Onsite HR Generalist II — Policy & People Partner

State of Montana; Montana; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plans

Paid vacation and holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

The State of Montana seeks an HR Partner to provide direct human resources support to the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, onsite with DPHHS. You will serve as the main HR contact, guiding recruitment, classification, compensation, performance management and policy adherence.

You will work with facility leadership to identify HR service improvements, resolve recruitment and retention challenges, and ensure compliant, timely HR support across divisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, HR, journalism, English, psychology, marketing, or related field.
• Three years of job-related work experience involving HR services such as classification, compensation, recruitment and selection, performance management, interpreting employment policy and law, labor relations, or related field.
• Current State of Montana Classification Certification, or completing certification within 1 year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary HR contact for assigned facilities and provide day-to-day HR support and strategic guidance on OHR services.
• Coordinate recruitment, job descriptions and classification, position management, compensation, performance management and discipline.
• Handle investigations, FMLA, workers’ compensation, early return to work, safety, labor relations, training, EEO/Civil Rights, ADA, and related policy.
• Identify patterns and opportunities across HR services with facility leadership, implementing system-level improvements.
• Ensure HR services for divisions are coordinated, timely, and compliant with law, policy, and collective bargaining agreements.
• This position reports to an agency-embedded HR Manager.

Skills

Analytical thinker

Problem solving

Ambiguity tolerance

Self-directed

Attention to detail

Strong communicator

Team collaboration

HR systems

Training ability

Discretion and confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business

Public administration

Montana Classification Certification

Tools

HR systems

Job description

The State of Montana seeks an HR Partner to provide direct human resources support to the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, onsite with DPHHS. You will serve as the main HR contact, guiding recruitment, classification, compensation, performance management and policy adherence.

You will work with facility leadership to identify HR service improvements, resolve recruitment and retention challenges, and ensure compliant, timely HR support across divisions.