Human Resource Specilalist Institutional

Kentucky Personnel CabinetEddyville, KY
Onsite

About The Position

The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) mission is to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out the mandates of the legislative and judicial processes; and, to provide opportunities for offenders to acquire skills which facilitate non-criminal behavior. We are seeking a Human Resource Specialist Institutional to provide liaison services between institutional management and the agency personnel office in support of multiple human resource programs and applicable statuses and regulations.

Requirements

  • Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.
  • Two years of professional experience in human resource administration.
  • Administrative, business, research, and/or clerical experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
  • Current or prior military experience will substitute for the required college on a year for year basis.

Responsibilities

  • Provides technical assistance to all levels of institutional management in areas such as: classification, compensation, recruiting, benefits, disciplinary actions, layoffs and grievance procedures in accordance with the Personnel Laws and Rules.
  • Consults with agency central personnel and payroll offices to obtain and relay information on personnel and payroll matters.
  • Advise, counsel and communicate with onsite staff.
  • Plans, prepares and submits documentation for personnel and position actions requests for the facility to the agency and central office.
  • Arranges interviews for applicant, advises and communicates with the applicants concerning employment procedures.
  • Reviews and evaluates requests for personnel and position actions and makes recommendations concerning such actions.
  • Contacts Human Resource staff at other Adult Institutions and Central Office to facilitate transfers, promotions or other personnel actions.
  • Plans, coordinates and performs orientation and exit interviews.
  • Prepares reports as needed for budget, turnover, recruitment, workers compensation and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) activities.
  • Develops staffing patterns.
  • Supervise the grievance procedure and conducts disciplinary hearings.
  • Assists with professional development and training as needed.
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