Human Resources

The Human Resources Department supports the district by hiring, developing, and retaining highly qualified employees.

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District employs two classifications of employees:

Certificated Employees hold positions that require a specific authorization, credential, permit, certificate, or waiver depending on the assignment. These positions are typically related to instruction (i.e., teachers, counselors, administrators, psychologists, etc.).
Classified Employees hold positions that do not require a specific authorization, credential, permit, certificate, or waiver. These positions may be either instructional or non-instructional (i.e., clerical, custodial, maintenance, food service, business, instructional support, technology, etc.).

Substitute Opportunities

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District partners with ESS to manage our substitute program. A leader in K-12 staffing, ESS is responsible for the hiring, training, and placement of all substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, and support staff at our schools.

If you're interested in working as a substitute for our district, please visit the ESS website for more information and to apply.

Apply to be a substitute

Employment Resources

Bargaining Unit Contracts

Human Resources Team

Alondra Alonzo | Administrative Assistant to HR Directors
805-922-4573 x4409 | aalonzo@smjuhsd.org

Lauren Campbell | Human Resources-Benefits (A-K)
805-922-4573 x4206 | lcampbell@smjuhsd.org

Krystal Luna | Human Resources-Benefits (L-Z)
805-922-4573 x4333 | lkluna@smjuhsd.org

Sandra Hernandez | Personnel Technician-Certificated
805-922-4573 x4303 | shernandez@smjuhsd.org

Susie Mendez | Personnel Technician-Classified
805-922-4573 x4307 | smendez@smjuhsd.org

Lupita Martinez-Perez | Human Resources-Recruitment & Compliance
805-922-4573 x4304 | gmartinez-perez@smjuhsd.org

Job Descriptions

Salary Schedules

Other Forms & Notifications

Application to Transfer

Beneficiary Designation Form

Catastrophic Leave Request - Classified

Catastrophic Leave Bank Form - Classified

Catastrophic Leave Physician Certification - Classified

Evaluation Form - Classified

Futuris Trust Annual Report 2026-27

Grievance Form - Classified

Grievance Form - Certificated

Industrial Incident Reporting Form

Injury and Illness Prevention Program

Life Insurance Enrollment Form

Life Insurance Beneficiary Form

Personal Information Change Request Form

Probationary Performance Evaluation Form - Classified

Professional Growth Approval Form - Classified

Professional Growth Request for Payment Form - Classified

Reclassification Request Form - Classified

Request to Transport Students Form

Volunteer Request Form

Benefits

About

Benefits provided by the District for its employees include medical, dental, vision, group term life insurance, and long-term disability insurance. Other optional policies are available from various Insurance Company vendors, at employee cost.

You can also log into your Employee Navigator account to access information about the benefits you've selected or make changes. Please note, to make changes outside of the Open Enrollment period you must have a Qualifying Life Event (QLEs include marriage, birth of a child, or loss of coverage), and you must make your change within 30 days of your QLE. You must provide supporting documentation to prove you've had a QLE (i.e., birth certificate for a newborn, marriage certificate to add a new spouse, or letter with information about loss of coverage).

Questions about benefits should be directed to:

If your last name begins with A-K send questions to Lauren Campbell at 805-922-4573 x 4206 or SMJUHSD-Benefits@smjuhsd.org
If your last name begins with L-Z send questions to Krystal Luna at 805-922-4573 x 4333 or SMJUHSD-Benefits@smjuhsd.org

Workplace Violence Prevention

SMJUHSD's Workplace Violence Prevention Plan has been developed to address hazards associated with workplace violence. The safety of each employee while in the performance of their work activities is a top priority of SMJUHSD. All employees share responsibility for promoting a safe working environment. Through the implementation of this Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, SMJUHSD seeks to promote a safe, respectful, and non-threatening work environment for all employees, students, and members of the public.

State law requires employers to establish, implement, and maintain a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) and violent incident log, provide training to employees on WVPP, and maintain certain associated records. SMJUHSD has worked within state guidelines to develop a WVPP and provide annual training to staff. WVPP reporting is done at the work site level.

As a staff member, if you need to report workplace violence, please contact your site administrator or email wvpp@smjuhsd.org and an administrator will contact you.

WVPP Reporting (Admin Only)