DSHS OOS Human Resource Consultant 2
About The Position
Join the Office of the Secretary (OOS) team as a Human Resource Consultant 2, providing professional-level consultation on a wide variety of sensitive, complex, and critical human resource subjects. This role involves advising on appointments, compensation, benefits, hiring, reasonable accommodations, layoff/reversion processes, and protected leaves. The ideal candidate enjoys building customer relationships, providing superior customer service, possesses exceptional organizational skills, excellent attention to detail, and is comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment. This is a hybrid position, requiring 2-3 days per week in the office, dependent on business needs. King County employees receive 5% premium pay and are eligible for a free ORCA card.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with a focus on business, human resources, social or organizational behavioral sciences, or a related field.
- One year of professional human resource experience.
- Equivalent education/experience.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of Federal and State laws related to HR.
- Effectively communicates verbally and in writing, to provide guidance to supervisors, management, and employees.
- Can prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks.
- Meets deadlines while working with constant interruptions.
- Ability to critically analyze problems/data, and develop viable solutions.
- Organizes time and resources to achieve deadlines and goals.
- Effectively delivers HR training &/or programs.
- Comfortable being a collaborative member of a diverse team.
- Researches complex HR-related data using HRMS and other resources.
Responsibilities
- Provide advice and guidance regarding various types of leave and oversee the administration and determination of the Agency's responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Family Care Act (FCA), shared leave, and other protected leave laws.
- Consult on classification issues and work with managers and supervisors regarding the development of Position Descriptions.
- Provide guidance regarding personnel/payroll actions in accordance with governing Washington Administrative Codes (WAC's), Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA's), and DSHS Administrative Policies, Practices, and Procedures.
- Consult and process all incoming and outgoing paperwork for employees, appointment letters, provide New Employee onboarding, maintain, and offboard the staff.
- Provide information to affected employees to help them understand their rights and responsibilities under-protected leave laws, and calculate eligibility and qualification for leave.
- Listen, understand, and communicate issues effectively in multiple formats, while evaluating options and courses of action, and analyze issues to completion with a clear understanding of goals and outcomes.
- Conduct training individually or in a group setting, on a variety of HR topics.
Benefits
- 5% premium pay for King County employees
- Free ORCA card for transportation use
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
