C/S Human Resource Advisor I

About the Role

This position within the Department of Human Resources provides pre-hire guidance to management, determines salary ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, monitors and responds to inquiries within a resource mailbox, creates and maintains spreadsheets, completes appointment (offer) notices, and processes documentation for pre-employment checks. The role requires attention to detail, strong communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance, direction, and recommendations to employees, management, and others based on human resource rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, and precedents.
• Performs professional human resource work specializing in one or more functions or as a generalist, depending on agency size and operations.
• Applies, explains, and ensures compliance with state and federal human resource laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Analyzes inquiries, needs, and challenges; assesses organizational impact; evaluates alternatives and makes recommendations.
• Explains and supports human resource-related actions and recommendations.
• Reports workplace risk management issues (e.g., safety, health) to leadership.
• Researches, collects, analyzes, and evaluates data from various sources; documents findings in narrative and statistical reports.
• Utilizes automated human resources information systems or other computerized systems to research, report, and review data quality.
• Conducts special assignments and studies.
• Participates in interviews, meetings, conference calls, and presentations.
• May calculate, resolve discrepancies, and report on data for an agency’s payroll.

Requirements

Applicants must meet one of the following qualifications:

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• One year of professional human resource experience.
• Two years of paraprofessional or administrative support experience in a human resource function.

A Statewide Human Resource Certification or professional human resource certification may substitute for one year of experience.

Conditions of Hire

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system to confirm work authorization.
• All new hires must attend the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment.

Schedule

This is a Casual/Seasonal position, which is non-pension eligible and does not include healthcare or other benefits.