Mission Statement

The mission of the Human Resources Department is to empower the human capital of Butte College to create a student-centered, community-based learning environment. 

Our mission is accomplished through the following programs and services:

Personnel Management
Employee Relations and Assistance
Organizational Development
Professional Development
Labor Relations
Equal Opportunity and Fair Labor Compliance

The HR Department operates under the following core values:

Customers First - We value serving our customers with sensitivity, confidentiality, timeliness and ongoing communication.
Accountability - We take ownership of all our decisions and services to ensure compliance, accuracy and integrity.
Respect - We treat ourselves and others with unconditional respect, dignity and equity; embracing diversity, we believe our differences strengthen our community.
Empowerment - We believe personal growth and professional development enables Butte College employees to foster student excellence.

Program Description

The Human Resources Department is responsible for developing and administering all programs and services associated with the employment of faculty and staff and fulfillment of compliance requirements.

Organization
The Human Resources Department employs ten (10) individuals, representing a total of nine full-time and one part-time equivalent employee(s).  Position titles include Executive Director for Human Resources (1.0 FTE), Supervisor HR Analyst (1.0 FTE), HR Analyst Academic/Classified (2.0 FTE), Benefits Analyst (1.0 FTE), HR  Specialist (2.0 FTE), HR Specialist, Sr. (1.0 FTE), Administrative Secretary  (1.0 FTE), and HR Clerk/Receptionist (.5 PTE).  Student employees are also utilized by the department.

The Human Resources Department strives to achieve our mission in a variety of ways to support student success both directly and indirectly by empowering faculty, staff and students.  The standards of the Human Resources Department and a description of major program activities for achieving this mission include the following:

     1.Personnel Management
        a. Labor Management and Staffing 
        b. Compensation and Benefits  
        c. Records and Systems 
        d. Evaluation of Personnel 

      2.Employee Relations and Assistance
        a. Mediation and Conflict Resolution 
        b. Employee Assistance  

      3.Organizational and Professional Development 

      4.Labor Relations 

      5.Equal Opportunity and Fair Labor Compliance 

Accountability for Previously Funded Items

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

1.  Employees will report that the recruitment applicant pools have become larger, more diverse, and more qualified.   EEO representatives are better trained to mitigate any Equal Employment Opportunity concerns.   Have held multiple EEO representative trainings.
2.  Employees will report that Human Recourses has developed or is developing processes intended to streamline employee transactions.
3.  Employees will report that Human Resources has provided increased opportunities for professional development regarding HR related issues.
4.  Union leadership will report that Human Resources leadership is operating in a transparent and collaborative manner.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Strategic Direction

Program Review

Department Goals

The Human Resources Department will work toward implementing/achieving the following:

Continue to pursue an appropriate staffing model that will allow Human Resources to provide quality customer service to the District.  Identify technology improvements aimed at streamlining and automating forms/processes to best support efficient and effective workflow and sustainability.
Ensure cross-training and professional development opportunities are afforded to Human Resources department staff in order to provide more robust customer service to the campus community.
Provide and support employee benefit plans including maintaining and continually updating processes in accordance with the Affordable Care Act, as well as assisting employees and dependents throughout the open enrollment process.
Review and improve processes to support student success, and instructional, student services, and administrative goals across campus. 

Future Development Strategies

Requested Non-Financial Resources

Current Financial Resources

Augmentation Requests