DSHS OOS Human Resource Business Partner

Washington State Health Care Authority; Lakewood (WA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services seeks a senior HR consultant to provide high-level employee relations support in a hybrid work environment. You will coach managers, conduct investigations, draft formal communications, and ensure compliance with federal and state laws, agency policies, and union contracts.

The role supervises one or two HR Consultants, offers strategic guidance, and partners with leaders to strengthen workforce relations across the Behavioral Health and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in HR-related field with five years of professional HR experience.
• Experience as generalist, specialist, or manager in HR.
• Preferred: HR certification; detailed knowledge of laws, WACs, and union contracts.

Responsibilities

• Deliver professional-level HR consultation to appointing authorities, managers, and supervisors on employee relations issues.
• Provide recommendations to address personnel issues and organizational goals with clear rationale.
• Draft HR correspondences including disciplinary letters and notices.
• Apply federal and Washington laws, DSHS policies, program policies, and collective bargaining agreements.

Skills

HR consultation

Employee relations

Performance management

Investigation

Mentoring

Policy interpretation

Union contracts

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5 years HR experience

Job description

This career opportunity is for those who have a passion for building relationships with customers while providing high-level consultations in a fast paced environment on the employee relations side of HR and want to be able to make recommendations on how to improve Human Resource processes. If this sounds like you, keep reading, we have the opportunity for you! Here's your chance to work on a dynamic team delivering high-quality senior level professional HR expertise and value-added support services that Washington State Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS) Office of the Secretary (OOS), Human Resources Division customers rely on. You will empower staff and customers to be the best as they serve the citizens of Washington State. Your reward will be the contribution you make every day by your team providing HR consultation support to our customers. Your specialized HR/employee relations work will center around consulting on employment law, agency policy and procedures, Collective Bargaining agreements and WAC/RCW’s, while partnering with other subject matter experts to help guide management and supervisors in areas such as leaves and reasonable accommodation. The service you provide primarily supports the Behavioral Health and Habilitation Administration within Pierce County and you will be assisting other programs within the agency as needed. This role offers a hybrid telework schedule with at leasttwo days per week on site at the designated location.

Some of what you will do

• Deliver professional-level HR consultation to appointing authorities, managers, and supervisors on employee relations issues and topics such as performance management, investigation, and the just cause process.
• Demonstrate your initiative and innovative thinking when connecting with customers, building trust, and instilling confidence in those you support.
• Supervise one or two Human Resource Consultant 3’s providing training and mentoring to them on a daily basis.
• Provide recommendations to appointing authorities on addressing personnel issues, and achieving organizational goals, making factual recommendations being able to articulate the “why” behind the recommendation.
• Draft a variety of HR related correspondences including disciplinary letters, and notices to staff informing them of pending investigations and alternate assignments.
• Interpret and apply Federal and Washington State laws, DSHS Administrative policies, Program policies, and collective bargaining agreements to provide informative consultation to appointing authorities, managers, and supervisors.

Who should apply

Professionals with a bachelor’s or higher degree involving major study in human resource management, business, public administration, social or organizational behavioral sciences or related field and five years of professional human resource administration experience.

Additional professional human resource experience may be substituted, year for year, for education. Professional-level Human Resource experience refers to working full-time as a Human Resource professional in a generalist, specialist, or managerial role.

Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Human Resources certification preferred.
• Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field, and four years of professional Human Resource experience
• Demonstrate a detailed application and understanding of laws, rules, WACs, union contracts.
• Experience supervising, motivating, developing, coaching, and leading subordinate staff or other teams.
• Effective management skills serving as a consultant to business partners and staff.
• Providing options and advice to resolve highly complex human resource issues.
• Advocate for fair and equitable treatment of employees and work to achieve the highest level of employee morale and productivity.
• Manage change and influence positive management and workforce relationships.
• Governmental public personnel human resource management experience.
• Independently analyze highly complex human resource issues and develop solutions.

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This job is classified as a WMS2.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at [phone]. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

Relationship and Reporting Structure (Necotism) Disclosure: If you are selected for hire, you must disclose whether you have a relative, household member, close friend, or romantic partner within your potential supervisory chain of command. DSHS has a Relationships and the Reporting Structure policy that prohibits nepotism and can be reviewed here. Applicants whose appointment would result in a prohibited reporting relationship are not eligible for appointment to that position.

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