Human Resources Technician

The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services is recruiting for a vacancy located in the Human Resources unit at the Carson City Administrative Office. Under direct supervision of the Personnel Analyst, the incumbent will serve as a leave management liaison processing leave program documentation such as FMLA, Catastrophic Leave, Workers' Compensation claims, and ADA. The incumbent will complete routine personnel actions;

maintain a personnel database; provide general personnel rules, policy, and regulation information to employees, supervisors, and managers, and assist with recruitment efforts. The ideal candidate would thrive in this fast paced, high-volume environment that supports an agency of 2,000 employees; bring an ability to multitask; prioritize their work multiple times a day in order to meet deadlines. Have a passion for helping others;

excellent customer service skills; outstanding communication skills – both written and verbal; and meticulous attention to detail. Our unit is dedicated to the development of our employees and is seeking an enthusiastic motivated and ambitious individual to join the team.

Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of technical personnel/payroll experience which included researching information, applying rules and regulations, and problem solving in areas such as recruitment and examining, payroll, interviewing and selection, and other related personnel/payroll functions; OR one year of experience as a Human Resources Technician II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Receive and review requests and authorizations to fill a vacancy; verify selective recruitment criteria needs and obtain approval; check availability of existing hiring lists and/or consider alternative methods of filling vacancies according to established policies and regulations; certify eligible hiring lists or request certified hiring lists from centralized Human Resources; maintain accurate hiring lists by updating the Human Resource database after interview results are received, and survey applicants for interest, availability and/or special skills.

Develop or assist in the development of recruitment plans; draft job announcements; participate in outreach activities including job fairs; prepare and place advertising in newspapers, trade journals, and websites.

Receive and evaluate employment applications for eligibility according to required minimum qualifications and notify applicants; schedule appropriate examinations; administer or coordinate testing; process results and notify applicants; generate certified eligible hiring lists in accordance with pertinent statutes, rules and regulations and monitor list usage for compliance.

Review hiring packets for required approvals and documentation in accordance with Human Resources regulations; provide new hire orientation and information regarding retirement, pay schedules, insurance benefits, timekeeping, leave, and agency and State policies.

Process various types of employee Human Resources transactions; enter into the Human Resources/payroll database in a live production environment, or audit transactions processed by others to ensure accuracy; participate in automated system testing as needed.

Research Human Resources and payroll problems and process corrections for over payments, underpayments, and leave accrual and pay progression errors; determine benefit eligibility; process and monitor Human Resources/payroll actions related to FMLA, workers’ compensation, catastrophic leave, and longevity pay.

Provide liaison services for employees regarding workers’ compensation; coordinate early return to work and modified duty; complete necessary forms, monitor lost time, and arrange for FMLA to run concurrently.

Maintain Human Resources, recruitment, and training files and records in accordance with established records retention schedules.

Respond to Human Resources and payroll related questions from employees, management and the public by researching applicable laws, regulations and policies; provide requested job announcements, applications, forms and other…