Human Resources Technician I/II

Kings-County; Hanford (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CalPERS Retirement

Excellent PPO insurance

Onsite health center

Life insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Management leave

Employee Assistance Program

Assist-to-Own Down Payment Assistance

Deferred Compensation match

Longevity pay

Holiday Closure

Job summary

Kings County is seeking a qualified Human Resources Technician I/II to support recruitment, onboarding, personnel, payroll, and administrative processes critical to County operations. The role rewards detail-oriented individuals who meet deadlines and provide excellent service to staff and the public.

Level I and II offer diverse responsibilities from screening resumes to administering examinations and maintaining records.

Qualifications

• Experience with recruitment and onboarding procedures.
• Payroll processing knowledge and accuracy required.
• Maintaining employee personnel files and records.
• Ability to communicate clearly with staff and the public.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment and selection processes for County departments; manage job announcements, screens, and onboarding.
• Organize and administer examinations, interviews, and eligibility lists; assist with job offers and onboarding steps.
• Process pre-employment screenings including background checks and testing.
• Coordinate payroll actions and maintain payroll records and reports.
• Maintain employee personnel files and ensure updates to salary and benefits.

Skills

Recruitment processes

Onboarding

Payroll processing

Records management

Customer service

Job description

The Kings County Department of Human Resources is currently seeking qualified individuals for the position of:

HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN I/II

Level I: $26.79 - $32.69 Hourly - $55,723 - $67,995 Annually

Level II: $29.60 - $36.13 Hourly - $61,568 - $75,150 Annually

Kings County Human Resources is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Human Resources Technician I/II. In this fast-paced, detail-driven role, the Human Resources Technician supports a wide variety of recruitment, onboarding, personnel, payroll, and administrative processes that are essential to County operations. This position is ideal for someone who has excellent attention-to-detail skills, is flexible, works well under pressure and meets deadlines, organized, and eager to provide exceptional service to both County staff and the public.

MANAGEMENT III BENEFIT PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• CalPERS Retirement (see benefits section to determine plan/tier placement).
• Excellent PPO insurance including medical, dental, vision and chiropractic insurance coverage for the employee and their eligible dependents paid 100% by the County.
• Onsite health center for employees and eligible dependents on County health insurance.
• $40,000 term life/accident insurance.
• Paid vacation and sick leave (see benefits tab for more details).
• An additional 50 hours of management leave each fiscal year (or pro-rated upon hire date) of which will not carry over and may be cashed out in full.
• Access to the County's Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to Kings County's Assist-to-Own Down Payment Assistance Program.
• Deferred Compensation match up to $3,500 per year for every three dollars contributed.
• Longevity pay beginning at 10 years of service.
• Holiday Closure please refer to our Salary Resolution under Section V.

- For complete benefit details, please see Section V of the Salary Resolution.

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

Some duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities may be performed in a learning capacity for entry-level (I Level) positions.

• Coordinates and implements recruitment and selection processes for County departments; confere with departments to ascertain departmental needs and track personnel requisitions; prepares, coordinates, and administers the selection and onboarding procedures, including, but not limited to job announcement flyers and advertisement preparation; screens resumes and applications; identifies qualified applicants.
• Organizes and administers oral and written examinations and results, including content development and compiling test scores, preparing eligibility lists and candidate information, coordinating and/or conducting interviews, assisting departments in extending job offers, and coordinating follow-up pre-employment procedures; monitors the hiring process and/or testing processes to assure adherence to applicable human resources policies.
• Processes pre-employment screening including background checks, fingerprinting, medical testing, and drug testing.
• Confers and corresponds with written test source agencies; reviews and orders written tests for administration.
• Arranges for oral rating panel members; instructs the panel and monitor oral board proceedings as appropriate.
• Coordinates candidate notification processes during all steps of the recruitment, examination, and onboarding process.
• Confers with Human Resources Analysts and members of various County departments regarding job content, desired selection processes, potential recruitment sources, raters, and subject matter experts.
• Develops and revises human resources documents, procedures, and forms in network support systems; provides technical support, trains, and assists end users in using new processes;diagnoses and resolves issues; ensures consistent and timely communication on resolution efforts; collaborates with other department or County information technology staff, and/or third-party vendors to resolve complex problems.
• Processes and maintains employee personnel files and records; coordinates employment status and salary administration changes with payroll.
• Receives, reviews, verifies, and processes time recording and performance evaluations documents to prepare payroll for all County employees; audits such documents for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with rules and regulations; prepares and balances payroll reports and records.
• Processes, calculates, and maintains records of a variety of payroll actions, including new-hire set up, promotions, overtime hours, cost-of-living adjustments, increases, retroactive pay, benefits withholdings, wage garnishments, offer and step increase advancements, separations and transfers, and final paychecks and pay-offs based on appropriate provisions; maintains employee records for voluntary and non-voluntary deductions.
• Processes action forms for a variety of benefit services includingP.O.S.T. incentives, education reimbursements, vacation donations, and bilingual pay.