Pinal County

Florence, Arizona, United States

Human Resources Specialist

Posted 29 days ago

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Job Description

Overall Job Objective

Description


Pinal County Human Resources is searching for an enthusiastic team player to support our department in a variety of ways. This position provides the opportunity to learn about a multitude of HR disciplines including health, safety, benefits, risk, learning and development, employee events, and wellbeing.
We have an incredible team and we are looking to find that special person to join us who loves working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment who is outgoing, positive, organized, compassionate and is excited about making the employee experience better every day.

If this sounds like you, please read on and check out our amazing suite of benefit offerings and apply today!

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  • An Employer that Values Each Employee and Prioritizes a Work Experience that Provides Ample Time for Stress Reduction and Work Life Balance.

  • Paid Vacation And Sick Leave

    • 15 Vacation Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One

      • After Three (3) Years of Service 18 Vacation Days Accrued Annually

      • After Five (5) Years of Service 20 Vacation Days Accrued Annually

  • Ten Paid Holidays + One Paid Floating Holiday to Use as You Wish

  • 13 Sick Leave Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One

  • Paid Sabbaticals Every Five (5) Years

    • Two Week Sabbatical After Five Years of Continuous Service

    • Three Week Sabbatical After Ten Years of Continuous Service

    • Four Week Sabbatical After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service

    • Four Week Sabbaticals Every Five Years After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service

  • Comprehensive Wellness Program

    • Quarterly Wellness Challenges

    • Vision Exams and Optometry Events Onsite

    • Vaccination Clinics

    • Onsite Mammogram and Prostate Screening Events

    • Skin Cancer Screening Events Onsite

    • Biometrics and Health Screening Events Onsite

    • Financial Health and Retirement Planning Events Onsite & Online

    • Fitness Resources and Onsite Sessions Like Yoga and Tai Chi

  • Retirement Plans with Generous Employer Contributions - Guaranteed Lifetime Benefit!

  • Variety of Top Tier Affordable Medical Plans - Six Different Medical Plans to Choose From

    • Some Medical Plans with Zero Employee Premium Cost

  • Dental and Vision Plans

  • Tuition Reimbursement Program

  • Alternative Work Schedules

  • Telehealth

  • Qualified Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the Dept of Education

  • Employee Assistance Program with Ongoing Training & Development Options

  • Civil Service Leave

  • VanPool Options

  • Short-Term Disability - Employer Paid

  • Basic Life Insurance - Employer Paid

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for Dependent Care and Medical Expenses

  • Suite of Voluntary Benefits including additional Life, Accident, Critical Illness & Cancer Insurance


JOB SUMMARY
Under basic supervision, perform technical and specialized work in departments/offices with HR units responsible for technical, paraprofessional and professional HR duties. May be assigned to one or more areas of responsibility including recruitment and selection, HRIS and employee records, risk, occupational health, and/or leave management, and other human resource related special assignments. This classification is distinguished from the Human Resources Technician based upon responsibility and decision making authority, and higher-level specialized paraprofessional duties and specialized assignments. Example of Duties

TYPICAL CLASSIFICATION ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

  • Administer functions within assigned area(s) which include but are not limited to: collecting and analyzing statistical data; maintaining specialized databases and reports, inputting and retrieving data, and producing routine and ad hoc computer and/or Excel reports.
  • Create, prepare and maintain common departmental and confidential employee records in accordance with requirements of county, state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and policies and procedures.
  • Create recruitments, screen applicants, and facilitate selection process.
  • Assist employees with payroll, leave, benefits questions or requests.
  • Maintain intranet.
  • Provide administrative support to department as needed.
  • May act in a lead capacity when necessary.
  • Provide comprehensive and responsive customer service to employees, management, applicants, and other customers, both internal and external
  • Promote and adhere to the workplace values of accountability, commitment, and teamwork to help enrich lives beyond expectation.
  • Maintain absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, customer records and restricted County information.
  • Perform other related duties as required.

POSITION SPECIFIC DUTIES :
  • Compile and distribute vehicle accident documents to be presented to the Driver Review Board.
  • Serve as a back up in reporting property/casualty claims for property/liability lines of coverage and respond to inquiries about county reports and records.
  • Maintain learning platform, AED software, records for Federal required annual training.
  • Run reports for Division Manager, Safety Manager, Safety Coordinator.
  • Coordinates, plans, and organizes department events and trainings by creating sign up sheets, communicating information, locating meeting rooms and coordinating dates and providing onsite support.
  • Calendar management and coordinating with Communications.
  • Administrative duties including document scanning for record retention.
  • Track and maintain records for departmental training, requests for on-site services, leadership training (AWP).


Minimum Requirements

Work in this classification requires an individual to be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this description.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Two (2) years of relevant Human Resource experience
  • Valid Drivers License with an Arizona Drivers License may be required within 30 days of hire
  • Or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience may substitute for the minimum requirements.


Supplemental Information

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of current human resources practices, methods, and applications
  • Knowledge of all pertinent rules, laws, standards, principles, and procedures of the assigned human resource division.
  • Business English, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and compositions
  • Knowledge of clerical office practices and procedures.
  • Knowledge of research techniques and report writing.
  • Current Microsoft Office Software, including proficiency with Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and other complex programs essential to performing daily activities
  • Filing and recordkeeping skills
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and communicate orally in a face-to-face setting and by telephone with public and employees.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.
  • Skill in handling multiple projects simultaneously and using good judgment in prioritizing working assignments.
  • Work with frequent interruptions.
  • Maintain confidentiality of information as appropriate.
  • Keep management informed of key operating issues affecting the department.
  • Remain current in the knowledge required to perform assigned duties.
  • Act with courtesy, tact, and diplomacy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work requires independent body mobility to stand, bend, and sit for prolonged periods of time and/or drive a vehicle. Manual dexterity to reach, and grasp; manual dexterity to hand write or use computer keyboard; vision sufficient to see/read; hear and speak to communicate with customers in person and over the phone.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an office environment.

Notice to Applicants:
We appreciate your interest in our employment opportunities. At Pinal County, we value professionalism and treating others with respect. If these values are not demonstrated throughout the application and interview process we reserve the right to remove your candidacy from consideration and may impact your future Pinal County applications.

The hiring salary for this position is dependent upon experience, qualifications and position funding; starting salaries above the first quartile require additional approval.


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