Courtney Booth

COURTNEY M. BOOTH 1329 20th Street ᐧ Oceano, CA 93445 ᐧ - ᐧ-• Experienced professional with fourteen (14) years of Human Resources experience. • Extensive background in employee recruitment and retention, hiring practices, professional development, conflict resolution, policies and procedures, investigations, legal documents, and health benefits. • Successful, collaborative team leader. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — Arroyo Grande, CA Human Resources Coordinator, Human Resources July 2013 to present Perform a variety of complex management, administrative, statistical auditing and accounting tasks for an organization of approximately 1,100 employees and 10,600 students. Oversee and act as the District’s designee for investigative procedures related but not limited to Uniform Complaints, Sexual Harassment, Title IX, and Discrimination. Coordinate and provide professional development training for employees. Direct, supervise, and evaluate Human Resources staff and all internal processes and procedures of the Human Resources office. Develop relationships with outside vendors and universities. Coordinate internships and student teacher placements. Job coaching for new hires. Credentialing analyst for the District. ACA and Benefits analyst for the District. Accomplishments • • • • • • • Conducted multiple highly confidential investigations with the utmost accuracy and application of the law, resulting in the least amount of legal and financial exposure to the organization. Successfully implemented and transitioned from paper-based onboarding to electronic-based onboarding utilizing the Frontline System. Limited the District’s ACA tax exposure by leading the implementing processes and procedures resulting in less than a $10,000 potential annual tax exposure in the first year and less than a $7,000 exposure in the second year. Developed electronic Health Benefit Open Enrollment procedures utilizing Google Docs and Google programs, resulting in a more streamlined, efficient process. Started from the ground up, an ongoing professional development program for new and veteran clerical staff, resulting in organizational wide processes and procedures for fluency and organizational security. Certified the District as a LiveScan service provider to conduct in-house background checks for applicants and volunteers, resulting in no deficiencies during a Department of Justice audit of practices and procedures implemented. 98.5% rate of accuracy of 650+ assignments relative to teacher certifications and qualifications in annual credential audits conducted by the County Office of Education. LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — Arroyo Grande, CA Administrative Assistant, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources July 2009 to June 2013 Administrative assistant to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Provide comprehensive personnel services to all certificated employees. Specialized in the planning, organization, and recruitment processes. Assist in union negotiations. Coordinate work for the Human Resources department. Coordinate student teaching placements. District LEA for NCLB/CalPads. Credentialing analyst for the District. Fully cross-trained in Health Benefits, Employee Leaves, and Workers’ Compensation. Accomplishments • • • • • Launched and expanded the District’s marketing and social media presence through Facebook and job fairs. Assisted in restructuring the Human Resources office, streamlining duties and training of staff. Off-site event coordination of and presented at new hire orientations with 125+ candidates annually. Event coordination of the District’s annual health benefits fair, expanding services to employees by increased outside vendor participation to 25+ vendors. Expanded the District’s employment reach to new candidates by developing partnerships with 10+ universities. COURTNEY BOOTH Phone: - ◼ Page 2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED) LUCIA MAR UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — Arroyo Grande, CA Substitute Coordinator, Human Resources August 2005 to July 2009 Specialized in the planning, organization, evaluation, and recruitment efforts for on-call employees. Maintained a substitute list of approximately 250+ substitutes (teachers, secretaries, instructional assistants, and library technicians); including the evaluation of substitute employees. Credentialing analyst for certificated substitute teachers, tutors, and home study programs. Maintained TB test records for all staff. Maintained the volunteer database for the District. Back-up for health benefits and workers’ compensation personnel services. Accomplishments • • Introduced and implemented outlook/email calendaring for booking of assignments for 250+ on-call employees. Organized and launched an automated calling system for booking of assignments for 250+ on-call employees. MATEL REALTORS — Modesto, CA Administrative Assistant March 2003 to July 2005 Personal assistant to the broker/owner of the real estate office. Accomplishments • Introduced and implemented new marketing techniques to expand the reach of potential clients to an office of 20+ real estate agents and two (2) brokers. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS CAPELLA UNIVERSITY Master of Science in Human Behavior Additional studies in International Human Resources Management November 2014 WALDEN UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science in Psychology Studies emphasized in Human Services November 2012 ACSA PERSONNEL ACADEMY Human Resources Administration Certification March 2014 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Certified Fingerprint Roller for the State of California CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON TEACHER CREDENTIALING 30 Day Substitute Teacher Permit Clearance as of 2013 COURTNEY BOOTH Phone: - ◼ Page 3 OF NOTE Professional Development: • • • ACSA Personnel Academy Facilitator/Speaker regarding California Teacher Credentialing & Employee Leave Rights. Facilitated and hosted the Arroyo Grande ACSA Personnel Academy. ACSA Personnel Institute – Training and professional development in areas including, but not limited to: First Amendment Rights/Political Campaigning Certificated/Classified Employment Contract Status Classified Discipline (Skelly to Severance) Employee Due Process – FRISK Training Generation Gaps within the Workforce Certificated/Classified Layoffs Title IX in Public Education Investigation Practices • • Management of Employee Leaves (WC/FMLA/PDL) Fiscal Aspects of Negotiations Social Networking/Digital Citizenship CTC Credentialing Advanced Teacher Discipline Sexual Harassment Prevention/Awareness Building Trust in the Workplace Anger/Hostility in the Workplace CORO Selection Day Judge for the CORO Fellows Program in Public Affairs at the University of San Francisco. Additional Human Resources training through the EDD Department, Lozano Smith, AALRR, and Burnham Insurance. Additional Skills: • • • • • Typing speed 95+ WPM – proficient with 10 key data input Proficient in Microsoft Office for both PC & Mac platforms (Word, Publisher, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) Proficient in Adobe Professional Proficient in QSS/QCC, Edjoin, Google Docs, Aeries, Frontline, Quickbooks, Laserfische, LiveScan Excellent public speaking, coaching, and deliverance of training to employees PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES References available upon request.