Individual job announcements are electronically emailed to PUSD office managers and employees when positions open for recruitment, as well as being listed on the PUSD web site at: https://www.pusd.us. Job announcements are also sent out by email and posted on employee bulletin boards by office managers at various school locations throughout the Pasadena Unified School District. You can also have job have job announcements sent to you by completing an “Interest Notification Form” on the Classified Personnel web page. In addition, job announcement listings may be picked up at the Classified Personnel Office at 351 S. Hudson Avenue, Room 116, Pasadena, CA 91109.

Job announcements are an excellent source of information that lists the salary, duties of the job, the requirements necessary to qualify for the examination, the type of examination to be given, special requirements and most importantly, the time/date by which applications must be submitted. Class specifications describing all classified jobs are available on the Classified Personnel web page. The education and experience required for a job are listed on the job announcement. Read the requirements carefully. The job may require college course work, a specified amount of experience, license, certification, or skill, knowledge and ability in specific areas. This should help you determine if you meet the requirements of the job. If in doubt, it is best to submit your application and the Classified Personnel staff will evaluate your experience and determine whether or not you meet the requirements.

You must apply online from any computer with internet access. You may also apply using the “job seeker kiosk” at the Human Resources Department at 351 S. Hudson Avenue, Room 116, Pasadena, CA 91109. All completed application materials must be transmitted online to the Personnel Commission Office by the posted closing time and date as listed on the job announcement in order to be considered for the next scheduled examination. Some recruitments are promotional only, which means that only current PUSD regular employees may apply. It is a good idea to keep a copy of the application materials you submit and the job announcement to assist you in preparing for any test and/or interview that may be required. A copy of your application that has been time-stamped online is considered proof of submitting your application by the closing date. The employment application is part of the testing process and becomes confidential material that is the property of the Pasadena Unified School District. Once the employment application is submitted to the Classified Personnel Department, it cannot be returned to you or copied for you.

Yes. A separate application must be submitted online for each job you wish to apply. Please note that some jobs also require a supplemental application. Read the job announcement bulletin to see if a supplemental application is required for the job you want to apply for.

If it is open for recruitment you may file an application anytime; however, you will not be allowed to retest until after a three-month period has elapsed since your last application was evaluated or since you last tested for that classification.

All of the jobs are located within PUSD geographical area. None of our classified jobs are however restricted based on place of residence.

The Classified Personnel Department representative assigned to the recruitment reviews the application materials submitted. These materials may include a special supplemental questionnaire, a list of college and/or training courses or a checklist of experience. For your application to get the consideration it deserves, it is very important that you fill out the application materials completely, even if you attach a resume. Do not state "see resume" when asked to describe your responsibilities and experience. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of information you provide on the application. Your resume will be reviewed only for clarification purposes. Frequently, a Supplemental Application will be required so that you can more fully explain specific experience or qualifications. The supplemental questionnaire focuses on the key responsibilities of the position for which you are applying and allows you to elaborate on your previous experience/training in areas of particular relevance to the job. Resumes, letters of reference, certifications, etc., may be attached, but only your responses to the areas in the questionnaire or application will be evaluated. Include not only paid work experience, but all other experience which may apply to the job, i.e., volunteer experience, licenses, professional affiliations, classes you have taken, training you have received and any other special qualifications. Failure to include all information requested could result in the rejection of your application. With accurate and complete information, we will be able to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for the job class. However, qualifications beyond the minimum requirements may be necessary to qualify you for placement on the eligible list. Since there generally is a large number of applications for each recruitment, the evaluation process can take several days. We realize the wait can be frustrating, but please be patient. We want to give each application the careful consideration it deserves.

Generally if you meet the minimum qualifications for a job, you will be scheduled to take the exam. You will be notified by email of the date, time and location for most exams. For some exams the application and supplemental questionnaire package is the actual test.

Generally the type of examination that you will or may be given is listed on the job announcement. Examinations are based on actual job duties. Depending on the knowledge, skills and abilities required for these job duties, the examination may consist of one or more of the following: evaluation of your training and experience on the application/questionnaires, written tests, oral interviews, demonstration tests or assessment exercises.

All tests given by PUSD are job-related and designed to test the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the functions of the job. Read the job description and general test content on the job announcement, then study the material which you feel would directly or indirectly relate to the necessary knowledge, skills or abilities. For example, if two of the requirements for a job are performing mathematical calculations and interpreting regulations, some of the exam questions probably will cover math and reading comprehension. If you may need reasonable accommodation at any phase of the application or testing process, please make your request for reasonable accommodation as described on the job announcement.

Written Exam Sample Test Questions

You will be notified by email of the examination results. PUSD is looking for the highest qualified applicants. Pass/fail determinations and the final score will be based on attaining the pass point and higher in all phases and a minimum score of 70% resulting from the overall evaluation/examination.

If you pass the evaluation/examination, you will be placed on an eligible list in order of your final score. Qualified candidates may then be referred to PUSD divisions and departments as vacancies occur.

If you receive notice that you are not successful in the process, don't be discouraged. All classified PUSD selection processes are highly competitive. Try again.

The divisions and departments review application materials for those candidates certified/referred from the top 8 scores plus any employee transfer requests for their vacancy and then they schedule the selection interviews.

The divisions and departments can hire any certified eligible candidates who they believe is the best qualified for the vacancy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (MQ): If you are not invited to participate in the examination, you may discuss the reasons with the Human Resources Analyst or Associate Human Resources Analyst assigned the recruitment. The MQ review period takes place during the first seven (7) calendar days from the original date notices are emailed. MQ reviews are conducted at the Classified Personnel Department. To schedule a review appointment with the HR Analyst, please telephone (626) 396-3600 ext. 88400, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. During this review you may file a protest, in writing addressed to the Personnel Operations Supervisor, regarding the rejection or failure of the MQ screening. Your protest must clearly and concisely state the reasons for your disagreement and a recommended solution.

WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST: The PUSD Classified Personnel Rules allow candidates to review examinations in which they participated during the first seven (7) calendar days from the written test and the first two (2) calendar days of the oral test.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE AND DEMONSTRATION EXAM: During the final review you may discuss your results with the analyst or specialist assigned to that recruitment. The final review period occurs during the first seven (7) calendar days from the original date notices are emailed, whether you passed or failed. Final reviews are conducted at the Classified Personnel Department. To schedule a review appointment with the assigned Analyst, call (626) 396-3600 ext. 88400, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. During this review you may file a protest in writing addressed to the Chief Human Resources Officer, on the rejection or failure of the training and experience questionnaire, and/or demonstration exam results.

The life span of PUSD eligible lists generally varies from six months to two years depending on many factors such as the number of candidates who are still interested in employment, the number of positions in the class, the number of current and anticipated vacancies, etc. If you have a change of address, phone number or name, please contact the Classified Personnel Department at (626) 396-3600 ext. 88400 so we can update your records and the eligible list.

If you are a qualified veteran, and become eligible for appointment by attaining a final score of seventy percent (70%) or more, additional five (5) points shall be added to your final score, if the exam is for an entry level class held on an open only basis and you submit a copy of your DD214 military papers prior to your passing the examination and have indicated your status on your application materials. If you are a disabled veteran, you shall be allowed an additional ten (10) points which shall be added to the total weighted scores attained in the examination.

Be sure that you know the:

time and place you should appear for the interview

phone number (important if you can't make it or an emergency occurs)

name of the person who contacted you

to whom you should report for the interview

how long the interview is scheduled to take; and

the job for which you are being considered

Since an eligible list may be used by more than one division or department or school, the Classified Personnel Department may not know who contacted you. It is important that you get the above information when contacted. If you may need a reasonable accommodation in the interview, request it prior to the interview. Before the interview, review your application or resume and the job announcement. Be prepared to discuss how your training and/or work experience relates to the job for which you are interviewing. During the interview, listen carefully to the questions. Your answers should cover everything your interviewer needs to know to evaluate you fairly.

For many jobs, offers are made pending the results of a fingerprinting/background investigation, passing a tuberculosis test and physical. In these cases, if you currently are working, DO NOT quit your current job until all required steps have been completed.

PUSD complies with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. If offered a job, before starting work with PUSD, you will be required to present identification and work authorization papers. The most common way to meet this requirement is your Social Security Card (also required under tax law) AND your driver's license or other state-issued photo identification card. Other papers identified in law or regulation are acceptable. All people hired will be required to complete and sign, under penalty of perjury, a U.S. Department of Justice Employment Eligibility form.

After you have been offered and accepted a job, be sure that you understand when and where you will be processed, when you will start, where and to whom you should report, and whether there are any other steps you should take before starting work. Be sure to get the telephone number of the person who contacted you in case you have further questions.

