Human Resources​/Risk Manager

The City of Carpinteria is Accepting Applications for

Salary Range: $96,993.94 - $ annually*

Plus, a generous benefits package

Recruitment will remain open through October 6, 2026

Are you an experienced human resources professional looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a close-knit, community-focused organization? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with employees and department leaders while balancing employee relations, recruitment, benefits, compliance, and organizational needs?

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative and solutions-oriented HR professional who can build strong working relationships, exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and effectively navigate a wide range of human resources matters. This position offers the opportunity to make a direct contribution to the City’s workplace culture and organizational effectiveness while supporting the delivery of high-quality public services to the Carpinteria community

Under general direction of the Assistant City Manager, plans, organizes, manages, and administers the City’s comprehensive human resources and risk management programs; provides professional and technical advice and assistance to City management, supervisors, and employees regarding human resources, employee and labor relations, recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, benefits administration, leave administration, workplace accommodations, organizational development, workplace safety, workers’ compensation, liability, and risk management matters;

supervises assigned staff; and performs related duties as assigned.

The Human Resources/Risk Manager exercises considerable independent judgment and discretion in administering assigned programs, interpreting and applying personnel policies and labor agreements, advising management, and resolving complex human resources and risk management matters within established City policies and applicable legal requirements. Matters involving significant organizational, legal, labor relations, financial, or policy implications are coordinated with or referred to the Assistant City Manager and City Manager, as appropriate.

The position works collaboratively with Department Directors, managers, supervisors, employees, labor representatives, legal counsel, the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, and other agencies and service providers.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Plans, organizes, manages, and administers the City’s comprehensive human resources and risk management programs and activities.
• Provides professional and technical advice to the Assistant City Manager, City Manager, Department Directors, managers, and supervisors regarding complex and sensitive human resources, employee relations, labor relations, and risk management matters.
• Develops, recommends, interprets, and administers Personnel Rules, policies, procedures, Memoranda of Understanding, employment agreements, and human resources programs; ensures compliance with applicable employment laws and regulations.
• Manages employee relations activities, including performance management, corrective action and discipline, grievances, workplace complaints, conflict resolution, and workplace investigations; coordinates significant or sensitive matters with executive management and legal counsel.
• Administers labor relations activities and provides professional and technical support for collective bargaining, including research and analysis, proposal development and evaluation, participation in negotiations as assigned, and implementation and administration of negotiated agreements.
• Manages the City’s recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, employee benefits,…