Credentials and Contract Specialist

SALARY DETAILS

$37.42 - $45.59 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

September 17, 2024 - October 2, 2024.

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

The Credentials and contract Specialist performs specialized technical credentialing functions in support of the employment, contracting, processing, assignment monitoring, and the compliant status related to Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and other state and federal program mandates of District and charter school certificated employees.

Typical duties include: 

- Researches, analyzes, evaluates, and processes documents to assist District and charter school certificated applicants in obtaining or renewing permits and credentials.

- Advises, assists, and qualifies certificated employees to obtain all added authorizations by either transcript and/or exam passage evaluations.

- Analyzes, prepares, inputs, and maintains data for a variety of District, state and federal reports and audits, including, but not limited to Williams, Annual State Assignment Monitoring, and other state and federal programs.

- Audits classroom student composition and school master schedules using various District data sources to ensure appropriate assignment of certificated staff.

- Processes contracts and related employment documents.

- Qualifies candidates and applies for emergency credentials, education code options, and other supplementary authorizations for employees and applicants for provisional and regular assignments.

- Monitors and alerts teachers and other certificated employees of their credential expiration date and advises them of renewal requirements and procedures.

- Notifies teachers, principals, and the Certificated Assignment and Support Services Unit that teachers with expired credentials may not be able to report to work.

NOTE: Please be advised that the tasks listed above are not exhaustive. For a comprehensive list of duties performed, please refer to the class description via our website link.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

PROMOTIONAL STATUS IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE. To qualify for this role, you must be a current or retired employee of LAUSD with 130 paid days in regular status in the Classified Service or permanent status in the Certificated Service or have been laid-off within the past 39 months from a regular, permanent LAUSD position in which you passed probation.

Laid-off employees' eligibility as a promotional candidate expires at the end of their 39 month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for promotional career opportunities may not be eligible to complete the assessment process or may be removed from the employment eligibility list once their eligibility as a promotional candidate expires.

Additional requirements are below:

EDUCATION: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency, preferably supplemented by courses in office management and computer usage.

EXPERIENCE: Three years of clerical experience, which includes two years of experience involving processing of assignments in District systems, transcript evaluation, credential certification procedures or experience managing clerical procedures and activities in an office that included employee/public contact and the review, application, and interpretation of policies, procedures, and regulations.

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

We anticipate that the selection process for this role may involve: (1) a Multiple-Choice test; (2) a Training and Experience Evaluation; (3) a Writing Project; and/or (4) an Interview. More information on the confirmed test parts will be shared with applicants as the process continues. Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. We anticipate receiving a number of well-qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. If you are unable to attend the scheduled assessment dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.

APPLICATION PROCESS

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once you submit your application, you should receive an email message confirming that you successfully submitted your application. If you DO NOT receive this message on the same day you apply, it is likely that you did not submit your application.

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION?

Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.

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