HR OFFICER II

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help offenders reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

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Current vacancies are located in the following work locations:

• Allegany County
  Cumberland Operational Support Unit
  13800 McMullen Highway SW
  Cumberland, MD 21502
• Baltimore City
  RPOC Operational Support Unit
  6776 Reisterstown Road
  Baltimore, MD 21215
• Baltimore Operational Support Unit
  924 Forrest Street
  Baltimore, MD 21202
• Howard County
  Jessup Operational Support Unit
  7803 House of Correction Road
  Jessup, MD 20794
• Somerset County
  Eastern Shore Operational Support Unit
  30420 Revells Neck Road
  Westover, MD 21890
• Washington County
  Hagerstown Operational Support Unit
  18415 Roxbury Road
  Hagerstown, MD 21746

The main purpose of this HR Generalist Lead position is to lead in administering HR programs and perform professional HR work in the State Personnel Management System (SPMS) for the Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DSPCS). These responsibilities are characterized by the use of knowledge, discretion and independent judgment in the interpretation and application of laws, regulations, policies and guidelines, leading to address a variety of administrative activities, problems, issues and projects.

• Policy Administration and Compliance
• Benefits Administration & Retirement Administration
• Leave Administration
• Recruitment and Hiring – Permanent/Contractual
• SPMS Coordinator/Employment Services
• Disciplinary Action/Performance Evaluation
• Customer Service and Reception & Office Management

Applicants must meet all minimum qualifications to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire. Please read all requirements before applying.

Experience: Six years and six months of experience, two years and six months of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation and an additional four years of professional HR management work experience in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employee relations, test development and validation or as a generalist.

• Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel work experience on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required experience. Paraprofessional personnel work is defined as work involving the application of public sector personnel procedures, policies, rules and regulations to specific employment actions. Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience includes responsibility for activities such as: preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying personnel-related rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, conducting employee orientation and counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations and responding to inquiries concerning employment procedures.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years and six months of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation for the required experience.
• Candidates may…