Public Information Officer – Communications

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Posting Title Public Information Officer – Communications
Location Los Rios Community College District (District Office)
Department Location Communications & Media Relations at Sacramento City College
Posting Number C02504P
Position Type Classified (Regular)
Temporary Position Category N/A
The Institution
About
The Los Rios Community College District is the second-largest, two-year public college district in California, serving approximately 75,000 students in the greater Sacramento region. The District’s 2,400 square mile service area includes Sacramento and El Dorado counties and parts of Yolo, Placer, and Solano counties and is comprised of four uniquely diverse colleges – American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and Sacramento City colleges. In addition to each college’s main campus, the District offers educational centers in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Natomas, and Rancho Cordova.

The Los Rios District Office is centrally located in the heart of the Sacramento valley. The growing Capital Region has strong communities and emergent arts and dining scenes, and is nearby some of the most celebrated tourist destinations in the country – Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley, and San Francisco. The Sacramento area is a great place to live and work.
Strengths
The District has approximately 6,000 employees throughout our four colleges and District Office complex. The District Office is centrally located between all four colleges and provides welcoming, inclusive, and equitable environments for Los Rios students, employees, and our community partners. Our departments strive for the highest quality in all programs, services, and activities, and are focused on advancing the learning of our diverse student population through improved academic and social outcomes.

Our Vision
Our Colleges offer equity-minded, academically rigorous, student success centered education. Our objective is to help our students successfully achieve their academic goals, whether they want to transfer to a four-year college or university, earn an associate degree, or obtain one of more than 100 certificates in high demand career fields.

Position Summary
Under the direction of the Chief Strategy and Communications Officer, with significant input from the College President, develop, expand and enhance public understanding of college and district programs and their impact on the community and economy; gather and disseminate information about the college and district, and plan and provide counsel on strategic communications, crisis communications, multimedia, social media, Web and graphic design matters; participate in management discussions related to collective bargaining; collaborate with others in the Los Rios marketing and communications team, provide information and materials on college and district programs and activities, and participate in college and districtwide communications and public service activities. Perform related duties as assigned.

This position has both college-specific and districtwide responsibilities. Districtwide responsibilities and focus areas are defined based on the specific specialty field.

The Public Information Officer will be assigned to the following specialty field:

• Communications

This is a Public Information Officer with a particular set of experience and skills relating to communicating with a wide and diverse array of audiences including but not limited to students, employees, media (press releases), and the community at large. The Public Information Officer – Communications will lead communications projects on behalf of the entire district and all Los Rios colleges.

For a detailed job description for this Confidential posting click here .

Salary $7,719.18 per month LRCCD Salary Schedules
Additional Salary Information No additional salary information to note
Additional Information
This position is assigned to Sacramento City College.

Benefits
Los Rios Community College District offers competitive salaries and a very comprehensive employee benefits package to include medical insurance, CalPERS retirement, and opportunities for additional insurance and financial investments.

Full-time, twelve-month employees receive 18 days of annual paid holidays, 21 days’ vacation yearly, and 8 hours of sick leave per month. Los Rios also offers extensive professional development opportunities with the district and financial support and/or paid time off to complete external academic studies. You are eligible for the aforementioned benefits as a regular employee with a permanent assignment of 0.50 Full Time Equivalency ( FTE ) or greater. To calculate this position’s FTE , take the number of hours per week divided by 40, to get the percentage of hours worked. Then take the number of months worked divided by 12, to get the percentage of work year. Then take the percentage of hours worked divided by the percentage of months worked to get the position’s FTE (e.g., a position that is 30 hours per week with a work year of 12 months: 30/40 = 0.75; 12/12 = 1; 0.75/1 = 0.75 FTE ).

Assignment Responsibilities
Responsible for the development and implementation of a college strategic communications and marketing plans; collection of information concerning the college, its program and events, and dissemination through traditional news media, multimedia, Web and social media; assisting and advising in preparation of all college publications, both print and electronic; producing and disseminating print and electronic brochures, programs and general publicity for the college; planning and coordinating special events that serve as outreach tools to the public and news media; responsible for photographs as needed by the college and district; serve as liaison between college staff and the news media; develop and implement internal information and communications program; train, supervise and evaluate assigned personnel; participate in interviewing and selecting new employees; ensure accountability and adherence to applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures; prepare, monitor and maintain budgets and expenditures for assigned functions and activities in accordance with District policies; administer disciplinary actions if necessary; provide advice and service to and collaborate with college and district staff to promote the college, its philosophy and its services; maintain open lines of communication with the news media, college, staff, students and general public and serve as information center for all groups; act as advisor to the college president in matters concerning internal and external communications, including crisis communications; collect and prepare information for and collaborate with other Los Rios Public Information Officers and other marketing/communications staff; assist in planning and implementation of district strategic communications program; attend meetings and serve on committees related to area of responsibility; perform other tasks as assigned by the President.

Work Year 12 month
Work Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday

Total Hrs per Week/Day 40 hours per week
Special Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
EXPERIENCE : At least two years of successful work experience in strategic communications, public information, public relations, community services or other experience related to the responsibilities of the position.
EDUCATION : A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in marketing, journalism, communications, social media, multimedia, public relations or similar concentration.

Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

( Experience Requirement : One year of experience is equal to 12 months of experience at 40 hours per week. Applicable part-time experience will be converted to the full-time equivalent for purposes of meeting the experience requirement. Education Requirement : One year of education is equal to 30 semester units.)

Education must be from an accredited institution.

Application Instructions
Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:

1. A Los Rios Community College District Application
2. Resume
3. Letter of Interest

NOTES :

• Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.
• Applicants indicating “see resume” on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.
• Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
• Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.
• Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts.
• Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents.
• A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.
• Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here .

Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Date 03/20/2023
Closing Date 04/20/2023
Open Continuously No
Beginning On (or About) 07/03/2023
Ending Date, if Temporary or Interim
How and where to apply
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions for complete information on how to apply online with our District. If you need assistance with any phase of the application process, please call (916) 568-3112 during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PST , Monday through Friday.

After hour inquiries should be emailed to HR@losrios.edu. Submission of applications are by 11:59 p.m., of the posting closing date.

Conditions
Offers of employment are contingent upon the successful clearance from a criminal background check, freedom from tuberculosis, and proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States prior to the first day of work. The District may select additional qualified candidates should unexpected vacancies or needs occur. When education is a requirement for the position, official academic transcripts from the accredited college/university must be submitted within 60 days of hire.

For the latest information on Los Rios Community College’s COVID -19 protocol, please visit COVID -19 Updates .

Quicklink https://jobs.losrios.edu/postings/21878

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Can you perform the essential functions of the position you are applying to with or without reasonable accommodations?
   • Yes
   • No
2. * I acknowledge and agree that I certify that the information provided by me is true, correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I authorize investigation of all statements contained herein, and on the P-881 (if applicable and submitted), and I release from liability all persons and organizations furnishing such information. I understand that any misstatements, omissions or misrepresentation of facts on this form, my application, and, if applicable, the P-881 or attachment(s) may be cause for disqualification or dismissal. If you have ever been convicted of an offense other than a minor traffic violation you are required to complete the form “Arrests Which Led to Convictions for Crime”, P-881 (you must disclose convictions that have been dismissed pursuant to Penal Code Section 1203.4; Ed. Code 87008). If needed copy and paste the link and download the form https://losrios.edu/lrccd/shared/doc/hr/forms/p-881.pdf and attach the completed form to your application.
   • Yes, I acknowledge and agree
   • No, I do not acknowledge or agree
3. * I acknowledge and agree that I have read, that I understand and I meet the minimum qualifications for this position. I understand that I am required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position, within 60 days from the time of hire. I also understand that individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations https://losrios.edu/community/jobs-at-los-rios/job-application-resources/foreign-transcript-evaluation.
   • Yes
   • No
4. * Considering this specific position that you are applying to – where/how did you learn about this position?
   • College Department
   • CareerBuilder
   • Chronicle of Higher Ed
   • Community College Registry Online Job Board
   • Community Outreach (ex. Festivals, etc.)
   • communitycollegejobs.com
   • LRCCD Resource Group – Comunidad
   • Craigslist
   • diversityjobs.com
   • D’Primeramano Magazine
   • EdJoin
   • Facebook (Los Rios Page)
   • Glassdoor
   • Greater Sacramento Urban League
   • Handshake
   • HigheredJobs
   • Indeed
   • Latina Leadership Network of the California Community Colleges
   • LinkedIn
   • Los Rios Community College District Employee
   • Los Rios Community College District Human Resources Email
   • Los Rios Community College District Website
   • LRCCD Resource Group – Asian Pacific Islander Legacy (API)
   • LRCCD Resource Group – Black Faculty & Staff Association (BFSA)
   • LRCCD Resource Group – Native American Collaborative (NAC)
   • LRCCD Resource Group – Spectrum (LGBTQIA+)
   • Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce
   • Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce
   • Sacramento Builders Exchange
   • Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
   • Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
   • Sacramento Works
   • The HUB
   • ZipRecruiter
   • Other

Applicant Documents
Required Documents

1. Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2. Letter of Interest

Optional Documents

1. P-881 Report of Arrests Which Led To Convictions For Crime Document