Human Resources Specialist

Maricopa County; United States; Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Maricopa County Superior Court is seeking a Human Resources Specialist to join our Employment Services team. We value outstanding people skills and the ability to develop lasting relationships with internal teams, hiring managers and employees in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

The ideal candidate will learn our policies, work independently, and apply them to onboarding, HR systems and workflows while delivering reliable results. Prior experience in HR is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates degree required; one year specialized HR or admin support experience in a large organization with onboarding, HR systems and workflows.
• Three years of specialized HR experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications.
• Experience preferred in the Judicial Branch or similar public sector environment.
• Candidates should learn and apply a wide set of policies and processes quickly in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume employment processing actions in a complex organization.
• Coordinate onboarding for new hires and conduct onboarding appointments.
• Track onboarding task completion for new hires and internal stakeholders.
• Update onboarding checklists and workflows.
• Answer questions regarding standard policies, benefits, and retirement; refer complex queries to senior staff.

Skills

Customer service

Verbal communication

Written communication

Multitasking

Time management

Relationship building

HR systems

Data entry

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS

Onboarding systems

Job description

Posting Date 09/22/26 Application Deadline 09/30/26 Pay Range Min - 1st Quartile - Mid - Max $21.75 - $25.44 - $29.13 - $36.50 The expected ENTRY pay range for this position based on experience and equity within the Judicial Branch is $22.94 to $25.44. This position is Non-Exempt under the FLSA.

Job Type Classified – Judicial CPR Department D800 Superior Court

About the Position

The Judicial Branch Human Resources Employment Services Department is looking for a Human Resources Specialist to join our team! We are looking for a highly motivated problem solver who is ready and able to use their outstanding people skills to develop lasting relationships with our internal teams, hiring managers, and employees alike! Our ideal candidate is someone who can learn and retain our many policies and processes while delivering results in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, high-volume environment. The Human Resources Specialist is an excellent opportunity for those who can work independently, think on their feet, and intuitively know where to find answers.

About the Superior Court

The Superior Court of the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is dedicated to providing a safe, fair, and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to our services, and providing innovative, evidence-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. The Superior Court in Maricopa County, one of the largest, most innovative, and progressive trial courts in the nation, seeks innovative individuals to join our team who will embrace our vision of excellence and the principles inherent in the Rule of Law…every person, every day, every time. We fulfill these principles through a culture that values fairness, respect, integrity, innovation, and safety.

Position Qualifications

• Education: Associates degree
• Experience: One (1) year of specialized experience in human resources or administrative support within a large, complex organization that includes onboarding, HR systems and workflows, and streamlining administrative HR functions
• Combined education and experience qualifications: Three (3) years of specialized experience in human resources or administrative support within a large, complex organization that includes onboarding, HR systems and workflows, and streamlining administrative HR functions may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications.
• Our Preferred Candidate has: Experience working in the Judicial Branch

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• The principles and processes for providing effective customer service to internal and external customers
• The basic principles and processes administered by Human Resources
• Typing and performing data entry with speed and accuracy
• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience in a way that conveys information efficiently
• Prioritizing assignments, multitasking, and managing one’s time effectively while dealing with numerous interruptions
• Developing and maintaining positive and productive working relationships with coworkers, employees, and managers
• Utilizing Microsoft Office suite and other database systems to complete required paperwork, reports, email correspondence, utilize the internet, and perform other related administrative tasks
• Function effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Listen effectively, which includes assessing others’ understanding of communications and modifying communication styles to fit the audience or situation
• Work as a member of a team with moderate supervision
• Critically think about and analyze problems to reach logical conclusions and execute effective solutions
• Adjust to changing circumstances, remaining flexible when scheduling conflict occurs, taking on other roles when short‑staffed, and adapting or changing priorities as the situation requires
• Learn, interpret, apply, and explain a vast number of complex organizational policies and procedures
• Maintain the confidentiality of information and data

Essential Job Tasks

• Responsible for a high-volume caseload of a variety of employment processing actions in a complex organizational environment
• Contacts new hires, coordinates their paperwork for onboarding and conducts their onboarding appointment ensuring a welcoming and professional onboarding experience
• Track completion of onboarding tasks by new hires, managers, and internal stakeholders
• Maintain and update onboarding checklists and workflows
• Answers frequently asked questions from employees relative to such things as standard policies, benefits, and retirement and refers more complex questions to appropriate senior‑level HR staff or departments
• Performs employment eligibility (E‑Verify) verifications on newly hired employees
• Prepares and processes paperwork, including Personnel Action Forms, on all personnel actions related to hiring, promotions, transfers, salary adjustments, retirements, and terminations
• Updates the internal HRIS database daily with personnel changes
• Maintains hard‑copy personnel files and ensures compliance with records retention and release of information guidelines
• Prepares routine, sensitive correspondence and documents related to areas of responsibility
• Identifies opportunities to enhance onboarding efficiency and experience
• Provides customer service and responds to questions via email, telephone, and in‑person from employees, managers, and external customers regarding employment procedures and opportunities, health and non‑health benefits, compensation, and other human resources‑related services

Working Conditions

Job duties are performed mostly in an office setting that consists of high-volume and a fast-paced environment. Incumbents may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule allowing for a combination of telework and onsite work with appropriate approvals. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to communicate clearly, perceive details of objects that are close by, and maintain various physical positions for extended periods, such as sitting, standing, or walking. The job may involve using hands for tasks such as typing, handling objects, or operating tools, as well as reaching with hands and arms. Occasionally, the employee may be required to move or lift objects weighing up to 20 pounds. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Additional Information

Judicial Branch Human Resources reserves the right to move forward candidates based on the information provided directly on the application. The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs. Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate up to the midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity, and budgetary allowances. All Judicial Branch offers of employment and continued employment are contingent upon passing a thorough background and/or fingerprint check. Applicants must completely and fully answer any questions regarding felony and misdemeanor convictions including any convictions that have been expunged or set aside. Failure to include criminal history information is grounds for termination of an offer and employment. A conviction may not automatically disqualify an applicant.

The Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County participates in the State Retirement systems ASRS or PSPRS. As such, mandatory membership for all full‑time employees includes payroll deducted contributions consistent with each retirement system's requirements. The current contribution rate for ASRS is 12.27% and the current contribution rate for PSPRS is 5.84% and up for the defined contribution plan and 8.82% for the defined benefit plan. For more information about contributions and benefits of these plans visit https://www.azasrs.gov/ or https://www.psprs.com/corrections-officer/.

Judicial Branch facilities are located throughout Maricopa County. This position may be reassigned to other locations. Assignments will be made based upon the needs of the department.

For more information, visit www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov.

The Judicial Branch in Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

The Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County is comprised of Superior Court, Adult Probation and Juvenile Probation, which includes juvenile detention. The Judicial Branch in Maricopa County is the fourth largest trial court system in the nation and, along with its 3,200 employees, is dedicated to providing a safe, fair and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to services, and providing innovative, evidence-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch.

Our mission is clear and simple: We are dedicated to providing a safe, fair and impartial forum for resolving disputes, enhancing access to services, and providing innovative, evidence-based practices that improve the safety of our community and ensure the public’s trust and confidence in the Judicial Branch. In pursuit of this mission, our employees are reminded to keep our vision as part of their daily work—committing themselves to excellence and the principles inherent in the Rule of Law… every person, every day, every time.