Rehire Retirees - Citywide

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About the Department

The City of San José, the Capital of Silicon Valley, is one of the nation's best managed cities and one of the top ten cities in which to live, work, and do business. Moreover, San José is the center of cultural, government and economic activity for the region. The employees of the City of San José have embraced the following values: Integrity, Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Celebration.

Position Duties

The City of San José has a number of short-term, temporary, and part-time assignments available throughout the year. With state and federal grants, the City often has one-time temporary funding, which can make it challenging to hire staff who are looking for permanent positions. However, some of these opportunities may be perfect for a City Retiree who is looking for a shorter-term or part-time assignment. Additionally, departments may need help when a staff member is out on leave or for other reasons.

If you are a Retiree and are interested in learning about these opportunities, please provide some information about your prior work with the City, your background, and your interests. This information will be used to develop an interest list. If a position becomes available that matches your skills and interests, you may be notified.

Note: Retired City employees are eligible for rehire under the Reemployment of Retirees Policy, set forth in City Administrative Policy Manual Section 3.1.5, thirty (30) days after the effective date of their service retirement. Individuals must be retired for more than 30 calendar days before expressing interest in returning to the City as a rehired retiree. Please do not submit an application unless you have been retired for more than 30 days .

Pursuant to the Policy, Retirees are limited to working a total of 960 hours per year, and may only be paid an hourly wage, not benefits or other compensation. They may not accrue additional service credit upon rehire. Rehired retirees are not eligible to make contributions to or receive distributions from the City’s 457 plans. If a retiree had previously set up monthly distributions from their 457 account, those will be suspended upon rehire.

Selection Process
Please answer all questions related to this posting.

If you have questions about this posting please contact Edmund Wong at Edmund.wong@sanjoseca.gov

Minimum Qualifications

Qualifications are based on the needs of the individual position and are similar to comparable civil service classifications.

Education and Experience: Any combination of training and experience similar to comparable civil service classifications as determined by the hiring department management and the Human Resources Department prior to recruitment for the position.

Licensing Requirements: As required for comparable civil service classifications.

Other Qualifications

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities and Desirable Qualifications: As required for comparable civil service classifications.

Additional Information:

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.

• Employees rehired under this plan will be placed in the Temporary Employee (Unclassified) - Retiree classification (Job Code 9984 or 9981), and are unbenefited employees.
  
• Rehired retirees will not be eligible to make contributions into the Federated Retirement System or the Police and Fire Department Retirement Plan, the City’s PTC 457 plan, or the 457 plan established under Chapter 3.48 of the Municipal Code. Hours worked as a rehired retiree do not increase the Retirement Benefit established at the time of retirement.
  
• Rehired retirees shall not be entitled to a disability retirement from the position in which the person is reemployed.
  
• Rehired retirees will be covered for all work related injuries under the City’s Workers’ Compensation program.
  
• Rehire Retirees are eligible for sick leave which accrues at approximately .04616 for each hour worked.
  

Important : Pursuant to the City’s Municipal Code Section 3. 28.1190, a person who has been retired under the Plan may be employed by the City to perform City service on a temporary basis without reinstatement from retirement where the employment does not exceed one hundred twenty (120) working days or nine hundred sixty (960) hours, whichever is greater, in any payroll calendar year. You are responsible for keeping track of the amount of your hours worked and days worked in order to ensure that you do not to exceed the limitations set out in Section 3.28.1190.

Please be advised that if you exceed these limitations, your Retirement benefits will be suspended including your Retiree Healthcare benefits. Also, please note that any paid sick time will count towards the limitations set out in Section 3.28.1190. Please see City Administrative Policy regarding Rehired Retirees for additional information.

Closing Date/Time: Continuous

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