Departmental Human Resources Representative

About the role

The purpose of this classification is to provide professional level human resources support and to serve as a human resources liaison to an assigned department.

Responsibilities

• Posts job openings and screens candidate applications
• Coordinates interview process and assists in interviewing candidates
• Obtains required documentation and coordinates pre-employment process
• Provides related information regarding benefits, work locations, and other items
• Reviews and enters timesheets into timekeeping system
• Maintains time sheet records and leave reports
• Prints and reviews payroll registers and makes corrections
• Recommends salary adjustments and increases
• Responds to inquiries and conducts research
• Provides technical analysis and makes appropriate recommendations
• Educates staff on payroll/personnel policies and procedures
• Affirms impact of changes in laws and regulations on department policies and procedures
• Processes FMLA and Donation of Leave requests
• Maintains related documentation and records
• Prepares data and compiles reports
• Assists with adjustments or corrections for work/leave time
• Sets up and processes employee documentation for various benefit changes and updates
• Requisitions positions, processes new hires, and coordinates departmental orientation
• Maintains confidential files and documents
• Communicates with and submits departmental employee documentation regarding various employee benefit changes and updates
• May review and approve timesheet and leave data for the processing of payroll
• Participates in employee development processes
• Serves as a primary contact with Human Resources, Payroll, and Information Technology on various payroll/personnel processing matters
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Management, Psychology, or related field required
• Supplemented by three years of experience in human resources or related field
• Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job

Physical Abilities

• Exercises discretion in determining data classification and referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships
• Utilizes a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information
• Exerts light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds)
• Works with and applies principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job
• Operates, maneuvers and/or controls the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions

Environmental Factors

• Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dust, pollen and smoke