Valerie McClain
Oakland,CA
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Human Resources Technician
Berkeley Unified School Dist
Berkeley , CA
09.2021 - Current
- Developed and updated HR policies and procedures manuals, ensuring alignment with best practices and legal requirements.
- Scheduled or conducted new employee orientations.
- Prepared or maintained employment records using human resources management system software.
- Reviewed and processed employee requests for leaves of absence, disability absences, and other related HR issues.
- Updated personnel files with changes in job titles, salary increases, terminations, transfers.
- Maintained a filing system to store confidential employee documents such as performance reviews and applications.
Buyer
Berkeley Unified School Dist
Berkeley , CA
10.2019 - 07.2021
- Reviewed purchase orders, contracts and invoices to ensure accuracy.
- Researched potential new suppliers in order to find the best value for goods and services.
- Maintained records of all purchases including item descriptions, costs, quantities received.
- Resolved any discrepancies between purchase orders and actual receipts of goods or services.
- Worked with suppliers to expedite open purchase orders and shipments in-transit.
- Requested pricing quotes from suppliers to determine best source of supply.
Human Resources Technician
Berkeley Unified School District
Berkeley , CA
01.2015 - 09.2019
- Reviewed and processed employee requests for leaves of absence, disability absences, and other related HR issues.
- Updated personnel files with changes in job titles, salary increases, terminations, transfers.
- Maintained a filing system to store confidential employee documents such as performance reviews and applications.
- Managed the day-to-day operations of the human resources department including responding to inquiries from staff members about benefits eligibility or other HR topics.
- Compiled data from employment applications for use in tracking diversity statistics within an organization's workforce.
- Responded promptly to employee questions concerning benefit plans or other HR matters.
- Provided essential support to address individual HR needs of employees.
- Safeguarded human resource information, maintaining employee confidence and protecting operations.
- Maintained employee records in compliance with federal and state laws, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
Education
High School Diploma -
Oakland Technical High School
Oakland, CASkills
- Benefits Administration
- Paperwork verification
- Risk Management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Onboarding and Orientation
- Benefits package preparation
Certification
- Honor Certificate - Healds Business College, Oakland CA
Timeline
Senior Human Resources Technician
Berkeley Unified School Dist
09.2021 - Current
Buyer
Berkeley Unified School Dist
10.2019 - 07.2021
Human Resources Technician
Berkeley Unified School District
01.2015 - 09.2019
- Honor Certificate - Healds Business College, Oakland CA
High School Diploma -
Oakland Technical High School
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