HR Assistant — Paraprofessional HR Support

Baltimore County; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore County in Towson, MD seeks a paraprofessional Human Resources Assistant to support the Police Department’s Professional Standards Bureau. You will handle applicant information, maintain records, assist in examinations, payroll processing, and HR policy explanations, with emphasis on accuracy and confidentiality.

Requires a high school diploma and 2 years of clerical or technical HR experience, with substitution options for additional education.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of personnel recordkeeping procedures.
• Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of automated office systems.
• Knowledge of spelling, grammar, and arithmetic.
• Ability to understand human resources rules and regulations and to communicate them effectively to others.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all contacts.
• Ability to use automated recordkeeping and word processing systems.
• Ability to handle confidential material with discretion.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations.
• Typing ability.

Responsibilities

• Provides information to applicants regarding job opportunities and explains employment processes.
• Reviews employment applications for completeness.
• Reviews and evaluates applications for non-merit positions and prepares lists of qualified applicants for agencies.
• Assists recruiting efforts to obtain qualified applicants which may include advertising, attending job fairs, and updating mailing lists.
• Maintains detailed records of applicants or employees, and assembles and types these into periodic reports.
• Assists in administering and monitoring written and performance examinations.
• Marks and supervises the marking and checking of examination papers and of training and experience ratings, including the calculation and proofreading of scores.
• Prepares certified lists of applicants eligible for interview based on final scores or ratings.
• Assists in maintaining automated and manual rosters of County employees.
• Processes entry and change tickets.
• Reviews, processes, and prepares payrolls for certification.
• Reviews and processes miscellaneous human resources action requests.
• Assists in interpreting human resources rules for County employees.
• Explains human resources records, leave rules, holidays, payroll administration, and other general administrative procedures to individual employees or agencies.
• Conducts general orientation meetings and explains County personnel policies and procedures to new employees.
• Assists in the coordination of employee development and training programs.
• Assists in the delivery of training in a team‑teaching mode.
• Assists in the development and preparation of classification and compensation surveys.
• Responds to surveys conducted by employers in the public and private sectors.
• Prepares legislation to amend the Classification and Compensation Plans.
• Finalizes changes to class specifications, pay schedules, and the Classification and Compensation Plans.
• Coordinates the publication of changes in print and on the internet.
• Uses computer software packages and other automated office systems to generate a variety of documents, including lists, tables, reports, correspondence and other personnel documents.
• Creates and maintains databases and agency files.

Skills

Personnel records

Office procedures

Automated office systems

Spelling & arithmetic

HR rules & regulations

Confidential material handling

Mathematical computations

Typing

Interpersonal relationships

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Baltimore County in Towson, MD seeks a paraprofessional Human Resources Assistant to support the Police Department’s Professional Standards Bureau. You will handle applicant information, maintain records, assist in examinations, payroll processing, and HR policy explanations, with emphasis on accuracy and confidentiality.

Requires a high school diploma and 2 years of clerical or technical HR experience, with substitution options for additional education.