HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN

State of careers Rhode Island

1d•$57,669 - $65,447•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides non-clerical, paraprofessional support to professional personnel in the direct delivery of professional human resources services. The role involves assisting in areas such as classification/compensation, merit selection and appraisal, labor relations, organizational analysis, and personnel administration. The Human Resources Technician works under the direct supervision of a human resources professional and may occasionally supervise clerical staff on a project basis.

Requirements

A working knowledge of the State Merit System Act and Personnel Rules as they relate to the assigned human resources functional area.
A familiarity with the principles, practices and techniques of human resources administration.
A familiarity with the organization of state government and its agencies.
The ability to research data and information for use in human resources decision-making.
The ability to interact cooperatively with a variety of internal and external customers.
The ability to communicate effectively.
The ability to prepare reports and narratives.
Possession of an associate’s degree, including or supplemented by courses in public administration, human resources management, psychology, education, or a closely related field.
Employment involving the performance of a variety of complex clerical functions in a human resources environment.
Any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

Responsibilities

Provide non-clerical, paraprofessional support to professional personnel in direct delivery of professional human resources services (e.g. classification/compensation, merit selection and appraisal, labor relations, organizational analysis, personnel administration, and/or a comparable specialty).
Identify and collect organizational and position data for use in formulating preliminary classification recommendations.
Research salary information and benchmark classes for use in completing salary surveys and pay plan studies.
Research subject matter content to prepare oral and written exams for specified job competencies.
Review exam applications to identify the presence/absence of minimum qualifications, and to recommend education and experience scores based on established rating keys.
Assist and act in a confidential capacity to managers who formulate, determine and effectuate management policies in the field of labor relations; have access to confidential information concerning proposed or anticipated changes which may result from collective bargaining negotiations.
Research assigned topics and collect data for use in contract negotiations, grievances, arbitrations and other labor relations functions; attend such proceedings, as required.
Review contract proposals and prepare summaries and comparisons of submitted documentation.
Prepare draft proposals and narratives related to classification/compensation, labor relations, personnel administration, merit selection, organizational analysis, and/or comparable human resources functions.
Review legislation and statutes on human resources topics and prepare preliminary analyses and reports.
Engage in a variety of paraprofessional departmental personnel functions related to: recruitment of personnel; implementing personnel transactions, including the transfer, reassignment or promotion of employees; preparation and maintenance of personnel records; implementing a variety of complex integrated payroll functions, including retroactive payments requiring multiple adjustments, and processing of various specialized payrolls (e.g. special contract employees, temporary services, etc.); coordinating various aspects of Workers’ Compensation cases, ensuring ongoing verification of payroll records; implementing and monitoring agency Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cases; implementation of Personnel Rules; and comparable tasks.
Utilize electronic equipment, computer software, automated databases and related technology and equipment in the research and development of HR products and analyses.