Human Resource Assistant - SCI Chester

Are you ready to start a new chapter in your career? The Department of Corrections (DOC) Human Resource (HR) Office in Region 12 is searching for a Human Resource Assistant 1 to join our team at State Correctional Institutions (SCI) Chester. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience while supporting employees and keeping important HR processes moving smoothly.

In this role, you will be supporting the daily work of the human resource office, ensuring processes are done correctly and on time for all staff. Work involves handling records, assisting with hiring efforts, and supporting compliance tasks.

• Performance Tracking: Monitor employee reviews for accuracy and timely completion and report concerns to leadership
• Records Management: Maintain personnel files by uploading, certifying, and removing records in line with policy
• HR Account Monitoring: Review incoming notices and direct information to the correct staff for action
• Meeting Support: Record and prepare minutes for meetings and share them with appropriate staff
• Recruitment Support: Gather applicant materials, coordinate interviews, and maintain hiring records as required
• Compliance Assistance: Support audit efforts by researching standards, collecting documents, and helping improve processes

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday-Friday, with a 30-minute lunch
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 1 day per week, upon successful completion of the 6-month probationary period. To telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in SCI Chester.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• One year of clerical or other comparable experience which involved obtaining, providing, and evaluating information in accordance with established standards; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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