HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN 3

State of Nevada (NV); Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Nevada Division of Human Resource Management in Las Vegas seeks a Human Resources Technician 3 to guide, coordinate, process, and monitor leave events for employees across state agencies. The role includes ADA accommodations, workers’ compensation tracking, and assisting with recruitment, orientation, and payroll processes.

This high-volume position requires accuracy, attention to detail, organization, and strong customer service.

Qualifications

• Two years of technical personnel/payroll experience or equivalent.
• One year of experience as a Human Resources Technician II in Nevada State service or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to research information, apply rules and regulations, and problem solve in recruitment and payroll functions.

Responsibilities

• Process leave events (FMLA, military, catastrophic leave, state-paid family leave) for multiple state agencies.
• Process ADA accommodation requests and track workers’ compensation; assist with fitness for duty, drug testing, and ergonomic evaluations.
• Prepare and submit employee actions, maintain logs and databases, process benefit forms, and prepare new hire and transfer paperwork.
• Assist with agency recruiting and present new hire orientations.
• Maintain HR and payroll records and respond to HR/payroll questions from employees, management, and the public.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Customer service

HR laws knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM) of the Department of Administration is seeking a Human Resources Technician 3 in Las Vegas. This position will be responsible for providing guidance, coordinating, processing, tracking, and monitoring leave events for the employees of numerous State agencies. Leave programs include: FMLA, military leave, catastrophic leave, State paid family leave, etc. The Human Resources Technician 3 will also be responsible for processing employees’ ADA requests for accommodation, tracking workers’ compensation, and assisting with fitness for duty, drug testing, and ergonomic evaluation processes. Other duties will include preparing and submitting employee actions to Central Records, maintaining tracking logs and databases, processing benefit forms, and preparing new hire and transfer paperwork for all agencies served. The incumbent may facilitate agency recruiting and present new hire orientations. This is a high work volume position that requires accuracy, attention to detail, excellent organization, and customer service skills. The ideal candidate will possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform journey-level work in areas of human resource management dictated by state and federal law.

Human Resources Technicians perform a wide variety of Human Resources activities including Human Resources records processing, recruitment and examining, new hire orientation, list certification, and payroll support duties. While payroll support duties may be performed a portion of the time by Human Resources Technicians, the majority of duties involve Human Resources activities. Positions dedicated to payroll duties are appropriately classified in accounting-related series. Some positions in this series specialize in one or more Human Resources functions and others may serve in a generalist capacity. Supervisory responsibility may be assigned at any level in the series, but this responsibility does not, by itself, warrant allocation to a higher level.

Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of technical personnel/payroll experience which included researching information, applying r ules and regulations, and problem solving in areas such as recruitment and examining, payroll, interviewing and selection, and other related personnel/payroll functions; OR one year of experience as a Human Resources Technician II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Receive and review requests and authorization to fill a vacancy; verify selective recruitment criteria needs and obtain approval; check availability of existing hiring lists and/or consider alternative methods of filling vacancies according to established policies and regulations; certify eligible hiring lists or request certified hiring lists from centralized Human Resources; maintain accurate hiring lists by updating the Human Resources database after interview results are received, and surveying applicants for interest, availability and/or special skills.

Develop or assist in the development of recruitment plans; draft job announcements; participate in outreach activities including job fairs; prepare and place advertising in newspapers, trade journals, and websites.

Receive and evaluate employment applications for eligibility according to required minimum qualifications and notify applicants; schedule appropriate examination; administer or coordinate testing; process results and notify applicants; generate certified eligible hiring lists in accordance with pertinent statutes, rules and regulations and monitor list usage for compliance.

Review hiring packets for required approvals and documentation in accordance with Human Resources regulations; provide new hire orientation and information regarding retirement, pay schedules, insurance benefits, timekeeping, leave, and agency and State policies.

Process various types of employee Human Resources transactions; enter into the Human Resources/payroll database in a live production environment, or audit transactions processed by others to ensure accuracy; participate in automated system testing as needed.

Research Human Resources and payroll problems and process corrections for overpayments, underpayments, and leave accrual and pay progression errors; determine benefit eligibility; process and monitor Human Resources/payroll actions related to FMLA, workers’ compensation, catastrophic leave, and longevity pay.

Provide liaison services for employees regarding workers’ compensation; coordinate early return to work and modified duty; complete necessary forms, monitor lost time, and arrange for FMLA to run concurrently.

Maintain Human Resources, recruitment, and training files and records in accordance with established records retention schedules.

Respond to Human Resources and payroll related questions from employees, management and the public by researching applicable laws, regulations and policies; provide requested job announcements, applications, forms and other Human Resources documents as requested.

Conduct basic research, compile data and assist in the preparation of final reports.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under limited supervision, incumbents perform the highest-level paraprofessional and technical Human Resources assignments a majority of the time. Assignments at this level vary considerably and duties may include: certify and maintain accurate hiring lists; plan and implement internal, external, and difficult recruitments, with responsibility for all aspects of the recruitment process; assist management with disciplinary/grievance issues by gathering information and facts, processing required forms and providing involved parties information, NAC/NRS references, and proper procedures during the initial stages of disciplinary actions, complaints and grievances; audit, reconcile and authorize Human Resources/payroll documents and transactions completed by others; and recommend approval/disapproval of FMLA and catastrophic leave requests. Incumbents may research the most complex Human Resources/payroll issues and process transactions such as workers’ compensation buy-backs and overpayments.

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of:

Human Resources principles, practices, and methods used in recruitment, examination, selection and/or payroll; automated systems and applications typically used to support personnel and payroll.

Ability to:

perform complex Human Resources and/or payroll operations including researching rules and regulations, auditing documents, and calculating and reconciling Human Resources/payroll transactions; make appropriate Human Resources decisions following agency policies and past precedents; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of management and employees; work independently and follow through on assignments with minimal direction.

Skill in:

writing and composing grammatically correct job announcements, business correspondence and reports; coordinating oral examination boards and/or interview and selection panels.