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Los Angeles Unified School District is seeking a Liability Claims Manager (working title-official title: Claims Coordinator) with significant knowledge in general liability claims and significant experience overseeing the determination of a broad variety of claims using the best practices for investigating, evaluating, monitoring reserves and negotiating claims to closure.

Benefits: Full family medical, dental, and vision insurance premium paid; Participation in CalPERS- defined benefit retirement system. 24 vacation days, and ill days. 

The ideal candidate will have experience overseeing a large and varied general liability (including some automobile) claims workload (of up to 600 claims annually), will have a strong working knowledge of California statues, Insurance code, Government Code, Code of civil procedure and ideally the Education code. They will have experience supervising staff, overseeing the full life cycle of claims, monitoring Third Party Liability Administrators (TPA) automobile and general liability claims.

Candidate skills include:

*Demonstrated success overseeing the timely, cost effective and appropriate disposition of general liability claims.

*Experience negotiating claims with delegated authority of up to $100,000.

*Excellent analytic, fact finding and decision-making skills and a strategic view.

*Excellent report writing and communication skills.

*Experience using a variety of research and investigation claims resources.

*Proven skill in forming and maintaining effective working relationships with both internal and external parties.

For more information about the requirements for this position and additional important details visit www.lausdjobs to apply. Or any questions: deborah.jansen@lausd.net.

Entrance Requirements for Education and Experience

Education: Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in risk management, business administration, public administration, vocational rehabilitation or a related field.

Qualifying experience beyond that required in a professional level staff position may be substitute for the required education on a year for year basis.

Experience:  Three (3) years of experience, preferably with a public agency, in any combination of the following areas:

Developing, implementing, or coordinating a workers compensation program with responsibility for more than 1000 workers compensation claims per year, which must include at least one (1) year of experience performing duties regarding workers' compensation cover by California law.

OR

Developing, implementing, or coordinating a liability program with responsibility for more than 500 liability claims per year, which must include at least one (1) year of experience performing duties regarding liability claims covered by California law.

OR

Developing, implementing or coordinating a return to work or reasonable accommodation program with responsibility for more than 100 cases per year, which must include at least one (1) year of experience performing duties regarding return to work or reasonable accommodations covered by California Law.

Possession of certification as an Associate of Risk Management (ARM), Associate in Risk Management-Public Entities (ARM-P), Associate in Claims (AIC), State of California Self Insured Administrator Certificate, and/or Certified Professional in Disability Management (CPDM) is preferable.

Special:  A valid California Driver License and Use of an automobile.