans and evaluates the work of assigned staff and ensures high quality work output, streamlines and analyzes current processes to develop efficiencies, meeting with and counseling test takers on improvement strategies, developing examination materials with the hiring authority to ensure job relatedness, attending and presenting staff development trainings, providing input for the department plan and annual goals, preparing a variety of reports, monitoring advertising expenses and making suggestions for relevant publications, conducts a variety of special projects as assigned by the Executive Director of Classified HR and VP of Human Resources, processing transfers, layoffs, resignations and retirements, suspensions and other related employment transactions, preparing and processing agenda items for the board of trustees, investigations, disciplinary and employee relations and performing related duties as assigned.

Responsibilities involved performing a variety of highly complex and responsible technical and administrative duties in support of District human resource management programs involving routine to moderately complex technical assignments in support of classified human resources recruitment and selection programs; analyzing transcripts and other application materials for eligibility and minimum qualifications, checking state requirements when applicable; requesting and verifying work experience; processing department hiring requests; assisting deans, hiring authorities, and department heads with hiring eligible candidates; recommending equivalencies for applicants without approved education; audits transcripts, reviews resumes and analyzes work experience and makes recommendations to the hiring authority; notifying departments when candidates have been approved and processed for hire. Placing new employees and employees receiving promotions on the appropriate salary range and step of the District’s salary schedule; updating District salary schedules according to collective bargaining agreements and entering salary increases for affected classified employees; Creating, updating and maintaining confidential employee personnel files and records; entering and updating personnel transaction information into the District’s HRIS system, including extracting data through queries and generating standard reports; processing name changes; maintaining load banking balances; running reporting; maintaining TB test records and notifying employees of needed updates; updating service records and cards; auditing assignments; maintaining lists and summaries of employees' work location, service areas, type of assignment, seniority, leaves of absence, resignations, retirements, and data; monitoring limited term employees, and performing related duties as assigned.