HR SPECIALIST

State of Maryland; Salisbury, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

State of Maryland benefits

Job summary

The State of Maryland's MDH-Holly Center in Salisbury, MD seeks an HR professional to advise, interpret, and apply HR laws, policies, and guidelines to resolve diverse issues. You will manage payroll, timekeeping, recruitment, Workday events, and retirement benefits coordination to support employees and operations.

With five years of HR experience and strong decision-making, you will contribute to policy interpretation, job analysis, and salary administration while aligning with state

Qualifications

• Five years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation or HR policy formulation.
• Experience substituting paraprofessional personnel work for required experience is allowed.
• Alternatives include substitution with a Bachelor's degree plus one year of relevant HR experience or thirty graduate credits in HR/related fields.

Responsibilities

• Advise, interpret, and apply HR laws, policies, and guidelines to resolve HR issues.
• Manage payroll and timekeeping, recruitment, Workday events, and coordination of agency and retirement benefits.
• Operate with high proficiency and independent decision making to support the MDH-Holly Center and its employees.
• Participate in salary administration, job analysis, and HR program evaluation as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Decision making

HR policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate coursework in HR or related field

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Office

Google Applications

Job description

GRADE

STD0014

LOCATION OF POSITION

MDH Holly Center
926 Snow Hill Road
Salisbury, MD 21804

Main Purpose of Job

The main purpose of this position is to advise, interpret, and apply HR laws, policies, and guidelines to resolve various human resource issues. These responsibilities include managing payroll and timekeeping, recruitment, reclassifications, Workday events, and coordinating agency and retirement benefits. The incumbent must operate with a high level of proficiency and demonstrate independent decision-making skills to support the MDH-Holly Center and its employees.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Five years of experience, one year of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation and an additional four years of professional HR management work experience in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employee relations, test development and validation or as a generalist.

Notes:

• 1.Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel workexperience on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of therequired experience. Paraprofessional personnel work isdefined as work involving the application of public sector personnel procedures, policies, rules andregulations to specific employment actions.Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience includes responsibility for activities such as: preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying personnel-related rules andpolicies, preparing personnel related reports, conducting employee orientation and counseling employees regardingbenefits andobligations and responding to inquiriesconcerning employment procedures.
• 2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one year of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation for the required experience.
• 3. Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel administration, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related field for the required experience.
• 4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management classification or human resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The desired candidate should possess:

• Experience in Workday.
• Experience in Microsoft Office and Google Applications.
• Experience demonstrating strong written and oral communication skills.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• 1.Employees in this classification are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Department of Budget and Management within six months from the time of appointment to the position. Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.
• 2.Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

SELECTION PROCESS

Applicants who meet the minimum (and selective) qualifications will be included in further evaluation. The evaluation may be a rating of your application based on your education, training and experience as they relate to the requirements of the position. Therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Candidates may remain on the certified eligible list for a period of at least one year. The resulting certified eligible list for this recruitment may be used for similar positions in this or other State agencies.

BENEFITS

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS