FT Human Resources Technician I (Confidential)

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 fact the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

Closing Date
This position will close on October 26 2025 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 colleges 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 20000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at.

Department Profile

The Human Resources Department strives to uphold Cerritos Colleges service excellence commitment in support of District employees 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 inclusion and accessibility. All services provided by Human Resources are achieved through team-work in a collaborative respectful and innovative environment.

The Human Resources Department is composed of three HR Clerks four HR Technicians one HR Technician II one HR Analyst one Compliance/Employee Relations Coordinator one Administrative Assistant two Directors and the Vice President of HR. We are eager to add an experienced HR professional who is adaptable responsive and efficient to join us in our continuous pursuit of improvement and innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives and screens telephone calls and inquiries providing information and/or referring caller to appropriate individual(s) and/or organizational unit(s) for response.
• Greets visitors staff and the public responding to questions about employment and general information.
• Prepares reports correspondence notices memoranda spread sheets charts forms agendas and other documents in support of employment collective bargaining negotiations and related functions.
• Receives handles and stores 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.
• Enters and maintains employees in the District Health and Welfare plans.
• Enters and maintains employee information in relational databases of human resources information. (e.g. PeopleSoft LACOE system CalPERs Benefit system)
• Receives processes and distributes departmental mail.
• Researches responds to or refers employees questions about personnel policies and procedures.
• Maintains and updates information for personnel and subject matter files ensuring proper treatment of confidential information.
• 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.
• Makes arrangements for on and off-campus meetings.
• Trains coordinates and reviews the work of temporary employees assigned to the Department.
• Prepares and distributes position vacancy announcements. Creates for review and approval vacancy advertisements to newspapers and periodicals. Posts position vacancies on web sites.
• Accepts and processes job applications for recruited positions. Examines application packages for completeness and required information. Enters demographic data onto a computer-aided file for applicant tracking ensuring up-to-date information on applicants and deleting outdated information.
• Assembles applications supporting materials and interview/rating forms for selection committees. Communicates with candidates on logistics for recruitment and selection processes.
• Administers and scores pre-employment skills tests. Uses established scoring templates and/or forms.
• Follows through with job applicants contacting successful candidates for interviews and corresponding by letter with those not receiving interviews.
• Receives and processes pre-employment supplemental information requests such as background checks immigration and immunization verifications. Enters information onto a human resources database.
• Refers applicants for live scan screening. Once complete monitors transmittal of fingerprint and related information to the California Department of Justice for screening.
• 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.
• Prepares materials for the Board agenda
• Processes employment information and tracks status and worked hours of temporary employees.
• Receives processes and/or forwards to the appropriate source employee information updates such as but not limited to benefits dependents and status changes.
• Maintains currency of knowledge and skills related to the duties and responsibilities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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
At least one year of experience in processing employee benefits.

Knowledge and Skills

• Basic knowledge of generally accepted Human Resources practices including fair employment practices and laws.
• Features of classification compensation payroll procedures employee benefit plans and collective bargaining.

• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socio-economic cultural ethnic and disability backgrounds of community college employees and students.
• 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.
• Math to compute sums averages ratios products and quotients.
• Language grammar and writing skills to prepare professional correspondence.

Abilities

• Interpret the policies procedures techniques and rules governing human resources management at the College.
• Prepare professional correspondence for routine internal and external communications.
• Learn and interpret provisions of collective bargaining agreements.
• Learn and use desktop publishing software.
• Maintain up-to-date files and ensure security and confidentiality of information.
• Maintain productive and cooperative working relationships with others.
• Exercise sensitivity and discretion in handling confidential/private information and materials.

Physical Abilities

• Function indoors in an office environment engaged in work of primarily a sedentary nature.
• Sit often for long periods of time and move to campus locations on an occasional basis.
• Use visual acuity to read printed materials and microcomputer screen.
• Use hearing and speech to carry on conversations in person and over the phone.
• Retrieve work materials.
• Use manual and finger dexterity to write and keyboard at an acceptable rate and operate computer and other office equipment almost constantly requiring repetitive motions

Licenses and Certificates
May require a valid drivers license.

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

Salary/Fringe Benefits

Grade 12 on District Confidential Salary Schedule ($6058.00 - $7604.00 /month).

Health and welfare benefits include District contribution for medical/dental/vision benefits and employee life insurance ($50000). (Cash in lieu option available on medical insurance.)

Participation in the Public Employees Retirement System that is also integrated with Social Security.

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

Initial placement of employees on Confidential Salary schedule is at Step 1.

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.

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.

Transcripts and Foreign Degrees
It is the applicants responsibility to provide copies of all transcript(s) verifying all educational degree(s) and/or coursework required for the position. Transcripts must be from regionally accredited institutions. A foreign transcript must be evaluated by a NACES certified agency. The website address is .

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter

2. Resume/CV
3. Copy of High School Diploma OR Unofficial Transcripts (Must show all coursework completed and the conferral date of the degree)