HR Officer II

State of Maryland•Anne Arundel, MD

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position coordinates and maintains issues of personnel and employee relations. The responsibilities include recruitment, reclassifications, performance evaluation planning, timekeeping, employee/employer relations, benefits liaison and staff development. The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking an HR Officer II to join their team. DHS is a large organization dedicated to positively impacting the lives of Marylanders through economic support, preventive services, and care for children and adults. They focus on meeting needs quickly and fostering a culture of bold innovation to ensure no one is left behind.

Requirements

Six years and six months of experience, two years and six months of professional HR experience involving 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 work experience in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employee relations, test development and validation or as a generalist.
Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel work experience on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years and six months of professional HR experience involving 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 for the required experience.
Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel administration, human resources management, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related field for up to six years of the required experience.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
Employees in this classification are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Maryland Department of Budget and Management within six months from the time of appointment to the position. Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.
Employees assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Nice To Haves

Six months experience performing Recruitment transactions using JobAps System.
Six months experience processing HR transactions in Workday in a HR Coordinator or Benefits and Retirement Coordinator roles.
Six months of State experience handling employee relations matters such as disciplinary actions.
Six months of State experience guiding management on the reclassification process.

Responsibilities

Research all issues involving employee relations; advises management of appropriate course of action, such as, staff counseling, disciplinary actions, grievances, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), referrals to the State Medical Director (SMD), etc.
Recruitment of Merit/Permanent, Special Appointment, and Contractual positions.
Employee Benefits Liaison & Leave Bank Coordinator (leave bank, donations, usage), Health Benefits Coordinator, American Disability Act (ADA) Coordinator, Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund Coordinator (IWIF), FMLS, and Retirement Coordinator (Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental (MSRP) and PEBSCO).
Supervises and implements HR Policies and Procedures; trains and evaluates Administration Specialists, and reinforces staff knowledge of new and existing policies and procedures, in order to ensure maximum individual and unit performance in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, policies.
Develops and updates Position Descriptions (MS-22) for current or new positions and determines appropriate classification; prepares and submits documentation for position reclassifications; monitors personnel eligibility for promotions.