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OVERVIEW
The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River. The main campus is located in the city of Redding, population 90,000. The area is characterized by excellent schools with high graduation rates, low traffic, and low housing prices (Zillow average 395,000 vs. California state average of 786,000).
Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor's degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor's degrees. Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities.
Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.
Administrator positions in the California Community College system offer a unique opportunity to contribute to the empowerment of our students seeking to improve their lives and communities. Our administrators manage a wide range of programs and lead faculty and staff in engaging our diverse employee and student populations, facilitating equitable outcomes for all through the management of our various employment and academic programs. As an administrator at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of professionals working collaboratively to provide a positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives. A career at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.
DESCRIPTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Human Resources provides strategic leadership in the planning, organization, direction, evaluation, and revision of the District's routine Human Resources operations. Incumbents supervise employees administering insurance programs, retirement benefits, workers' compensation, return-to-work, leaves, reasonable accommodations, recruitment, onboarding, professional growth, recordkeeping, employment contracts, labor relations, and similar employment processes. Incumbents are responsible for hiring, training, assigning, scheduling, supervising, and formally evaluating classified and confidential staff. Incumbents in this classification receive limited supervision within a broad framework of laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. This is an administrative, overtime-exempt position.
CLASSIFICATION: Range 40 on the Administrative Salary Schedule, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year. Work assignment hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This a classified administrator position with a default CalPERS retirement.
Typical Duties, Knowledge and Ability
Essential Functions:
- Use principles of strategic human resources management in the planning, organization, direction, evaluation, and revision of the District's routine Human Resources operations.
- Provide leadership and management for benefits administration, workers' compensation, return-to-work, leaves, reasonable accommodations, recruitment, onboarding, professional growth, recordkeeping, employment contracts, labor relations, and similar employment processes.
- Advise the Associate Vice President of Human Resources on the development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of department policies, procedures, and practices.
- Participate in short and long-term strategic planning for the Human Resources department including assessing current operational status, internal strengths and weaknesses, and external threats and opportunities and developing and proposing action plans.
- Establish and maintain professional working relationships with management and staff in all District departments and divisions and a wide variety of external stakeholders.
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively with District management staff, governance committees, and union leaders to provide guidance, support, and direction in all employment-related matters including recruitment and hiring processes, labor relations, performance management, legal and policy compliance, and disciplinary matters.
- Provide mediation and conflict resolution services to District management and employees to address employment-related disputes.
- Lead and conduct job and classification analyses including reviewing essential functions; minimal qualifications; required knowledge, skills, and abilities; and appropriate placement on District salary schedules.
- Plan, organize, evaluate, and revise the department's recordkeeping and maintenance policies and procedures for personnel files, confidential employee data, grievances, complaints, claims, and other critical information.
- Assists the AVP of HR in providing strategic guidance to District divisions and departments in developing succession plans, staffing plans, recruitment priorities, retention programs, staff evaluation procedures, and management objectives.
- Assists the AVP of HR in developing and preparing the annual preliminary budget for the Human Resources department; analyze and review budgetary and financial data, authorize department expenditures in accordance with District policies and procedures.
- Participate in a variety of committees and staff meetings to promote current and proposed Human Resources policies and objectives; participate in a variety of committees and meetings on and off campus.
- Select, assign, train, supervise, evaluate, counsel, and discipline direct reporting staff performance; plan, coordinate, and provide training for department personnel.
- Perform related duties similar to the above in scope and function.
- District employment policies and procedures.
- California Government Code and Education Code regulations impacting public employment.
- Federal and state equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination laws and regulations.
- Title IX regulations and requirements.
- California public employee and teacher's retirement system programs.
- Workers' compensation, Americans' with Disabilities Act, state and District leave policies, return-to-work, FMLA, CFRA, Pregnancy Disability Act, and related injury, illness, and protected leave programs.
- California public employee relations regulations and principles of collective bargaining.
- Principles of effective staff management and leadership.
- Principles of effective public administration.
- Plan, direct, and manage daily staff activities in a human resources department.
- Learn, interpret, and successfully apply District policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Interpret, explain, and apply employment laws, regulations, and requirements.
- Organize, direct, and evaluate the work of others.
- Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Exercise tact, diplomacy, and good judgment during interactions with all internal and external stakeholders.
- Exercise initiative to promote the mission, vision, values, objectives, and goals of the Human Resources department.
- Analyze problems, determine effective solutions, and take independent action to achieve desired results.
- Research and analyze information and data, make recommendations, and prepare and present clear and concise reports.
- Operate standard office equipment and computers and learn and use software applications such as Microsoft Office programs, Access, Colleague, NeoGov, and other programs.
- Develop, prepare, and administer budgets and special programs.
- Establish, organize, and maintain confidential files and records.
- Provide guidance and direction on a wide variety of employment-related and legal compliance matters.
- Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others, including those from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds.
- Work independently with little or no supervision.
Experience/Education
Education Required:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent.
- Bachelor's or graduate degree in human resources management, public administration, business administration, organizational leadership, employment law, or a related field.
- Two years of progressively complex and responsible experience in human resources, personnel administration, or labor relations.
- Demonstrated success in working collaboratively and cooperatively with stakeholders.
- Demonstrated successful interpersonal communication and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and students, as well as staff members and students with physical and/or learning disabilities.
Additional Information
To be considered a candidate for an Administrative position, the applicant must submit ALL of the following materials:
- Online Application with the following materials attached:
- Cover letter addressing criteria listed in the position announcement
- Current resume and/or placement file
- College transcripts (unofficial will be accepted at the time of application)
Attention Applicants:
- After application has been submitted, all application materials will be screened.
- Internal candidates must also submit all required materials to be considered.
- Candidate evaluations will not be considered.
- Reference letters from any member of the Hiring Committee or Board Members will not be considered.
- Interviews will be by invitation only.
- Interviews may be by Zoom.
- The District does not reimburse for new hire moving expenses.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship, now or in the future.
New Administrative Appointments will be placed at the step 1 on the Administrative Salary Schedule and will graduate to the next step on July 1st of the following year if they have rendered 5 months of satisfactory service, with subsequent steps annually thereafter to a maximum fifth step.
Salary placement would only be negotiable if the candidate held the same position with another community college and step 2 or 3 would be the maximum considered depending on the number of years of service.
The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District ("Shasta College") does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religious preference, age, disability (physical and mental), pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in admission and access to, or treatment in employment, educational programs or activities at any of its campuses. Shasta College also prohibits harassment on any of these bases, including sexual harassment, as well as sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
To apply, visit: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/shastacc/jobs/5152648/full-time-director-of-human-resources
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