At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people—and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.  

There is currently 1 opening for a Human Resources Assistant III (C) (Employee Relations) located at Headquarters in Los Angeles.

This recruitment may result in an eligibility list*.

Join our Employee Relations team as a Human Resources Assistant III, where you will play a vital role in administrative support with a wide range of employee and labor relations activities in a highly confidential environment. As a HR professional, you will work closely with the HR Section Manager responsible for Employee and Labor Relations to help ensure employee relations matters are managed accurately, efficiently, and with a high level of professionalism.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide administrative support for the day-to-day operations of the Office of Employee Relations.
• Respond to inquiries related to employee relations matters from employees, managers, union representatives, and staff.
• Prepare and maintain employee relations correspondence, reports, records, and other confidential documents.
• Maintains a database of grievances, disciplinary actions, and investigations and other employee relations administrative matters.
• Perform data entry and research by updating and verifying data to ensure accurate records and reporting.
• Coordinate meetings, calendars, travel arrangements, agendas, and other administrative activities.
• Support office operations, purchasing, special projects, and other assignments as needed.

This classification performs work that requires maintaining confidentiality and is routinely privy to matters that either involves confidential information, sensitive personnel issues, or exposure to confidential and sensitive strategic corporate information.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

To view the full job description, click here: HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT III

Schedule: 9/80, Monday through Friday /Every other Friday off. Start times are no earlier than 6 am and end times are no later than 6 pm.

Hybrid: Metropolitan’s current practice in this position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs. In addition, a telework policy is scheduled for negotiations and once completed and implemented, will provide final direction on the hybrid schedule.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience: Associate degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years relevant experience; or two years in an MWD Human Resources Assistant II classification.

Relevant Experience is defined as: experience includes providing administrative support or performing in an employee relations / labor relations function.

Desirable: Experience working in a unionized public-sector environment, including handling confidential employee relations records, grievances, disciplinary actions, leaves, separations, union release time, and unemployment claims.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Employees in this position may be required to obtain and maintain the following certifications, licensing, and registrations: 

License(s):

Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation

• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans. 
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a     457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities

• Excellent working environment 
• Public transportation reimbursements

• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis

• On-site fitness center 

For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits Regular FT PT Employees (Represented)

ABOUT MWD

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: jobs@mwdh2o.com.

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PT on the date stated in the job announcement. However, it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Eligibility List*: An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process—but are not selected for the initial vacancy—may be placed on this list for future openings.

The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.

Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).

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