Human Resources Technician I/II

Kings County•Hanford, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Kings County Human Resources is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Human Resources Technician I/II. In this fast-paced, detail-driven role, the Human Resources Technician supports a wide variety of recruitment, onboarding, personnel, payroll, and administrative processes that are essential to County operations. This position is ideal for someone who has excellent attention-to-detail skills, is flexible, works well under pressure and meets deadlines, organized, and eager to provide exceptional service to both County staff and the public.

Requirements

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth (12th) grade.
Human Resources Technician I: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible clerical or technical administrative support experience, preferably performing paraprofessional human resources support work.
Human Resources Technician II: Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience at a level equivalent to a Human Resources Technician I with Kings County.
Possession of a valid California driver's license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles at the time of appointment.
Qualify for security clearance through a background investigation and fingerprint check, including a credit check.
Ability to work irregular hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays, and travel within and outside the County.

Nice To Haves

Substitution for Human Resources Technician I: Equivalent to an associate degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in business, office procedures, or a closely related field may be substituted for up to one (1) year of experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinates and implements recruitment and selection processes for County departments; confers with departments to ascertain departmental needs and track personnel requisitions; prepares, coordinates, and administers the selection and onboarding procedures, including, but not limited to job announcement flyers and advertisement preparation; screens resumes and applications; identifies qualified applicants.
Organizes and administers oral and written examinations and results, including content development and compiling test scores, preparing eligibility lists and candidate information, coordinating and/or conducting interviews, assisting departments in extending job offers, and coordinating follow-up pre-employment procedures; monitors the hiring process and/or testing processes to assure adherence to applicable human resources policies.
Processes pre-employment screening including background checks, fingerprinting, medical testing, and drug testing.
Confers and corresponds with written test source agencies; reviews and orders written tests for administration.
Arranges for oral rating panel members; instructs the panel and monitor oral board proceedings as appropriate.
Coordinates candidate notification processes during all steps of the recruitment, examination, and onboarding process.
Confers with Human Resources Analysts and members of various County departments regarding job content, desired selection processes, potential recruitment sources, raters, and subject matter experts.
Develops and revises human resources documents, procedures, and forms in network support systems; provides technical support, trains, and assists end users in using new processes; diagnoses and resolves issues; ensures consistent and timely communication on resolution efforts; collaborates with other department or County information technology staff, and/or third-party vendors to resolve complex problems.
Processes and maintains employee personnel files and records; coordinates employment status and salary administration changes with payroll.
Receives, reviews, verifies, and processes time recording and performance evaluations documents to prepare payroll for all County employees; audits such documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with rules and regulations; prepares and balances payroll reports and records.
Processes, calculates, and maintains records of a variety of payroll actions, including new-hire set up, promotions, overtime hours, cost-of-living adjustments, increases, retroactive pay, benefits withholdings, wage garnishments, offer and step increase advancements, separations and transfers, and final paychecks and pay-offs based on appropriate provisions; maintains employee records for voluntary and non-voluntary deductions.
Processes action forms for a variety of benefit services including P.O.S.T. incentives, education reimbursements, vacation donations, and bilingual pay.
Provides technical and clerical support for labor relations processes, including researching information and statistics to support the labor relations negotiation team; advises managers, supervisors, and employees on related issues, including laws, rules, and regulations, and compliance with Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) provisions.
Processes unemployment claims and supports preparation for unemployment hearings.
Verifies and reviews forms and reports for completeness and conformance with established regulations and procedures; applies departmental and program policies and procedures in determining completeness of applications, records, and files.
Collects, maintains, and compiles information and data, using spreadsheets and other software; prepares a variety of specialized reports and information on a scheduled and as requested basis.
Provides information and general assistance to County staff and the public regarding personnel rules, policies, and procedures.
Maintains a variety of databases, files, and records related to the County's human resources and payroll system including salary resolution and position control documents; reconciles transactions and data as directed; records changes and resolves differences, maintains the accuracy of the records and files.
Performs a variety of clerical and administrative support duties including providing customer service in person and over the phone.
Coordinates employee awards; coordinates employee trainings such as new employee orientation and brown bag training opportunities.
Coordinates communicable disease exposure notifications.
Provides backup support to Human Resources Assistants.
Provides training to less experienced staff and volunteers as assigned.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

CalPERS Retirement
Excellent PPO insurance including medical, dental, vision and chiropractic insurance coverage for the employee and their eligible dependents paid 100% by the County.
Onsite health center for employees and eligible dependents on County health insurance.
$40,000 term life/accident insurance.
Paid vacation and sick leave
An additional 50 hours of management leave each fiscal year (or pro-rated upon hire date) of which will not carry over and may be cashed out in full.
Access to the County's Employee Assistance Program.
Access to Kings County's Assist-to-Own Down Payment Assistance Program.
Deferred Compensation match up to $3,500 per year for every three dollars contributed.
Longevity pay beginning at 10 years of service.
Holiday Closure