Human Resources Specialist

Maricopa County • Phoenix, AZ

1d • $22 - $35 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Judicial Branch Human Resources Employment Services Department is looking for a Human Resources Specialist to join our team! We are looking for a highly motivated problem solver who is ready and able to use their outstanding people skills to develop lasting relationships with our internal teams, hiring managers, and employees alike! Our ideal candidate is someone who can learn and retain our many policies and processes while delivering results in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, high-volume environment. The Human Resources Specialist is an excellent opportunity for those who can work independently, think on their feet, and intuitively know where to find answers. About the Superior Court: The Superior Court of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing a safe, fair, and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to our services, and providing innovative, evidenced-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. The Superior Court in Maricopa County, one of the largest, most innovative, and progressive trial courts in the nation, seeks innovative individuals to join our team who will embrace our vision of excellence and the principles inherent in the Rule of Law...every person, every day, every time . We fulfill these principles through a culture that values fairness, respect, integrity, innovation, and safety.

Requirements

• Associates degree
• One (1) year of specialized experience in human resources or administrative support within a large, complex organization that includes onboarding, HR systems and workflows, and streamlining administrative functions OR Combined education and experience qualifications: Three (3) years of specialized experience in human resources or administrative support within a large, complex organization that includes onboarding, HR systems and workflows, and streamlining administrative functions may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications.
• Knowledge of: The principles and processes for providing effective customer service to internal and external customers
• The basic principles and processes administered by Human Resources
• Skill in: Typing and performing data entry with speed and accuracy
• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience in a way that conveys information efficiently
• Prioritizing assignments, multitasking, and managing one’s time effectively while dealing with numerous interruptions
• Developing and maintaining positive and productive working relationships with coworkers, employees, and managers
• Utilizing Microsoft Office suite and other database systems to complete required paperwork, reports, email correspondence, utilize the internet, and perform other related administrative tasks
• Ability to: Function effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Listen effectively, which includes assessing others’ understanding of communications and modifying communication styles to fit the audience or situation
• Work as a member of a team with moderate supervision
• Critically think about and analyze problems to reach logical conclusions and execute effective solutions
• Adjust to changing circumstances, remaining flexible when scheduling conflict occurs, taking on other roles when short-staffed, and adapting or changing priorities as the situation requires
• Learn, interpret, apply, and explain a vast number of complex organizational policies and procedures
• Maintain the confidentiality of information and data

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in the Judicial Branch
• At least one (1) year of experience working in a Human Resources environment

Responsibilities

• Responsible for a high-volume caseload of a variety of employment processing actions in a complex organizational environment
• Contacts new hires, coordinates their paperwork for onboarding and conducts their onboarding appointment ensuring a welcoming and professional onboarding experience
• Track completion of onboarding tasks by new hires, managers, and internal stakeholders
• Maintain and update onboarding checklists and workflows
• Answers frequently asked questions from employees relative to such things as standard policies, benefits, and retirement and refers more complex questions to appropriate senior-level HR staff or departments
• Performs employment eligibility (E-Verify) verifications on newly hired employees
• Prepares and processes paperwork, including Personnel Action Forms, on all personnel actions related to hiring, promotions, transfers, salary adjustments, retirements, and terminations
• Updates the internal HRIS database daily with personnel changes
• Maintains hard-copy personnel files and ensures compliance with records retention and release of information guidelines
• Prepares routine, sensitive correspondence and documents related to areas of responsibility
• Identifies opportunities to enhance onboarding efficiency and experience.
• Provides customer service and responds to questions via email, telephone, and in-person from employees, managers, and external customers regarding employment procedures and opportunities, health and non-health benefits, compensation, and other human resources-related services

Benefits

• We offer generous paid time off, paid sick leave, and 10 paid holidays!
• We have affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance, and our employees are entitled to coverage by one of several State-sponsored retirement pension plans, our employee assistance program, and wellness incentives.
• Additionally, our employees have the option of life insurance, disability, a group legal plan, and pet insurance.
• Under the current guidelines for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, the Maricopa County Superior Court is a qualifying employer. Therefore, any full time Judicial Branch employee, who meets other eligibility criteria may be eligible for loan forgiveness under this program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees