The Antelope Valley Union High School District is seeking candidates for the position of Coordinator of Risk Management.  The online application may be found at www.edjoin.org/avuhsd.  To print and submit an application via email or fax, please visit www.avdistrict.org.  Deadline to apply:  February 21, 2023.

CLASS DEFINITION:   Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent, plans, organizes, manages and implements a comprehensive risk management program for the District, including worker’s compensation, employee Health and Welfare benefits, property and liability self-insured programs, unemployment; serves as the District’s Safety Officer and directs and leads committees, training and regulatory compliance programs related to District safety issues; supervises and evaluates assigned technical and clerical staff; and performs related duties relative to assigned area of responsibility.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Plans, organizes, manages and implements a comprehensive risk management program for the District, including worker’s compensation, employee health and welfare benefits, property and liability self-insured programs, and unemployment;
• Participates in development of policies and administrative procedures regarding risk management;
• Performs research in the area of risk management and analyzes data concerning past experience in worker’s compensation, liability and related programs for the purpose of developing, recommending and implementing plans and programs incident to the reduction of losses;
• Provides technical assistance and expertise in evaluating existing and proposed insurance coverage and insurance contract language;
• Ensures all programs administered comply with the intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act under the recommendation of Human Resources;
• Serves as District’s Safety Officer; directs and leads committees;
• Acts as liaison with insurance representatives of carriers serving the district, legal representatives, employee organizations, medical personnel and facilities, and related local, state and federal agencies;
• Investigates and handles claims filed against the district in the incumbent’s areas of responsibility; processes and/or directs and manages processing of all worker’s compensation claims;
• Monitors and evaluates related services provided to the district; reviews current legislation and prepares written analyses and recommendations regarding risk management;
• Prepares reports; makes presentations to the Board of Trustees, employee groups, management team;
• Directs, trains, supervises and evaluates the performance of assigned staff;
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:    

OPTION 1:  Bachelor’s degree from a recognized four-year college or university with a major in business administration, finance, public administration or closely related field or at least four years of increasingly responsible experience in performing highly complex technical functions with position control and business operation systems ideally in a governmental or school district setting.  Coursework in computer science and computer applications is highly desirable.  Experience in application of software programs in word processing, spreadsheets and databases is required. 

OPTION 2:  Completion of high school and/or GED, or any combination equivalent to: completion of twenty-four (24) semester or thirty-six (36) quarter units of college course work in public administration with a minimum of four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in risk management including at least two (2) years in a responsible risk management position.                   

Course work in accounting, insurance, data processing and risk management are highly desirable.

Experience:  Four years experience at a professional level directly involved in the administration of a risk management program in a public or private entity of comparable size to the District. This experience should include professional level responsibility for risk management, Workers’ Compensation claims and general liability claims. Additional years of experience in the field of risk management may be substituted for education on a year-to-year basis, up to a maximum of two (2) years.

Knowledge of:  Principles, practices, procedures, methods and trends of risk management and insurance administration; Federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations pertinent to Worker’s Compensation and industrial injury, CAL/OSHA regulations, general insurance coverage, employer liability group health, life, disability District organization, operations, and policies; Claims reporting and claims adjustment techniques; Principles and practices of business administration,; Statistical, research and survey methods and techniques; Report writing; presentations; English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation; Principles and practices of effective supervision.

Ability to:  Plan, organize and direct a comprehensive risk management program; Obtain, organize, analyze and evaluate a wide range of data and information and make appropriate recommendations to the District and administrators; Understand, interpret and apply laws, rules, and regulations pertinent to risk management and insurance; Analyze complex problems, prescribe solutions/alternatives; Prepare accurate statistical calculations, clear and concise reports; Prepare and deliver oral and written presentations; Plan, direct, coordinate, and evaluate the work of others; Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with a wide variety of groups and individuals; Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Maintain sensitivity to ethnic, cultural and sexual differences. The ability to speak, read and write a second language other than English, such as Spanish, is desirable.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES:  Office environment; subject to walking or driving to District sites to observe work environments; requires the ability to speak, see, hear and enter data into a computer terminal using a keyboard; moderate lifting, and the ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time; occasionally the position requires the employee to work irregular or extended hours.

REQUIRED TO:  Hold and maintain a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's License and a driving record satisfactory to the District's insurance company.  Pass a required drug test.  Submit to fingerprint testing through the California Bureau of Justice and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

About Antelope Valley Union High School District

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