HR Officer I

State of Maryland • Anne Arundel, MD

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is hiring an HR Generalist to administer human resources programs and perform professional HR work within the State Personnel Management System. The position applies and interprets policies and procedures across recruitment, employment services, classification, compensation, benefits coordination, and employee relations. It requires discretion and independent judgment when applying laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines to administrative activities, issues, and projects.

The position provides HR support to multiple correctional institutions and/or administrative units, including administering employee benefits and leave, supporting recruitment and hiring, processing employment transactions in Workday, and providing in-person and telephone customer service. The selected employee is required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System within six months of appointment, with recertification every six months thereafter. A valid Maryland motor vehicle operator’s license is required if assigned duties involving operation of a motor vehicle.

This recruitment will fill multiple positions. Work locations are in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Requirements

• Six years of experience, including two years of professional HR experience in areas such as recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation, and an additional four years of professional HR management experience in recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employer relations, test development and validation, or as a generalist.
• Certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and Statewide Personnel System functionality from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Maryland Department of Budget and Management, within six months of appointment; recertification is required every six months thereafter.
• A valid Maryland motor vehicle operator’s license if assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle.
• Candidates may substitute up to four years of required experience with paraprofessional personnel work experience, on a year-for-year basis, involving application of public-sector personnel procedures, policies, rules, and regulations to specific employment actions.
• Candidates may substitute a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of qualifying professional HR experience for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute 30 graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in HR/personnel administration, human resources management, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology, or a related field for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute qualifying U.S. Armed Forces commissioned-officer experience in human resources management classifications or specialty codes, on a year-for-year basis, for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using Workday, JobAps, and/or similar HRIS systems.
• Experience reviewing, approving, and processing employee leave requests.
• Experience working in Human Resources with the State of Maryland.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and apply HR-related laws, regulations, policies, and procedures relevant to the State Personnel Management System.
• Compile, analyze, and evaluate HR-related information and recommend actions based on rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, and precedents.
• Guide employees through enrollment and administration of health, dental, life, prescription, accidental death and dismemberment, and flexible spending account plans.
• Administer FMLA, leave bank, employee-to-employee leave donation, and military leave processes; manage medical absences.
• Direct and monitor applicant job interviews and provide information to the Recruitment Unit about hiring and promotional processes.
• Conduct Workday onboarding and new employee orientation for new employees, promotions, demotions, and transfers, ensuring required paperwork is complete and accurate.
• Classify positions and propose, calculate, and submit DA-22 revisions on behalf of the Appointing Authority to Finance for approval.
• Initiate Workday transactions, including hires, promotions, demotions, transfers, resignations, retirements, terminations, noncompetitive promotions, personal-information changes, disciplinary actions, pay-rate and increment changes, supervisor changes, leave actions, unpaid suspensions, organization and check-distribution codes, location changes, and service dates.
• Provide in-person and telephone customer service in a high-volume office supporting multiple correctional institutions and/or administrative units.
• Serve as the accountable officer for State IDs issued by Maryland Capital Police.
• Assist higher-level HR employees with HR-related tasks and functions as needed.

Benefits

• Health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.
• Six personal leave days annually for new State employees, prorated based on start date.
• Ten days of accumulated annual leave per year.
• Fifteen days of accumulated sick leave per year.
• Up to 60 days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.
• State pension credit toward retirement.
• Supplemental retirement options.
• Maryland State Employees Credit Union membership.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed