Human Resources Professional 1

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Iowa Department of Education is seeking a Human Resources Professional 1 to lead employee relations, onboarding, recruiting, payroll processing, and policy development. The role requires collaboration with agency managers to ensure compliance and effective HR operations.

The successful candidate will guide managers on HR policies, manage onboarding experiences, and support retention strategies while handling unemployment claims and related processes.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
• A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience in technical or professional human resources work.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes three years of full-time work performing technical human resources work.

Responsibilities

• Consult with agency managers on employee-related issues and ensure compliance with Iowa Code and agency policies.
• Provide guidance on FMLA and other leave programs; assist with reasonable accommodation processes.
• Develop and maintain HR policies; interpret state and federal laws.
• Respond to unemployment claim notices and participate in fact-finding interviews.
• Oversee onboarding, orientation, and retention initiatives; coordinate with leaders to ensure proper tools and training.

Skills

Public service mindset

Independent work

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

NeoGov

Excel

Word

G Suite

Job description

Job Description

Iowa Department of Education’s mission is ensuring all students experience a world-class education. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to build an excellent education system that empowers all students to achieve their full potential.

Iowa Department of Education’s mission is ensuring all students experience a world-class education. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to build an excellent education system that empowers all students to achieve their full potential.

We are looking to find a highly qualified leader to serve as the Department’s Human Resources Professional 1.

Your Responsibilities

EMPLOYEE / SUPERVISOR RELATIONS:

• Regularly consult with agency managers on all employee related issues. Responsible for ensuring that managers are in compliance with Iowa Code and agency policies when conducting employee investigations and issuing disciplinary. Duties include, but are not limited to: developing and consulting on investigatory questions, participating in investigations as needed, ensuring all information has been gathered to prove just cause, and provide agency recommendations for action to be taken, assist with the grievance process, and coordinate the agency's effort to standardize all documentation. Regularly consult with DAS HRE on all performance issues.


• Provide guidance to supervisors and employees regarding FMLA and all other leave programs. Assist managers in noticing patterns and/or potential FMLA qualifying events.


• Facilitate the interactive process with employees and managers for all reasonable accommodation requests. Works with staff to order necessary office equipment/furniture approved as reasonable accommodations.


• Review, research, create and maintain human resource policies for the Department Employee Handbook. Interpret state and federal laws pertaining to human resource, administrative rules, collective bargaining agreement, DAS-HRE and Department policies.


• Consult with Department supervisors by providing guidance and advice to ensure consistency on human resource policies, work rules, policy enforcement, recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, leave management, investigations, corrective disciplinary action, reasonable accommodations and FMLA.


• Respond to all unemployment claim notices and represent the Department in Fact Finding Interviews.

Onboarding / Retention

• Develop and monitor a consistent agencywide onboarding experience for new employees. Review for continual improvement and collaborate with appropriate sources to ensure content is current and relevant.


• Arranges and conducts the delivery of new employee orientation.


• Initial orientation on first day.


• Monthly sessions for new staff - six topics on a rotating basis.


• Work with leaders to ensure that all employees have proper tools and training to perform the essential functions of their position.


• Develop and monitor retention strategies to assist with staff engagement.

Recruiting

• Consult with managers to develop and ensure PDQs are updated with current duties and essential functions prior to submitting to DAS PDQ for review.


• Correspond with all prospective candidates inquiring into employment at the Department. Post positions to NEOGOV and IowaWorks. Recommend appropriate compensation levels and prepare necessary paperwork for advanced appointment rates. Follow-up with candidates on status of hiring process. Notify applicants who were not chosen.


• Guide managers with all areas of the recruiting process which includes developing standardized resume scoring tools and interview scoring tools for use in the hiring process. Includes working with DAS recruiting specialist to enhance recruitment scope.

Payroll

• Create and process personnel documents including reemployment/reinstatement, transfers, personnel employee changes, benefit changes, reclassifications, employee deduction changes and position changes.


• Review of biweekly distribution payroll worksheet and timesheets to ensure all funding and program code changes are entered accurately.


• Initiate and complete paperwork for all employees upon separation from the department. This includes the completion of the acceptance letter, all necessary retirement paperwork (including insurance enrollment paperwork), removal from Iowa Benefits, discussing COBRA rights and options.


• Support the Department, Division, and Bureau through performing other duties as assigned.

If you wish to review a copy of the Position Description Questionnaire, please contact [e-mail].

Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday

A successful candidate will bring or have the ability and desire to learn:

• Passion for accomplishing common goals in pursuit of public service


• Ability to work independently, moving projects forward with minimal supervision


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Conflict resolution and interpersonal skills


• Desire to work with diverse teams and stakeholders

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of Department of Administrative Services human resources policies and procedures


• Experience with Workday or other HRIS system


• Experience with NeoGov or other online Applicant Tracking System


• Proficient in Microsoft Suite products, specifically Excel and Word


• Proficient in Google Suite products, specifically Mail, Calendar, Drive


• Public Service experience preferred (defined as working for a local, state or federal government)

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Opportunities to make a widespread difference in the lives of children, their families, and Iowa communities


• Collaborative, positive work environment


• Talented and passionate work colleagues that will help you learn and grow


• Opportunities to collaborate with experts from around the country


• Employee discounts from a variety of vendors


• Competitive salary and benefits package:

https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/employment/Benefits_Beyond_the_Paycheck.pdf

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree.


• A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience in technical or professional human resources work, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work equals one year of full-time experience.


• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes three years of full-time work performing technical human resources work.