Amber D. Perez

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Hemet, CA **545

951-***-****

adz1sr@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

Mount San Jacinto College: (August 2017 to September 2018) Pre-Requisitions California Baptist University: Riverside, CA - Bachelors of Business Administration (April 2012 to January 2014) Completed my first year(s) of General Education.

Hemet High School - Hemet, CA (September 1998 to June 2002) Graduate of Hemet High School, Class of 2002. Certificates of Completion:

FEMA Certificates IS 100 & IS 700, CERT, ALICE training, 55 WPM, Accounting fundamentals, Administrative Assistant, Building HOME Program

Work Experience:

The City of Hemet (October 2022 to Present) Community Development Department – Housing Program Specialists Coordinate State funded housing rehabilitation programs. Process rehabilitation applications; prepare loan documents; inspect single-family and manufactured homes, prepare bid requests for rehabilitation work. Give community presentations regarding housing programs. Attend various special program meetings related to housing programs; provide staff support as required. Act as a liaison between the City and the community on neighborhood issues. Serve as a resource on neighborhood related services, programs, and issues. Conduct and prepare special studies, analyses, and reports related to neighborhood services and programs. Analyze community or neighborhood needs to develop goals and objectives for implementing neighborhood programs. Develop and maintain resource directory. Coordinate and organize community improvement, special neighborhood clean-up, and other neighborhood related activities and events. Attend and facilitate meetings with other organizations and agencies to coordinate efforts and resources. Participate in grant application process, including conducting research and writing grants. Develop presentation, promotional, and educational materials such as visual aids, newsletters, and brochures. Monitor various service contracts funded by the Hemet Housing Authority and the State of California, and verify that program objectives are being met and report findings. Advise and assist program participants in obtaining and maintaining housing assistance. Construct and manage State/Federal program guidelines. Answers the telephone and provides information within the area of assignment; responds to public inquiries in a courteous manner and provides proper documents and resource references as required. Serves as the main dispatcher for assigned division; assists walk-in customers; handles operational customer requests; prepares, distributes and dispatches customer requests; interacts with all employees within a division, the public and other City departments for equipment delivery, service and complaint resolution; may involve working in an emergency response setting. Performs complex clerical duties in support of an assigned function, including typing, copying and faxing a number of documents; assists the public with questions that require judgement and interpretation of technical information, laws, policies and procedures pertinent to the assigned division. Prepares a variety of documents and forms, including general correspondence, reports and orders; process time cards and prepares payroll. Compiles information to support departmental programs or recommendations for change in departmental procedures, policies and programs; sorts, calculates and summarizes various data; prepares and maintains operating, personnel and other records. Recommends and assists in implementing office programs and clerical systems, procedures and policies. Assist in budgeting, including providing recommendations; may make capital equipment purchase recommendations; assists with inventory control and the purchasing review processes for assigned division; works directly with vendors. Serves as a resource to City employees and the assigned Department/Division; trains employees in the circumstance that back-up coverage is needed due to the incumbent’s absence because of vacation, sick, etc. Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies and associations, City management and staff and the public. Upload and track documents in Trakit. Use and monitor Qless to monitor community access. Coordinate State funded housing rehabilitation programs. Process rehabilitation applications; prepare loan documents; inspect single-family and manufactured homes, prepare bid requests for rehabilitation work. Give community presentations regarding housing programs. Attend various special program meetings related to housing programs; provide staff support as required. Act as a liaison between the City and the community on neighborhood issues. Serve as a resource on neighborhood related services, programs, and issues. Conduct and prepare special studies, analyses, and reports related to neighborhood services and programs. Analyze community or neighborhood needs to develop goals and objectives for implementing neighborhood programs. Develop and maintain resource directory. Coordinate and organize community improvement, special neighborhood clean-up, and other neighborhood related activities and events. Attend and facilitate meetings with other organizations and agencies to coordinate efforts and resources. Participate in grant application process, including conducting research and writing grants. Develop presentation, promotional, and educational materials such as visual aids, newsletters, and brochures. Monitor various service contracts funded by the Hemet Housing Authority and the State of California, and verify that program objectives are being met and report findings. Advise and assist program participants in obtaining and maintaining housing assistance. Hemet Unified School District- (July 2007 to August 2019, Resignation was not until 4/2020)) District Office; Human Resources; Safety/Benefits/Risk Management (September 2014 to April 2020) Administrative Secretary1:In working my previous classification, my workload and responsibilities have increased as it relates to transportation contracts, health care reform, property and liability claims and litigations, workers compensation reflecting changes in related costs and reporting requirements due to economy changes that go over and beyond my regular job duties and essential functions. I was the Secretary to three (3) Committees; HTA Insurance Committee, Classified Insurance Committee and the District Safety Committee, it is my responsibility to assemble and prepare all agenda(s) and meeting minute(s) for our monthly/ bimonthly meetings. BENEFITS: I maintained records and filing pertaining to Health & welfare benefits for all Classified Management, Classified, Certificated Management and Certificated employee’s by initiating and terminating benefits

(COBRA) (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Voluntary Benefits), according to established District policies and procedures, negotiated agreements, federal and state laws, and the Education Code. Support of Fringe Benefits, New Hire Orientation. Maintaining both benefit portals for the Classified Management, Classified, Certificated Management and Certificated employees. Perform monthly audits for specific departments and overaged dependents covered by an HUSD sponsored medical, dental, vision plan. I plan and organize yearly Health fair and Open Enrollment. I sat on the REEP Plan Design committee; this committee has the responsibility of plan design and cost containment for the entire REEP pool, which consists of over 12,000 member’s lives. Determine an employee’s and dependents benefit eligibility. Assist supervisor in preparation of input and proposals for negotiations I also served as an informational resource to District personnel; respond to inquiries, resolve issues and conflicts and provide information concerning employee benefits; I Receive process and evaluate employee enrollment and a variety of other forms and applications; review for accuracy and completeness; expand and assist employees with completing enrollment forms; RISK MANAGEMENT: All documents and records are audited and related forms must be reviewed for accuracy, completeness and conformance to applicable rules for all workers compensation claims, I would perform physical and social media surveillance on injured workers and report to my supervisors.; I maintained control of claims received to ensure compliance with mandatory due dates; SAFETY: School site drill reports, monthly school site safety inspections. Developed comprehensive plans for the District and its various sites including but not limited to emergency operations plans and critical incident plans; Participate in the development and implementation of the goals, objectives, and priorities of the emergency management program; Recommend and implement resulting policies and procedures relating to safety. Participates in the planning of the organizational and operational activities for the District’s emergency management program; Perform investigations for the purpose of determining and documenting facts; Participates in the development of the Incident Action Plans for planned activities across the District. Provide technical and administrative support in the direction, coordination and review of the work plan for assigned emergency management personnel, services, activities and supplies; Participates with internal, external and other agencies for the purpose of coordinating, communicating and receiving information related to the safety emergency protocols of District sites and personnel; Participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of emergency preparedness exercises and drills, and assure all required reports are completed. Participate in the collection and removal of districtwide hazardous materials/waste haul with appropriate entities; Participate in and collect monthly drills and inspection reports by sites to ensure compliance. Participates in annual fire, loss control, hazardous materials and other entity inspections annually/biannually.