Human Resources Technician 2

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

The Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is currently recruiting for Personnel Technician 2 in Carson City Reno or Las Vegas Nevada. This recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur in the following program: Human Resources. Incumbents will facilitate the recruitment and onboarding process ensuring clear and consistent communication with the hiring manager(s) throughout. Responsibilities include leading new hire orientation preparing and submitting ESMTs to Central Records and maintaining accurate logs and databases. This role also involves processing documentation for new hires transfers and terminations including PEBP and PERS forms. The incumbent will undertake additional tasks and projects as required to support departmental goals and organizational needs. ADSD provides an atmosphere of innovative thinking teamwork friendly co-workers a positive working environment and is committed to fostering an environment of both inclusiveness and diversity within our workforce. The mission of ADSD is to empower individuals and their support systems by providing resources for disabilities and aging - connecting Nevadans to services and improving their quality of life.

Human Resources Technicians perform a wide variety of Human Resource activities including Human Resource records processing recruitment and examining new hire orientation list certification and payroll support duties. While payroll support duties may be performed a portion of the time by Human Resources Technicians the majority of duties involve Human Resource activities. Positions dedicated to payroll duties are appropriately classified in accounting-related series. Some positions in this series specialize in one or more Human Resource functions and others may serve in a generalist capacity. Supervisory responsibility may be assigned at any level in the series but this responsibility does not by itself warrant allocation to a higher level.

Graduation from high school or equivalent education and one year of technical personnel/payroll experience; OR one year of experience as a Human Resources Technician I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Receive and review requests and authorization 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 surveying 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 examination; 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 overpayments 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 Human Resources documents as requested.

Conduct basic research compile data and assist in the preparation of final reports.

This job specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.

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