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Human Resources
Welcome to the City of San Juan Capistrano's Human Resources page.
Our goal in Human Resources is to attract and retain a highly talented and qualified employee workforce, while keeping in line with the City of San Juan Capistrano's motto: "Preserving the past to enhance the future."
Human Resources is a department of the City Manager's Office. Human Resources implements and maintains a central personnel system for the City, providing guidance and support to all departments for:
- Recruitment
- Selection
- Classification / salary structures
- Employee benefits
- Employee relations
- Employee training
- Labor negotiations
- Performance evaluation
- Employee development
- Other personnel programs and processes
The Human Resources team is committed to developing and maintaining a highly skilled and diverse workforce that prides itself on service excellence. We serve and recruit for positions in the following departments:
- City Manager
- Financial Services
- Development Services
- Community Services
- Public Works and Utilities
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Shelley Velez, HR/Risk Manger
Shelley Velez has over 33 years of municipal government human resources experience. Prior to her 2022 appointment as Human Resources and Risk Manager for the City of San Juan Capistrano, she served in the same role with the City of Dana Point. Shelley earned her Bachelor's of Science degree in Human Services from Cal State Fullerton and regularly attends professional conferences and workshops to stay abreast of new legislation, procedures, trends, and innovations related to human resources and risk management administration.