Human Resources Employment Specialist

Key Responsibilities

The Employment Specialists responsibilities fall into the three categories listed below. Weve indicated the typical time devoted to each and key responsibilities for each area of work.

Employment processing (65%)

• Provide prompt consultation technical support and referrals to clients prioritizing a variable workflow of job requisitions in a high-volume and fast-paced work environment.

• Apply best practices to screen job applicants and forward pools of highly qualified candidates to hiring departments.

• Identify opportunities to improve the UW hiring process for applicants managers HR partners and the recruitment team.

Consultation training and service (25%)

• Provide consultation coaching and training to applicants HR partners hiring managers UWHR colleagues and community partners. Develop new curriculum and training approaches when needed.

• Assist applicants and candidates in completing their UW job applications and understanding UW employment policies and practices.

• Advise and assist hiring managers in developing interview questions and additional candidate assessment criteria.

Other responsibilities (10%)

• Maintain and apply in-depth knowledge of legislative regulatory and labor agreement requirements that impact recruitment screening candidate selection and hiring including Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

• Participate in departmental team and university training and change management efforts.

• Cultivate excellence in UW Human Resources professional competencies in self and teammates.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

To be considered for this opportunity your application must demonstrate that you meet both the minimum qualifications and additional qualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements such as a license certification and/or registration.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT be forwarded to the Hiring Manager.

• Bachelors degree in a field that applies policy or research to professional practice such as business education public policy or social work. Full-time work experience in a related field may substitute year-for-year toward meeting the degree requirement.

• 2 - 3 years of professional human resources experience that includes recruitment or sourcing responsibilities.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience implementing policies and practices to support inclusive and equitable hiring or HR services.

• Demonstrated success working in an environment that requires excellent customer service skills in a high-volume or fast-paced organization.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office functions and demonstrated ability to learn new technologies.

• Demonstrated experience identifying and addressing opportunities to improve administrative or customer service processes.