Personnel Associate III

State of Maryland • Wicomico, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Personnel Associate III serves in an administrative capacity in Human Resources at the Wicomico County Department of Social Services. The position assists the Human Resources Officer with personnel matters, including preparing paperwork for new hires and reclassifications, supporting recruitment, and maintaining personnel files. The role requires maintaining confidentiality and providing excellent customer service.

The position performs classification and compensation work, processes personnel transactions through Workday, conducts orientations, and maintains employment records. It also supports recruitment for merit and contractual vacancies and helps ensure recruitment procedures are equitable and consistent with EEOC and Affirmative Action guidelines.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• One year and six months of general clerical or administrative support experience, including at least nine months of paraprofessional personnel experience applying personnel procedures, policies, rules, and regulations to specific employment actions.
• Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience should include activities such as preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying and interpreting rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations, and responding to inquiries concerning employment actions.
• U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in human resources assistance classification or human resources assistance specialty codes in the human resources management field may substitute year for year for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience with Google Suite and Microsoft.
• One year of experience in a government or DHS office.
• Six months of experience with Workday.

Responsibilities

• Audit employees’ experience and recommend appropriate reclassification actions.
• Process paperwork required for employee reclassifications and complete Workday processes to initiate reclassifications.
• Process reclassification studies, including Benchmark and NCP, in a timely manner.
• Process personnel forms for new hires and current employees and enter transactions into Workday.
• Conduct orientations and maintain employment files and records.
• Assist with initiating internal recruitment activities and maintaining equitable procedures in accordance with EEOC and Affirmative Action guidelines.
• Assist in initiating recruitment procedures to fill vacant merit and contractual positions.
• Assist the Human Resources Officer with administrative Human Resources tasks, including preparing paperwork for new hires and reclassifications.
• Maintain confidentiality and provide excellent customer service.

Benefits

• Health insurance, dental, and vision plans offered at a low cost.
• Six personal leave days annually for new State employees, prorated based on start date.
• Ten days of accumulated annual leave per year.
• Fifteen days of accumulated sick leave per year.
• Up to sixty days of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child.
• At least twelve holidays per year.
• Credits toward a retirement pension.
• Positions may be eligible for telework.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED