GUY CARROZZO -- Mayor’s Column

The city of Fountain Valley’s Personnel Division provides services to

both internal (employees and departments) and external (public)

customers.

I have asked Personnel Manager Jean Hirai to give us a snapshot of the

various personnel division responsibilities:

Personnel’s internal focuses are administering employee benefits such as

medical, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, retirement and

employee assistance programs; Workers’ Compensation; the employee

compensation plan; labor relations (negotiations); employee recognition

such as service awards, retirements and special recognition programs;

employee discipline; grievances and a variety of special programs and

services.

In regard to special programs and services, the division administers the

employee’s Rideshare program; is a member of the city’s Safety Task

Force; prepares and distributes the employee newsletter; conducts

applicable employee drug and alcohol testing; administers the city’s

employee training and development program; administers the city

employees’ suggestion program; and presents the annual employee health

and Rideshare fair.

The division’s external recruitment and placement efforts include the

recruitment, processing and hiring of all full-time and part-time

employees for the city.

Recruitment fliers for vacant city jobs are listed on the city’s web page

at https://www.fountainvalley.org, or interested candidates may call the

city’s job line at 593-4409 24-hours a day to find out the positions for

which the city is recruiting.

The city does require that a completed application be submitted by the

final filing date noted on the recruitment flier for consideration.

We have great summer jobs available now, as well as jobs ranging from

tree trimmer to police officer, clerical to firefighter, engineer to

building inspector.

Remember, Fountain Valley is a full-service city. If an applicant is

interested in a position not currently vacant, they may complete an

interest card that will be kept on file until there is a vacancy. When a

vacancy occurs, they will be notified and an application will be mailed

to them.

Interest cards are available in person or you may call 593-4506 to

request that an interest card be completed for you.

If you are not sure which city positions you would be interested in and

qualified for, you may come to the Personnel Division during regular

business hours and look through the job description book of all city

positions and then complete an interest card.

In addition to jobs with the city of Fountain Valley, recruitment fliers

are available from other area agencies and job seekers are welcome to

come into the City Hall lobby and review them during business hours.

* GUY CARROZZO is mayor of Fountain Valley. JEAN HIRAI is manager of the

city’s personnel division.