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Human Resource Generalist
Level: 170

What You Will Earn:

This position is a part-time 20 hour per week position. The anticipated starting hourly rate for this position is $32.50 (Step 1) -$35.15 (Step 3)/hour depending on experience. With a full future earning potential of $32.50 (Step 1) -$44.48 (Step 9)/hour.

Job Summary:

The human resource generalist is responsible for supporting all human resource management and program administration functions. This is a confidential, professional position that provides human resource leadership and support services for internal and external customers. This position has direct accountability for staffing, benefits administration, training program development and onboarding processes. This is a consultative and customer service-oriented position that requires excellent communication skills, resourcefulness, sound critical thinking and problem-solving skills, project coordination, data management, report generation and advanced computer technology skills.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

The following duties are normal for this classification. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Provides human resource support and applies best practices to effectively resolve a full range of human resource service needs throughout the organization.
• Manages the staffing and recruitment process to promote the recruitment of highly qualified talent and compliance with county and legal regulations governing employment. Work includes ensuring accuracy of position descriptions, documentation completion, position postings, recruiting strategy, candidate assessment and selection processes, new hire communications, applicant management and communications.
• Performs the onboarding process for new employees ensuring an effective introduction to and understanding of service culture, vision, mission and values, county government operations, key personnel policies and department handoff. Onboarding process includes processing of all required employment forms and enrollment materials.
• Oversees County benefit administration. Explains benefits, works with payroll clerk to gather data and complete all required reporting. Oversees County health insurance and flexible benefit plans and researches ways to reduce cost.
• Contributes to the development and deployment of employee training and development including e-learning, publications and facilitated sessions to build skills and improve capability.
• Develops and executes programs and services that maximize employee engagement, learning and growth. Provides support services, coaching and mentoring to staff on a wide range of personnel and employment matters.
• Ensures compliance with all local, state and federal laws governing employment, worker health and safety related matters, through effective processes, postings, education and audits, to minimize risk and create a favorable working environment.
• Develops multi-media communication materials to address and support human resource programs, including employee communications, press releases, program announcements, technical guides, presentations and other forms of communications as needed to support human resource programs and organizational initiatives.
• Performs all other related assignments as required, human resource staff support and special project assignments in a professional manner.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Management or related field, or
• equivalent knowledge gained through experience, plus two (2) years of human resource generalist experience or project management experience, or
• an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.

Required Certifications/Licenses

• Valid driver's license preferred.

Internal/External Relationships:

• All County employees
• Department heads, County Board, and County Administrator
• Health and benefit plan vendors
• Human resource professionals at other counties

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Knowledge of personal computers, Windows operating system, Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and human resource software systems.
• Knowledge of benefits administration.
• Knowledge of regulations regarding the handling of employee records and files, State and Federal employment laws and regulations, human resource programs and policies.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills applied to diverse audiences inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively while working on multiple tasks and projects at one time.
• Ability to understand and apply rules, standards, and guidelines.
• Ability to be detail oriented.
• Ability to use conflict management skills.

Working Environment:

• Duties are performed in a regular office environment.
• Hear and speak effectively to communicate in person and over the phone with the public, employees, contractors, and others.
• Visual acuity to read computer screens and printed documents for long periods of time.
• Manual dexterity to type on a keyboard and use a computer mouse. Perform manual and repetitive tasks such as handwriting and performing manual field work.
• Office work may include reaching for documents and supplies, standing or kneeling to search through file cabinets, fingering to find files, holding documents, and repetitive motions such as typing and sorting.

Physical Requirements Of This Position:

• Sit or stand at a desk for extended periods of time in an office setting.
• Hear and speak effectively to communicate in person and over the phone with the public, employees and others, including at professional levels outside the organization, to include attorneys, judges, law clerks, clients, law enforcement personnel.
• Visual acuity to read computer screens and printed documents.
• Manual dexterity to type on a keyboard and use a computer mouse. Perform manual tasks such as handwriting and searching through documents.
• Office work may include reaching for documents and supplies, standing to search through file cabinets, fingering to find files, grasping documents, and repetitive motions such as typing and sorting.
• Lift objects, boxes of files, and other office equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

"This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer"

Cook County MN will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or status about public assistance. We take affirmative steps to ensure that all our county's employment practices are free of discrimination.