Personnel Commissioner

Personnel Commissioner

Ventura County Community College District


Salary:

Job Type:

Job Number: 2020-BOTPC

Location: Districtwide (Ventura County CA), CA

Department: Districtwide

Closing: 1/17/2021 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

The Ventura County Community College District Board of Trustees is currently accepting applications for the seat of Personnel Commissioner. The ideal candidate for the Commissioner position has a demonstrated commitment to attracting, employing, developing, and supporting a diverse and qualified workforce. This candidate also has a strong understanding of the importance of the work conducted by the classified service, and that building a qualified workforce includes giving meaningful consideration to applicants' demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. We encourage and welcome candidates who demonstrate a commitment to examining workforce data and implementing lawful strategies to support the diversity of the District's workforce.

Representative Duties

The Personnel Commission operates as an independent body within the District, and is charged with maintaining a Merit System for classified (non-teaching) employees which promotes the selection and retention of employees based on merit.

To execute these duties, the California Education Code provides that the Personnel Commission shall:

• Classify positions
• Recommend salary ranges to the Board of Trustees based on the principle of “like pay for like work”
• Hear appeals of discipline and dismissal, as well as protests involving examinations
• Hire and promote classified employees on the basis of ability, with open competition in employment
• Conduct fair and objective recruitment, selection, and appointment procedures that result in the establishment of eligibility lists to fill vacancies with qualified staff
• Ensure fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, or religious creed; including proper regard for privacy and constitutional rights as citizens
• Prescribe rules and regulations related directly and indirectly to such described personnel practices

For more information about the VCCCD Personnel Commission, please visit:
https://www.vcccd.edu/departments/human-resources/personnel-commission/

For more information about the Merit System, please visit the California Legislative Information web page (California Education Code §88050-88139)
For questions about the application or selection process, please contact Claudia Barragan cbarragan@vcccd.edu

Minimum Qualifications

To be eligible for appointment, a person must meet the following requirements:

1. Be a registered voter and resident within the boundaries of the community college district*
2. Be a known adherent to the principle of the merit system
3. Not be currently employed by the Ventura County Community College District in any capacity.

*The Ventura County Community College District consists of all of Ventura County except for the northwest section which remains a part of the Allan Hancock Community College District. The school districts of Fillmore, Moorpark, Nordhoff (Ojai), Oxnard, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura are served by the College District.

Supplemental Information

How to Apply:
You may apply online at https://tinyurl.com/PersonnelCommissioner or email your application materials to Claudia Barragan at cbarragan@vcccd.edu

If you chose to submit your application materials via email, please include a resume that highlights your experience relevant to this position and a letter of interest which provides a brief history of your background that is relevant to this appointment. As part of your application materials, you will also need to download, complete, and submit your responses to the supplemental questionnaire (Download PDF reader). (Download PDF Reader)

Please note: applications must be submitted by January 17, 2020.

Selection Process:
Applications will be reviewed for the minimum requirements as outlined above. Interviews will be conducted during open session at the February 2021 Board of Trustees meeting.

Compensation:
Personnel Commissioners are provided a $50 stipend for monthly meetings as well as District-sponsored health benefits at no cost (dependent on the plan chosen).

For more information about the District's benefits, please visit https://www.vcccd.edu/departments/human-resources/benefits

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:

The Ventura County Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. It is the District's policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, physical disability, mental disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, language, accent, citizenship status, transgender status, parental status, marital status, economic status, veteran status, medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.



To apply, please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/vcccd/jobs/2896118/personnel-commissioner






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