When you are selected for a regular position, your name is no longer considered active on the eligible list for that job. Your name will remain on any other eligible lists for their specified eligibility periods. PUSD complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a reasonable accommodation is needed on the job, the prospective employee, the hiring division or department or school, the Classified Personnel division will work to explore possible reasonable accommodations.

Our objective is to hire the best person for the job, so competition is keen. If you are not successful in getting a job immediately, your name will remain on the eligible list for consideration for any other vacancies that occur until the list expires. If you are not hired during that time, you must wait for another recruitment and reapply. It is a good idea to keep your final rank notice(s). This way you will know what eligible lists you are on and when they expire.

If you are unable to attend an interview, contact the interviewing department. Your name may be removed from the eligible list if you fail to appear.

Do not be discouraged if you do not get a job offer the first time you apply. Try again. Sometimes, it may be a month or longer between steps in a process (application to test notice or test to final notice). We know this seems like a long time, but we want to evaluate everyone fairly and find the best person for the job. The time and effort are worth it; a job or career may be waiting for you!

This means that PUSD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin or sexual orientation.

If you feel that you require any assistance in any stage of the application/examination process due to a disability, please contact the Classified Personnel Department at (626) 396-3600 ext. 88400 so that accommodations may be made to meet your needs.

All individuals are encouraged to compete for employment with the Pasadena Unified School District.

In the event of layoff, the order of layoff within the class shall be determined by the length of service based on District hire date. The employee who has been employed the shortest time in the District shall be laid off first. Reemployment shall be in the reverse order of layoff. “Length of service” shall not be interpreted to mean any service performed prior to entering into probationary or permanent status in the classified service of the district except service in restricted positions. (Note: Involuntary reduction in time is considered as layoff.) [Education Code 45308]. In the event of simultaneous layoffs in a class series, the layoff will occur first in the higher class, followed by displacement to the lower class. When displacements into the lower class have been completed, the layoff in the lower class will occur.

Hours spent on leave without pay are not included in computing seniority, but all hours spent on approved leaves with pay and on military leave (with or without pay) count for seniority accrual.

If two or employees subject to layoff have equal class seniority, the layoff determination shall be made by lottery.

Permanent classified employees who are to be laid off may exercise displacement (bumping) rights in their class or in any lower class which they hold seniority credit greater than an incumbent. The employee to be displaced shall be the one with the least seniority in the class.

If you displace into a lower class, that is considered a voluntary demotion and shall receive the maximum salary range of the lower class provided that such salary is not greater than the salary received in this higher position.

No person may bump into a classification unless that person has been a regular employee in permanent paid status in that classification. However, under Tucker V. Grossmont (2008), if there is a vacant position and there are no laid-off or bumped employees who have bumping rights to that position (i.e., where the employee has previously held that position and has seniority), then a laid-off employee on the re-employment list has the right to the position over any new applicant if he or she meets the qualifications for the position at the time the position becomes vacant, even if the employee has never previously held that position.

Id., at p. 648. The court concluded by holding that the laid-off employee “has preferential employment rights over any new applicant to available positions for which he or she is qualified.” Id.

If an employee makes a lateral transfer, which means going from one classification to another comparable classification with the same salary range and in the same job family as established by the Classified Personnel Department, the time in each classification stands independently of the other. Example: I was a Computer Operator Trainee for three years which was at Salary Range Schedule 26. I made a lateral change two years ago to Data Control Clerk I, which was also at Salary Range 26. The time in each of these classifications would stand independently of the other. Therefore, no credit for Computer Operator Trainee is counted for the Data Control Clerk I nor vice versa. Consequently, you have three years as a Computer Operator Trainee and two years as a Data Control Clerk I for seniority status.

If a classification was abolished, a determination will be made by the Human Resources Department as to which other classification would be most nearly comparable to that abolished classification.

If you should voluntarily separate from your position with the Pasadena Unified School District (quit), you are allowed 39 months in which to be reinstated. If you are reinstated to your former classification, your accrued seniority and other rights and benefits earned prior to resignation will be restored.

The purpose of this study is to obtain accurate and descriptive information about the work in the classified positions. The goal is to update the classification specifications and to ensure that positions are correctly classified.

When classification specifications are revised, the goal is to ensure that our classification specifications are current and accurate. In most cases, there is no fiscal impact. Updated classifications are also critical for a good recruitment and examination program.