Personnel Commissioner

Carlsbad, USD of•Carlsbad, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

A Personnel Commission is a non-partisan public body responsible for the administration of a "Merit System" for the selection, retention, and promotion of classified (non-teaching) employees in a public school district. By law, it is composed of three members appointed for three-year terms, with the term of one member expiring each year. The Personnel Commission members are selected as follows: one member is selected by the Governing Board, one member is selected by the employee organization representing the largest number of classified employees, and the third member is selected by the other two Personnel Commissioners. Personnel Commissions have a threefold responsibility: to cooperate with the Governing Board and administrators in the quest for competent employees and a sound plan of personnel administration; to represent the interests of the general public by providing a personnel system dedicated to hiring, retaining, and promoting competent workers in the service of the jurisdiction; to ensure that classified employees receive fair and equitable treatment. This three-way division of responsibilities sometimes places commissioners in the position of being mediators between the conflicting interests of employee, management, and the general public. They must make equitable decisions - decisions which are fair and which contribute to the overall goal of a sound personnel program based on merit.

Requirements

Shall be a registered voter and resident within the boundaries of the Carlsbad Unified School District
Shall be a known adherent to the principals of the Merit System, which is the selection, retention, and promotion of individuals upon the basis of merit or fitness. A known adherent of the Merit System shall mean a person who by the nature of his/her prior public or private service has given evidence that he/she supports the concept of the Merit System
Shall not be a member of the Governing Board of the same school district or a County Board of Education
Shall not be an employee of the same school district or County Board of Education

Nice To Haves

Volunteer or paid work experience associated with work with community groups and organizations, including public agencies
Concern with the educational system in the school district
Familiarity with the merit system, its concepts, and philosophy
Ability to work with administrators and employee organization groups and some knowledge of labor relations and recent legislative developments in this arena in the State of California
The time to actively engage in Personnel Commission activities, including attending meetings of Personnel Commissioners, workshops, functions, and conferences related to Personnel Commission activities and responsibilities and the Merit System

Responsibilities

The classification of all positions in the classified service
Recommending salary schedules and rates of pay to the Governing Board
Hearing and deciding appeals in regard to disciplinary actions against classified employees
The adoption and revision of rules which shall provide for the procedures to be followed by the school district as they pertain to the classified service regarding applications, examinations, eligibility, appointments, promotions, demotions, transfers, dismissals, resignations, layoffs, reemployment, vacations, leaves of absence, compensation within classification, job analysis and specifications, service ratings, public advertisement of examinations, rejection of unfit applicants without competition, and any other matter necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of the merit system
Directing the Classified Personnel Director and staff to ensure that the provisions of the merit system are carried out