Personnel Manager (For Laid Off Employees Only)

SALARY DETAILS

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application Open Date: 8/15/25

Application Close Date: 8/29/25

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 educatiol centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

BENEFITS

Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS). Vacation: 24 days each year. Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Personnel Manager manages, plans, administers, and supervises the activities of multiple units in the Personnel Commission or Certificated Human Resources Division.

The following are core duties performed by a job incumbent: 

• Managing, supervising, coordinating, and reviews the work of multiple units engaged in the functions of classification and compensation, recruitment and employment selection and assessment, professional development, and workforce data analysis.
• Ensuring that the employment selection and assessment, administrative and other recruitment, classification, and compensation practices are in accordance with Board policy, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Education Code, fair employment regulations and guidelines, and Personnel Commission rules as applicable.
• Managing and coordinating the promotional selection process for certificated management/ administrative positions or classified positions, based on assignment.
• Facilitating a cross-division approach with various Human Resources or Personnel Commission offices, the Office of the General Counsel, other appropriate divisions, and/or labor partners to remedy specific personnel issues.
• Devising and implementing procedures designed to effectively conduct classification and/or compensation studies, employment selection and assessment processes, or professional development.
• Supervising and participating in the development or refinement of selection systems as required.
• Manages and coordinates the design, development and implementation of organization-wide talent development and talent management initiatives.
• Overseeing and participating in the analysis and evaluation of workforce turnover and need projections for District senior staff, division heads and/ or administrators using statistical techniques and forecasting models.
• Analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting legislation and informing other District offices of implications pertinent to their operations and policies and procedures.
• Advising and participating in the development and delivery of training to division heads, administrators, principals, and/ or teachers regarding personnel policies and procedures, administrative selection, classification, or other personnel matters.
• Providing data analysis to District senior staff regarding technical human resources issues such as fairness in employee selection and large scale classification and compensation studies.
• Providing advice to District managers, supervisors, employee organizations, employees, applicants, and others on a wide range of certificated employment or classified personnel management issues and practices.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

PROMOTIOL STATUS IS REQUIRED. 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 promotiol candidate expires at the end of their 39 month period; as such, laid-off employees applying for promotiol 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 promotiol candidate expires.

EDUCATION: Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in one of the social and behavioral sciences. A master’s degree in public administration or psychology with emphasis in industrial or organizational psychology, or a related field, is preferable.

EXPERIENCE: Five years of professional-level technical human resources experience that includes the development and analysis of a wide range of human resources activities such as classification, compensation, selection, recruitment, or staff development procedures. The above experience must include three years of supervisory experience over two or more concurrent employment functions.

SPECIAL: A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and the use of a motor vehicle, or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation.

SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION
Some positions may require special knowledge or experience for which selective certification may be made according to the Education Code Section 45277. Verified competence in one or more of the following areas may be considered in filling some positions in the job classification:

- Recruitment (3 years of which 1 year included project management)

- Selection (3 years of which 1 year included project management)
- Classification and Compensation (3 years of which 1 year included project management)
- Instructional Design and Delivery (3 years of which 1 year included project management)
- Employee Relations (3 years of which 1 year included project management)

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will possess broad technical skills and good working knowledge of:

• Principles of public personnel management and equal employment opportunity
• Personnel selection methodology, including test construction, administration, and validation
• Principles of classification and compensation systems and methodology
• Applicable State, federal, and education code laws, regulations, and guidelines
• Applicable collective bargaining agreements
• Procedures and techniques of operations analysis, records development and management, and statistical analysis and presentation
• Principles of organizational design and development, and change management
• Job analysis methods and procedures
• Technical standards and principles of test development and administration, test validation, and interpretation of results
• Principles of adult learning strategies and of instructional design, delivery, and measurement
• Principles of talent acquisition, employee on-boarding, training and professional development, employee evaluation, and employee relations
• Advanced statistical methods and terminology
• Computer usage in data reduction, analysis and display
• Basic concepts and business applications of data processing systems and procedures
• State and federal guidelines, legislation, and court decisions relating to employment
• Effective management, supervisory, and training principles and techniques
• Best practices in using technology to support human resources functions SAP HR Modules

Additionally, we are seeking candidates with a demonstrated ability to:

• Work independently, think creatively, and develop viable resolutions to human resources problems
• Plan, schedule, and direct multiple projects, delegate to subordinates, and evaluate operational effectiveness
• Synthesize facts, concepts, and influences that affect systems and procedures
• Make, support, and explain recommendations and decisions
• Manage time, meet deadlines, and bring closure by following projects to completion
• Work harmoniously and effectively with District administrators, employees, employee representatives, special interest groups, and the public
• Analyze written materials and oral communications 
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Prepare effective graphical portrayals of complex data
• Conduct meetings and make presentations
• Motivate and lead employees

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The employment assessment for these positions tentatively consists of an Interview, supplemented with a Writing Project. 

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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 uble to attend the scheduled 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

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.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimition, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimition, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregncy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, tiol 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, ordince, 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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