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Approved:          05-28-91

DEFINITION

            Working in close cooperation with the Director, Employee Assistance, assists in the scheduling and implementation of employee orientation meetings; assists as a district resource in orienting new employees; assists in the resolution of employee problems and concerns regarding the Employee Assistance Program; and serves as a facilitator in working to resolve conflict situations between the district staff and bargaining unit employees.

QUALIFICATIONS

            Credential:  Pupil Personnel Services and/or School Psychologist and/or equivalent background.

and

            Education:  B.A. required.  M.A. or additional graduate work in human resource development and conflict resolution desirable.

and

            Experience:  Five (5) or more years experience working within the district; familiarity with district procedures, rules and regulations.

TYPICAL  DUTIES  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Establishes and maintains effective working relations and credibility with district staff.

2. Advises and recommends solutions to employee problems.

3. Works with employees and supervisors/managers to resolve potential conflict situations.

4. Assists the district in the development of systems and procedures which lead to greater employee understanding of their jobs and of district operations.

5. Proposes modifications to district procedures and operations which will lead to greater employee job satisfaction and district efficiency.

6. Works closely with the district to design/develop new employee orientation presentations.

7. Provides guidance to employees regarding referral to established employee assistance channels.

8. Maintains strict confidentiality regarding matters discussed with an employee regarding personal problems and personnel matters.

9. Demonstrate an ability to work effectively with a wide range of certificated and management personnel in such a way as to avoid magnifying conflict.

10. Demonstrate an ability to identify specific causes of conflict, and apply appropriate interventions and solutions for that situation.

11. Performs such duties as are proper to the office or as may be requested by the President of SCTA and Director, Employee Assistance.

12. Proposes activities and programs pertinent to the advancement of education in Sacramento Public School, and helps arrange and develop the educational environments conducive to interventions necessary to that advancement.

13. Prepares communications to all segments involving goals, targets and outcomes of conflict resolution.

14. Assists the district and SCTA by providing for a constant feed-back loop of communications and by high visibility in the community and schools.

15. Reviews, as a neutral party, problem areas in Sacramento City Schools.  Delineation of the problems and possible solutions will be forwarded to the appropriate district-level administrator/Director, Employee Assistance, and the SCTA for their consideration.

16. Understands and will use the principles of consensus rather than confrontation as the basis for problem solving.

17. Additional projects as mutually agreed.

WORK  SCHEDULE  AND  SALARY

An Employee Relations Liaison serves on the days schools are in session plus required non-teaching service days, and is placed on the teachers' salary schedule according to his/her training and experience.