Credential Analyst

Empower educators and elevate student success

Join Bellflower USD as a Credential Analyst, where your expertise drives compliance, quality hiring, and excellence across our schools.

Be the trusted authority shaping certificated employment—apply your analytical insight and knowledge of Education Code to make a district-wide impact in a team that values precision, partnership, and professional growth.

Under general direction, performs professional-level analytical and technical duties in the administration of certificated employment and credentialing functions. Analyzes, interprets, and applies complex state and federal credential laws and regulations; evaluates and processes credentials, permits, and authorizations; ensures legal compliance for certificated assignments; supports certificated recruitment, onboarding, and outreach initiatives; develops and maintains standardized selection tools and procedures; collaborates with administrators and hiring managers to ensure credential alignment and assignment compliance;

provides advisory, training, and reporting support to administrators, employees, and applicants; and performs related analytical duties to support recruitment, selection, and personnel reporting requirements.

The Credential Analyst is a journey-level professional classification responsible for the independent interpretation and application of credential laws, Title 5 regulations, and Education Code provisions governing certificated employment. Positions at this level exercise analytical judgment, evaluate complex situations, and provide authoritative guidance to management on credentialing, assignment monitoring, and certificated employment processes.

This classification is distinguished from the Personnel Assistant (Certificated Personnel) in that the latter performs technical and procedural duties in support of certificated personnel operations, while the Credential Analyst conducts professional-level analysis, credential evaluation, onboarding verification, recruitment coordination, and standardization of certificated selection procedures.

It is further distinguished from the Personnel Analyst in that the Credential Analyst focuses primarily on certificated personnel, credentialing, assignment compliance, and related regulatory reporting, rather than the broader areas of classification, compensation, or merit-system administration.

Receives general direction from the Executive Director, Human Resources – Certificated Personnel. May provide technical guidance and training to assigned Human Resources staff involved in certificated personnel processing or credential support.

• Evaluates and verifies transcripts, applications, credentials and experience to determine eligibility for California teaching, services, and administrative credentials, child development permits, and designated subjects authorizations and related documents and certificates.
• Reviews, verifies, and maintains accurate records of all employee credentials, authorizations, and related certifications in accordance with California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) requirements.
• Processes initial credential applications, renewals, clearances, and recommendations for certificated employees and administrators; ensures timely and accurate submission to the CTC and Los Angeles County Office of Education.
• Monitors and manages assignment monitoring to ensure certificated employees are appropriately placed according to their credentials and authorizations; advises administrators on corrective actions when discrepancies arise.
• Tracks credential expiration dates and notifies employees and supervisors of renewal deadlines to maintain continuous compliance.
• Collaborates with Human Resources staff, hiring managers, and school sites to ensure compliance with credentialing laws, Education Code, and district policies during recruitment, placement, and onboarding.
• Supports onboarding and induction processes by verifying credential eligibility, employment authorization, and related documentation for new hires.
• Provides consultation and serves as a resource for certificated…