Employment Opportunities
Thank you for your employment interest with the Yorba Linda Water District.
How to Apply
Complete a District Employment Application online or mail it to District Headquarters. If you are submitting your application online and would like to attach a cover letter and/or resume please email these documents to mserna@ylwd.com. Faxed or e-mailed applications are not accepted in lieu of an original District application.
- Online application is temporarily unavailable.
- Employment application
We also have a brief overview of employee benefits.
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Current Openings
Employee Benefit Summary
District beneft include:
- payment of 100% of the premium cost for health, dental, and vision for all employees, and two-thirds of the premium cost for dependents
- participation in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (2% @ 55) and pays the employee 7% PERS retirement contribution
- a “9/80” alternative work schedule
- an optional 457 deferred compensation plan; a 125 Flex-benefits plan
- Long and Short Term Disability; Life Insurance
- an Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement (up to $5,250/year)
- eligibility for Credit Union membership
Leave Accrual
Employees accrue ten days of vacation annually. After five years of service with the District, employees accrue vacation at the rate of 15 days annually; after 15 years, employees accrue vacation at the rate of 20 days per year.
Sick Leave
Sick Leave is accrued at a rate of one day per month. Upon retirement, employees are eligible to receive three-eighths of their unused sick leave balance in cash. The remaining five-eighths are added to their service time for PERS retirement calculation.
Holidays
The District observes eleven paid holidays per year.
Salary Range
Salary is composed of nine steps, each approximately two and a half percent apart. Advancements through the steps are made annually and based on performance. An employee who receives a “meets expectations” evaluation will be entitled to move one (1) step, and an employee who receives an “exceeds job expectations” evaluation will be allowed to move up two (2) steps.
