Licensed Vocational Nurse; LVN

Supplemental Questions

A minimum of 200 words is required for each supplemental question in the application. Your responses will be assessed and scored by experts in order to qualify you to move to the next phase of testing in the recruitment. It is imperative that you provide as much detail as possible to have your responses properly assessed.

• LVN or RN license (State of CA)
• CPR/First Aid Certification (First Aid and CPR (infant, child, and adult) cards OR a BLS Healthcare Provider card)

The successful candidate must subscribe to an Oath of Allegiance, submit to a general tuberculosis examination, be fingerprinted, complete a pre‑placement physical examination, and show proof of their identity and right to work in the United States as conditions of employment. The District has adopted a drug‑free workplace policy. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results from drug testing.

When a vacant position is to be filled, the Classified Personnel Director submits to the appointing power the names of the top three “ranks.” This is known as “certification,” and the appointing power may select any one of the persons certified. The names of those not appointed remain on the eligibility list.

Candidates who successfully complete all phases of the application and examination process will be ranked on the appropriate eligibility list according to their total examination score. This list is normally in effect for one year.

Employee service credit will be added to the final composite scores in an open examination for regular employees or those on re‑employment lists for Escondido Union School District. Employees shall receive a credit of one half point (.5) for each complete year of service in regular classified status as of the date of the establishment of the eligibility list, to a maximum of five (5) points.

Employment and promotion are based strictly on personal merit and ability to perform essential job tasks with or without reasonable accommodation, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, pregnancy, disability, medical condition, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or political affiliations.

Employees working 5 hours or more per day (25 hours or more per week) receive family medical coverage, employee life and vision; and employee or family dental coverage.

Regular classified employees are entitled to pay for authorized holidays, provided they were in a paid status during any portion of the working day immediately preceding or succeeding the holiday. Authorized holidays number 16 for twelve‑month employees.

Longevity pay increments are paid continuously until the next increase becomes effective. The increased pay percentage will be added to the employee’s base pay rate effective July 1, after the completion of the required number of years’ service, at the following milestones: 9 years (3.5 %), 14 years (7.123 %), 19 years (12.158 %), 24 years (16.644 %), 29 years (21.310 %), 34 years (26.162 %), 39 years (31.209 %), 44 years (36.457 %), 49 years (41.915 %), 54 years (47.592 %), 59 years (53.495 %).

Appointment and continuing employment of classified employees is based on the merit principle. Statements of these principles and policies are expressed in the Merit System Rules and Regulations.

Any eligible, upon initial appointment into a regular status position in the classified service, shall serve an initial probationary period in a class not to exceed six months or 130 days of paid service, whichever is longer.

After one year of service, regular classified employees may earn additional salary increments for improving skills through continuing education.

All new employees who work four hours or more must become members of the California Public Employees Retirement System and the Federal Social Security program; contributions are made towards this by both the District and employees.

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