Human Resources Recruiter

UNKNOWN; Freehold (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Job summary

Monmouth County in Freehold, NJ seeks an Assistant Personnel Technician to handle recruitment, onboarding, training, and HR transactions in a fast-paced Civil Service environment. This on-site role requires work within NJCSC guidelines and county policies.

You will post vacancies, review applications, interview candidates, make offers, vet and train new hires, enter and audit data in HRIS, and coordinate salary data while complying with county rules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of technical experience in personnel work including position classification, compensation, employee benefits, administration, testing, interviewing, and/or related functions.

Responsibilities

• Recruits prospective employees utilizing NEOGOV and other HRIS platforms.
• Plans and conducts New Employee Orientation and training sessions.
• Prepares reports and routine correspondence in connection with personnel work.
• Prepare, enter, verify, and audit data to/in County and State systems.
• Processes Civil Service Commission personnel/human resources action forms, and system data.
• Compile salary data, working within County systems and HRIS platforms.
• Interact with County Departments and Divisions to coordinate new hire and promotional transactions and appointments.
• Maintain salary date and related tables.
• Prepare posting and recommend NJCSC classifications appropriate to vacancies.
• Interprets state and local rules.
• Maintains records and files.

Skills

Recruitment

Onboarding

Employee relations

Training

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Salary

$40,000.00 - $55,000.00 Annually

Location

Hall of Records, Freehold, NJ 07728

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

2025-12

Department

Human Resources

Opening Date

08/27/2026

Closing Date

Continuous

Description

The Assistant Personnel Technician will be assigned personnel/human resource transactions including but not limited to classification, recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, employee relations and employee exits. Monmouth County is a New Jersey Civil Service Commission (NJCSC) jurisdiction, and the candidate will be required to successfully learn and work within the guidelines, rules, and practices of the NJCSC. The successful candidate will train in the Human Resource Information Systems used locally by Monmouth County and required by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. This position will primarily recruit for Monmouth County assigned departments, including posting job vacancies, reviewing candidate applications, interviewing, making offers, vetting, training, and onboarding new hires while working within the NJCSC and Monmouth County parameters. Candidates must be able to work in a high pressure, fast paced, deadline driven work environment while processing a high volume of job seekers.

Examples of Work

Recruits prospective employees utilizing NEOGOV and other HRIS platforms.
Plans and conducts New Employee Orientation and training sessions.
Prepares reports and routine correspondence in connection with personnel work.
Prepare, enter, verify, and audit data to/in County and State systems.
Processes Civil Service Commission personnel/human resources action forms, and system data.
Compile salary data, working within County systems and HRIS platforms.
Interact with County Departments and Divisions to coordinate new hire and promotional transactions and appointments.
Maintain salary date and related tables.
Prepare posting and recommend NJCSC classifications appropriate to vacancies.
Interprets state and local rules.
Maintains records and files.

Requirements

Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Or
Four (4) years of technical experience in personnel work including position classification, compensation, employee benefits, administration, testing, interviewing, and/or related functions.

Preferred Qualification

Bilingual in Spanish.
Please be advised, all Monmouth County positions are on site. There are no provisions to work remotely.

Monmouth County offers generous health and wellness benefits to full-time employees and their eligible dependents. Competitive plans include medical, prescription, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and an award-winning wellness program. Part-time employees who work an average of 30 or more hours per week over the course of a year may also elect these benefits.
Eligible employees* are enrolled in the New Jersey State Pension and Group Life Insurance, and enjoy a bank of vacation, personal, and sick days as well as a substantial paid holiday package.
Additional retirement/deferred compensation plans - 457 (b), short-term disabiity, whole life insurance, cancer, critical illness, and accident plans are also available as voluntary benefits.
Monmouth County is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible employer. Go to: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service for more information.

• Seasonal and temporary employees are not eligible.