Human Resources Clerk II

County of Kauai•Montpelier, VT

About The Position

Performs a variety of human resources clerical work relative to the maintenance and processing of personnel records and actions requiring the interpretation and application of pertinent civil service laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and collective bargaining provisions; and performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school; and one (1) year of clerical experience, and two (2) years of specialized work experience.
Qualifying Clerical Experience: experience which involved the performance of a variety of clerical tasks and demonstrated knowledge of office practices and procedures, and the ability to carry out procedures in clerical work systems, and operate various kinds of office equipment including computers, Microsoft Office, and other technologies.
Qualifying Specialized Work Experience: Work experience which required the knowledge and application of pertinent human resources rules, regulations, procedures and program requirements.

Responsibilities

Advises departmental officials, employees, and/or the public regarding employment policies, information on classes of work, human resources policies and procedures, and civil service rules and laws
Maintains confidential employee master files and records; reviews, verifies, and posts manually or electronically to employee records relative to compensation, earnings, status, anniversary dates, service, training, and employee related matters; prepares duplicate files for new employees or departments, as requested
Reviews, updates, and maintains other manual and electronic human resources program files and records, including position control, status, geographic location, funding source, position history, etc.
Enters data into the human resources and payroll processing system to effectuate changes to employees' personnel and payroll records
Prepares and reviews personnel and payroll forms, records, reports, applications, and other documents for completeness, accuracy, adequacy, and conformance to policy, rules, regulations, laws, contracts, or agreements
Researches data and prepares various regular and special statistical and activity reports for use by superiors
Disseminates information about and explains benefits to new employees and departmental personnel
Prepares packets and other materials for new employee orientation
Follows up with departments on scheduling and attendance matters
Prepares forms, documents, requests, and communications on personnel matters for transmittal to County departments/agencies, governmental agencies, and other individuals as assigned
Prepares announcements for training sessions
Compiles registration lists
Assists with preparation of training materials
Assists with program coordination and logistics for departmental meetings, conferences, special events and training; attends and participates in training, meetings and other functions as assigned
Prepares recruitment announcements, working with news media on ads, as required and distributes announcements for posting
Screens applications for registration and entry-level recruitments
Administers and monitors examinations
Prepares and compiles brochures and general information for job fairs
Represents the Department at job fairs, providing information regarding the recruitment and examination process and information on available jobs
May review and process re-descriptions for positions in well-defined occupational fields and routine reallocations for recruitment purposes
Prepares and processes classification and pay action notifications
Enters data into the human resources position files to effectuate personnel transactions
Maintains compensation plans
Performs other related duties as required