Human Resources Technician

Job Summary

Approve your customer‑service skills and eye‑for‑detail to make a meaningful impact in the City of Lakewood’s Human Resources team. As a Human Resources Technician, you will support all HR functions while serving as the subject‑matter expert for accurate input and maintenance of the HRIS system.

• Self‑motivated
• Organized
• Accurate and efficient
• Able to meet deadlines
• Excellent communicator
• Appreciates variety and change

Under the direction of the Human Resources Manager, provide responsible administrative, professional, and technical work of a confidential nature involving a broad range of human resources functions and employee labor relations activities.

• Budget: Assist with the division budget process, including processing invoices, monitoring expenditures, maintaining records, and producing reports.
• Employee Programs: Provide administrative support for a variety of employee programs—collect data, conduct research, prepare reports, files, correspondence, meeting agenda packets, and other documents.
• Employment Posters: Ensure mandatory employment posters are current and compliant.
• Events: Assist with planning and implementing city‑wide events such as quarterly employee recognition, annual volunteer recognition, United Way Campaign, and Well City Award events.
• Mail and Office Supplies: Process and distribute division mail daily; monitor supplies status and order replacement supplies as needed.
• Position Control: Assist with maintaining accurate and ongoing position control tracking; update tracking systems and records as appropriate.
• Public Records Requests: Coordinate and track division responses to public records requests; provide regular status updates to the HR team.
• Records Management: Establish and maintain HR filing systems; archive, retain, and destroy documents per laws, regulations, and city policies.
• Verification of Employment: Review communication avenues for verification requests; coordinate response with Payroll and ensure timely and accurate processing.

Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.

• Customer Service: Respond to employee inquiries regarding city benefits; provide accurate information and necessary documents.
• Open Enrollment: Assist with annual open enrollment, review enrollment forms, and enter updates into HRIS.
• Forms: Ensure current forms are accessible to employees in hard and electronic copies; update HRIS and third‑party systems as appropriate.
• Reporting: Generate regular and ad hoc reports (monthly organization chart updates, staffing reports, employee leave reports, position control reporting).
• Safety: Champion a culture of workplace safety through everyday actions and leadership.
• Salary and Benefit Surveys: Conduct annual surveys in a timely and accurate manner.
• Staffing: Participate on interview panels; coordinate onboarding orientations, exit orientations, and track orientation checklists.
• Systems Administration: Primary contact for building access/employee , HRIS data entry, HR webpage administration, and third‑party system updates.
• Wellness Program Coordination: Serve as the City’s Wellness Coordinator—administer program, coordinate monthly committee meetings and events, track participation and budget, and prepare reports.

• Federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Technical functions and operations of a human resources office.
• Basic research methods and report writing techniques.
• Effective and professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective customer service standards and protocols.
• Read, interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Implement and maintain effective and compliant record keeping.
• Research, compile, and analyze data; generate effective and accurate reports.
• Establish and maintain trust, confidence, cooperative, and effective working relationships.
• Effectively prioritize, plan, and complete multiple and competing work tasks and projects.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in…