Labor Relations Advocate

Insurance: Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans To learn more, visit: https://www.lacoe.edu

Online applications must be submitted by: 4/10/2025 11:59 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement: PERS Defined Benefit Plan Paid Time Off: 24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

The Los Angeles County Office of Education is seeking highly qualified and self-motivated individuals that are interested in legal research, critical thinking, supervising, and advising others on legal practices.

The position oversees the Labor Relations Unit and provides assistance, analyses, and advice to upper-level management in the specialized field of public sector employer-employee relations and labor laws.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

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• Legal principles, concepts, procedures, and research methods
• Use of legal reference sources and materials, including on-line legal research databases
• Administrative laws and regulations, including proceedings before administrative bodies
• The California Education Code, the California Government Code (Educational Employment Relations Act – EERA)
• California Fair Employment and Housing Act
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The American with Disabilities Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The California Family Rights Act and other applicable state and federal laws concerning employment discrimination
• California Labor Code relating to wage and hour and workers’ compensation
• General personnel management principles and practices, including selection, training, supervision, and performance evaluation
• Principles of implementing diversity in the workplace
  
  

Competencies:

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• Analyzing & Interpreting Data – Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information to resolve problems
• Fact Finding – Obtaining facts and data pertaining to an issue or question
• Legal and Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Professional Integrity & Ethics – Maintaining trust through honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability
• Presentation Skill – Formally delivering information to groups
• Writing – Communicating effectively in writing
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Handling Conflict – Managing interpersonally strained situations
• Negotiating – Reaching mutually satisfying agreements and compromises
• Group Facilitation – Enabling constructive and productive group interaction
• Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures
  
  

Required Education and Experience

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Education: A bachelor's degree or equivalent in human resources management, psychology, business administration, public administration, education, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification, from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Five years of experience in personnel management, arbitration, employee discipline, or closely related field, including one year of lead experience in contract development, labor relations, contract administration, and negotiations.

Equivalency Provision: A Juris Doctorate degree may substitute for two years of the required non-lead experience in personnel management, arbitration, employee discipline, or closely related field.

Additional Requirements: A valid California driver’s license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites may be required.

Hybrid remote schedules may be available.

Selection Process

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Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of Training and Experience Evaluation and Technical Interview.

Contact

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Additional Information

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Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified.  For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

Salary : $130,644 - $161,844