Hiring Specialist

State of Illinois•Springfield, IL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Early Childhood is seeking to hire a Hiring Specialist to join the Human Resources team responsible for building the structures and hiring processes at a new State Agency. This important role coordinates, organizes, and controls the operation of hiring processes including posting, applicant screening, interview scheduling, and selection, ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of this essential function of the Human Resources Section. The successful candidate will have experience planning, executing, and evaluating hiring processes in compliance with state and federal laws and collective bargaining agreements in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. Apply today to join a team committed to making Illinois the best place in the nation to raise a family!

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college
Requires two (2) years of professional human resources experience
Requires two (2) years of professional experience conducting the end-to-end hiring process, facilitating meetings and open forum discussions, and developing interview questions for the State of Illinois
Requires a criminal history check through the Illinois State Police
Requires the ability to work from the office regularly
Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate
Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime, including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends
Requires ability to use agency-supplied equipment (e.g., laptop, monitor, personal computer, and work cell phone)

Nice To Haves

Two (2) years of professional experience conducting the end-to-end hiring process, facilitating meetings and open forum discussions, and developing interview questions
Working knowledge of the Personnel Code, Rules, Position Classification Plan, Pay Plan, Collective Bargaining Contracts, Federal Merit Standards, Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Civil Rights Act, and other related human resources policies, procedures, processes, and guidelines derived therefrom
Working knowledge of hiring and employment policies and procedures such as those outlined in the Comprehensive Employment Plan (CEP) or comparable
Two (2) years of professional experience evaluating applicant education and experience to determine eligibility for various position titles
Two (2) years of experience conducting job interviews
Two (2) years of professional experience establishing and revising position descriptions including the development of minimum and preferred qualifications

Responsibilities

Serves as a Human Resources Hiring Specialist within the Illinois Department of Early Childhood (IDEC)
Receives, reviews, and approves/disapproves CMS required hiring paperwork
Serves as the statewide IDEC Position Expert and Interview Panel member
Interprets bargaining unit rules, personnel rules, and IDEC regulations to analyze and respond to internal and external requests to determine the type of hire, including new hires, promotions, bargaining unit hires and promotions, job assignments, and upward mobility
Prepares confidential written reports, statistical spreadsheets, and other correspondence involving staffing plans and employee candidate information, including confidential salary information
Conducts special projects/initiatives and related studies regarding hiring and transactions for continuous quality improvement purposes
Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonable within the scope of duties enumerated above