Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

This is the journey level performing Employee Relations Specialist job duties.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Positions at this level are fully competent and use judgment in interpreting and adapting

guidelines such as policies, regulations, precedents, and work directions for application to specific

cases or problems. The decision regarding what needs to be done depends upon the analysis of

the subject, phase, or issues involved in each assignment, and the chosen course of action may

have to be selected from many alternatives. The work involves treating a variety of conventional

problems, questions, or situations in conformance with established criteria.

OVERSIGHT

Supervision Received: Receives direction from the Team, Unit, Section, or Group Manager.

Supervision Given: May act as a lead. May Coordinate and review work assignments of

employees performing the same general work as the lead on a day-to-day basis. Responsibilities

may involve solving problems and providing instructions on work procedures.

JOB DUTIES

1. Gathers documents for Legal or outside counsel in preparation of grievance appeals.

2. Interprets and advises management on routine and complex contract administration questions to

ensure they are administered consistently.

3. Researches assigned aspects of law and arbitral precedent related to contract proposals and grievance

matters, to ensure consistency with laws, discover precedent in the areas of law and arbitration and to

support employer positions on contract language in negotiations and arbitrations.

4. Prepares graphs, charts, tables, and summarizes the economic implications of management and labor

contract proposals.

5. Provides recommendations for language, cost, and impact on operating requirements for labor contract

proposals.

6. Assists in preparing curriculum for administration of the terms and conditions of the labor agreement

and on general and specific knowledge areas of Employee Relations, to ensure that the existing

contract is consistently administered and that employee grievances are minimized, resolved, or

processed correctly to arbitration, by selecting concepts, materials and training activities.

7. Reviews grievance records, researches grievance arbitration decisions, and identifies and summarizes

areas of existing contracts which have caused operating difficulties over the term of the contract.

8. Researches, and presents case information in administrative forums for bargaining unit clarifications

and related hearings.

9. Assists in the analysis and collection of data pertaining to investigations of complaints and charges of

discrimination, unlawful workplace harassment and retaliation to prevent the violations of policy and

federal and state laws.

10. Performs other related duties as required.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years

relevant experience.

Required Knowledge of: Labor relations and Human Resources principles, practices, and

procedures; research methods and techniques; methods and equipment including multi-line

phones, copiers, facsimile machines, and computers.

Required Skills and Abilities to: Organize ideas, conceptualize problems, categorize relevant

and irrelevant data; prepare reports; communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in

writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course

of work; operate office equipment including computers and supporting applications.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES and REGISTRATIONS REQUIREMENTS

? Valid California Class C Driver License that allows you to drive in the course of your employment.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT/VISION REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of

those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the

essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals

with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do

the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such

as paper, books, or small parts; driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are

required to perform the work.

Work Environment: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require

normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries,

and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment,

avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area

is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

Vision Requirements: No special vision requirements

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.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $49.00 - $59.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Work Location: In person