Short Term Employee- Payroll Services

Job Posted 4/11/2025
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
United States
Job Description

PART TIME TEMPORARY POSITION

Short Term Employee Payroll Services

(Valencia Campus)

$21.00 /hour


This temporary, hourly position will assist the Director of Payroll Services in the Payroll Department on the Valencia Campus.

 

Example of Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to:
 

  • Assisting in the accuracy of requests for employee voluntary deductions and complying with underlying regulations for voluntary and required payroll deductions.
  • Provide general clerical support to the payroll team.
  • Assist with basic data entry and routine report preparation.
  • Support the maintenance of records and files related to employee information.
  • Assist with reviewing timesheets, leave forms, and related documents for accuracy and completeness.
  • Assist in verifying forms and documentation for accuracy and completeness.

 

Qualifications and Minimum Requirements

 

Desirable Qualifications

  • Payroll experience working in an educational institution or public agency system.
  • Experience using Microsoft Office applications (Word/Excel).
  • Experience using an administrative database (such as HRS, Datatel, or PeopleSoft).


We need individuals who can:

  • Perform various clerical duties, including but not limited to keying correspondence, reports, and forms, copying and filing documents, faxing information, establishing and maintaining files, distributing County reports, and attend department meetings.
  • Assist in providing information and documents requested by faculty, staff, students, and other miscellaneous requests.
  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and work effectively with limited supervision and frequent interruptions.

 

Further Details

 

  • Supplemental Questionnaire. Please answer the following questions as part of your application packet.

 

  1. Please describe your experience working in a general office, with increasing responsibility, including a minimum of one year with payroll processing. Include employer name(s), position title(s), dates of employment, full-time or part-time status (including number of hours per week), your roles and responsibilities. Please provide your total years of full-time equivalent experience in this field. 
  2. Please describe your experience using a computerized payroll system. 
  3. Please describe your experience working with an administrative software program (such as Banner, Colleague, Datatel, or PeopleSoft) or a proprietary system. 

Requirements to apply to be considered for the position:

  • Available from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Some additional hours may be required on a flexible basis during the week. 

This is a temporary, hourly assignment, renewed on an annual basis, and is not part of the classified service. There are no fringe benefits, and this position is not represented by any of the District’s collective bargaining units.

 

Employer

Santa Clarita Community College District (CA) / College of the Canyons (CA)

Address

26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd.

Santa Clarita, California, 91335

Phone

661-362-3427

Website

https://www.canyons.edu/administration/humanresources/



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