Departmental Human Resources Representative

Cobb County Government•Sheriff's Office Marietta, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this classification is to provide professional level human resources support and to serve as a human resources liaison to an assigned department. This role involves a wide range of HR functions including recruitment, payroll processing, employee relations, compliance, and record management.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Management, Psychology, or related field required
Supplemented by three years of experience in human resources or related field
Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job
Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data
Ability to exercise discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships
Ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job
Ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions
Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information
Ability to communicate orally

Responsibilities

Post job openings and notices; receive and screen candidate applications; coordinate interview process; assist in interviewing candidates for vacant positions; obtain required documentation; compile information; coordinate pre-employment process, orientation activities and official start dates; provide related information regarding benefits, work locations and other items.
Perform payroll duties: review and enter timesheets into timekeeping system; monitor and maintain time sheet records and leave reports; print and review payroll registers; and make corrections and submit to payroll office.
Recommend salary adjustments and increases as directed; receive and respond to inquiries; conduct research; provide technical analysis; and make appropriate recommendations.
Perform personnel duties: educate staff on payroll/personnel policies and procedures; and assist management and supervisors with technical and administrative issues.
Read, assimilate and disseminate information on changes in laws and regulations; confer with HR Department and department management regarding impact of changes on department policies and procedures; respond to internal and external requests for information regarding local, state and federal personnel laws and ordinances.
Prepare Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requests: process FMLA and Donation of Leave requests; ensure leave is used as approved; and maintain related documentation and records.
Participate in employee development processes; coordinate employee training schedules according to County requirements and specific needs of assigned department.
Serve as a primary contact with Human Resources, Payroll and Information Technology on a variety of payroll/personnel processing matters.
Research, compile, and/or monitor administrative, statistical or other data pertaining to department operations; summarize data, perform routine data analysis, and prepare reports; conduct research of department files, database records, electronic data sources, Internet sites, hardcopy materials, or other sources as needed; Assist with adjustments or corrections for work/leave time.
Submit employee documentation to County Human Resources Department: communicate with and submit departmental employee documentation regarding various employee benefit changes and updates, employee tax and direct deposit changes, and other items; and may review and approve timesheet and leave data for the processing of payroll.
Assist with hiring procedures; requisition positions, print and distribute applications; process new hires and forward for approval; coordinate and conduct departmental orientation.
Maintain file system of a variety of confidential files/records and information; prepare files, organize documentation, and file documents in designated order; retrieve/replace files; scan records into computer; shred/destroy confidential or obsolete documents; conduct records maintenance activities in compliance with guidelines governing record retention.
Perform other related duties as assigned.