HR GENERALIST 1 - CENTRAL OFFICE - DAVIDSON COUNTY - 10232026-82184

About the Role

This is an HR Generalist 1 position within the Department of Children's Services (DCS) Central Office Human Resources division in Davidson County. The role involves performing professional human resources tasks, including preparing, processing, and maintaining HR transactions and analyses. This position requires a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Provides interpretation and guidance on human resources rules, regulations, policies, and procedures to internal and external business partners.
• Prepares, processes, reviews, audits, and corrects HR documents such as appointments, promotions, separations, and leave transactions.
• Enters employee information into databases, tracking software, and logs for various HR-related transactions.
• Conducts training, orientation, and benefits meetings for agency employees, explaining topics like retirement, insurance, and leave policies.
• Assists with employee relations investigations, qualifications evaluations, and employment decisions.
• Determines employee qualifications for benefits like FMLA and worker's compensation, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Resolves issues related to benefits, time and attendance, and pay using departmental and federal guidelines.
• Prepares and analyzes reports on attendance, benefits, classification, and other HR areas, providing recommendations for action.
• Manages employee files and departmental documentation for organization and research purposes.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree. Alternatively, qualifying full-time professional or paraprofessional human resources experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of four years.

Competencies

• Knowledge: Personnel and Human Resources, Customer and Personal Service, Law and Government, Administration and Management, Clerical Skills.
• Skills: Critical Thinking, Active Learning and Listening, Time Management, Service Orientation, Coordination.
• Abilities: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Information Ordering, Oral and Written Comprehension and Expression.

Tools & Equipment

• Computers, phones, copier/scanner/printer/fax machine, calculator, and other standard office equipment.

Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $49,176.00 - $61,548.00 Annually ($4,098.00 - $5,129.00 Monthly)
Job Type: Full-Time