South Orange County Community College District

Director of Recruitment and Employment Services

Initial Screening Date: 03/25/2021

Pay Range: 18 $127,944 to $180,024 (salary placement in the salary range will be based upon comparable experience and qualifications; increases are given annually thereafter up to highest step)

Classification Benefits:

The District offers a comprehensive package of insurance benefits to eligible employees, which includes medical and dental insurance, a vision-care plan, life insurance and dependent life coverage, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and a long-term disability income-protection plan. All premiums are fully paid by the District. Mandatory retirement incentive is with California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).

PLEASE NOTE: In order to be considered for this opening, you must apply through the District website at https://jobs.socccd.edu

Summary Description:

To plan, coordinate, implement, direct, manage, monitor, review and evaluate the programs, services, activities and operations of District-wide recruitment and employment services; coordinate assigned activities in coordination with other departments and outside agencies as appropriate; work collaboratively with others to accomplish District Human Resources goals and objectives; exercise leadership in identifying and recommending new practices and/or improvements to service area; provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources; and perform a variety of other related duties as needed to address business needs and changing business practices.

To foster a culture of collaboration, mutual respect, innovation, and continuous improvement throughout the District; lead by example; actively participate in and support District-wide participatory governance components and activities and other collaborative processes; encourage professional excellence among the staff and promote an organizational culture of customer service, innovation and quality services.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:

Receives direction from the Executive Director of Human Resources and Employee/Employer Relations and/or designee of the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources (Vice Chancellor).

Exercises direction and supervision to staff as assigned.

Representative Duties:

Duties may include, but are not limited to the example of duties listed in Job Duties. Please see Job Duties for details.

Knowledge of:

• Budget development, preparation, administration and control.

• Conflict resolution and team building.

• Information technology systems, functions and operations.

• Interpersonal skills including tact, patience and diplomacy.

• Modern office procedures, methods and equipment using computers and applicable software programs.

• Oral and written communication skills.

• Organization, operations, policies and objectives of a postsecondary education institution.

• Pertinent federal, State and local laws, codes, and regulations, in particular as they relate to California Community Colleges.

• Principles and practices of contemporary human resources management with in depth knowledge of recruitment practices.

• Principles and practices of human resources administration and recruitment/employment services program development.

• Principles and practices of shared governance.

• Principles and practices of training, supervision and performance evaluation.

• Principles of job classification and compensation.

• Progressive discipline procedures and documentation.

• Public relations.

• State and federal laws, codes and regulations related to higher education administration, including the California Education Code and the California Government Code.

• Survey techniques..

Ability to:

• Ability to:

• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.

• Assist in the development, preparation and administration of budget, policies and procedures for human resources.

• Assure the preparation, maintenance and retention of records, reports and files.

• Collect, compile and analyze data.

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

• Compose concise, and deliver effective presentations.

• Conduct research and prepare detailed reports of findings and recommendations.

• Demonstrate a high energy level and a fair, decisive and innovative leadership style that centers on unquestioned integrity and ethics with a focus on teamwork and consensus building.

• Demonstrate effective analytical, organizational and leadership skills.

• Demonstrate evidence of, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, physically challenged and ethnic backgrounds of students and employees.

• Encourage professional excellence among the staff and promote an organizational culture of customer service, innovation and quality services.

• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Evaluate assigned programs and functions for ongoing improvement.

• Exercise initiative and work independently with minimum administrative direction.

• Innovate, solve problems and rapidly process information.

• Interpret and apply applicable federal, State, and local policies, laws and regulations.

• Interpret, apply and explain complex district policies, legal requirements and negotiated agreements.

• Operate computer and applications software, including database management, spreadsheet, word processing and software related to area of assignment.

• Plan and organize work.

• Plan, develop, organize, coordinate, administer, monitor, control and evaluate a wide variety of programs, services, operations, activities and personnel related to area of assignment.

• Plan, organize and prioritize projects and workflow to meet timelines; effectively adjust assignments to meet changing deadlines.

• Prepare oral and written reports and recommendations.

• Relate effectively to people of varied academic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds using tact, diplomacy and courtesy.

• Select, supervise, train, develop and evaluate staff.

• Select, train, lead, direct, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel.

• Understand and effectively and collaboratively work in a complicated multi-college environment, as well as within a system of community college districts.

• Use independent judgment and take initiative in solving problems and making decisions.

Education and Experience Guidelines:

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

Education/Training:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources, business administration, public administration or similarly-related field.

Experience:

At least four years of increasingly responsible human resource management and supervisory experience, including or supplemented by at least two years of recruitment experience in a public agency.

License or Certificate:

Valid California driver’s license.

To Apply:

Please visit the District’s Employment Opportunities website at https://jobs.socccd.edu for a detailed job description, to learn more about the District and to complete an on-line application.  

NOTICE TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Public Law 99-603, requires that employers obtain documentation from every new employee which authorizes that individual to accept employment in this country.  EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER