Human Resources Manager- Fire & EMS
About The Position
Join our Fire-EMS team in a dynamic role where you’ll make a meaningful impact by supporting employees and volunteers throughout recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and ongoing personnel administration. You’ll serve as a key connection between Fire-EMS leadership, County Human Resources and volunteer organizations while helping ensure accurate records, compliance, and exceptional support for our workforce. Bring your organizational skills and commitment to public service to a position that directly strengthens the people and programs behind our community’s emergency response. This is a professional position that performs complex tasks to manage the Human Resources functions of the Fire-EMS Department, including recruitment/selection, training, policy development, salary administration, payroll/timekeeping, employee relations, and management of the Volunteer Membership Program within the Fire-EMS Department.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of Human Resource administration, required.
- Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, vendors, and the public, required.
- Must be able to lead and supervise.
- Must know how to organize and prioritize work and meet deadlines.
- Computer literacy, required.
- Bachelor’s degree (related field preferred) required with at least two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in human Resource administration including supervisory experience required – OR – Any equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities is acceptable.
- Criminal Records Check, including fingerprinting.
- Must obtain valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of employment to be eligible to operate a county vehicle.
- Twelve-month probationary period.
Responsibilities
- Provides Human Resources support for the Fire-EMS Department in coordination with County Human Resources.
- Conducts employee training sessions on human resources programs, career development and incentives.
- Supervises Human Resources staff and completes related paperwork and performance evaluations.
- Responsible for managing and supervising the Volunteer Membership Program within the Fire-EMS Department.
- Responds to inquiries from employees and departments as needed.
- Develops procedures to ensure consistent implementation of Human Resources Programs.
- Works with vendors related to Human Resources management and testing.
- Advises employees and departments on questions and processes related to Human Resources Programs in the Fire-EMS Department.
- Analyzes and troubleshoots complex timekeeping issues.
- Reconciles and balances semi-monthly timecards in collaboration with HRIS, Benefits and Payroll team and works closely with County Human Resources to ensure pay and benefits are accurately reflected in timekeeping functions.
- Oversees the accurate completion of all payroll research and reporting for the Fire-EMS Department.
- Oversees Fire-EMS recruitment initiatives to include job postings, candidate screening, interviews and hiring process while ensuring fair, consistent, and effective hiring practices in collaboration with County Human Resources.
- Collaborates with Fire-EMS Leadership and County Human Resources to address Human Resources related issues, manage Employee Relations activities, and support investigations and disciplinary procedures.
- Ensure adherence to local, state and federal labor and employment laws.
- Interprets Human Resources policies to employees and the public.
- Completes specialized projects for the Fire-EMS Department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
