Who We Are                                                                                         

Our Role:

• Assist employees and the public in the usage of Ed Join on-line application system;
• Coordinate and participate in the recruitment and selection of classified staff;
• Schedule and proctor examinations;
• Develop and conduct new employee orientation program for newly hired staff;
• Respond to day-to-day questions from administrators and classified staff;
• Process paperwork for payroll (i.e. staffing changes, increases, extra duty and substitute work);
• Arrange for substitute coverage for a variety of classified positions;
• Develop and implement programs to aid in the recruitment and maintenance of classified staff (i.e. on-site recruitment programs, staff development workshops, meeting facilitation);
• Participation in community programs (Palm Springs Employment Expo, PSUSD school career days)

Our People:

• Mauricio Arellano – Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
• Brenda Morrison – Senior Administrative Assistant
• La Sonya Brummell-Pitts - Director of Classified Human Resources
• Marina Ochoa – Human Resources Assistant 
• Juanita Hernandez – Office Specialist - Bilingual
• Olivia Castellanos – Human Resources Specialist
• Nicole Scagni – Human Resources Specialist

Services We Provide

• Employee recruitment and selection processing
• Substitute recruitment, processing and assignments
• Tuburculosis Clearances
• Employee Evaluations

Did You Know

Classified HR staff process over 250 employment applications a month.