Employee Relations Officer
Job Location:
Baltimore, MD - USA
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Job Summary
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- Leading Employee Relations and Workplace Resolution Serving as a DJS hearing officer for employee disciplinary appeals and grievances; representing the agency at Department of Budget and Management (DBM) settlement conferences and the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH); interpreting and applying personnel-related laws regulations policies procedures and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs); and providing recommendations to supervisors and agency leadership on employee-related matters
- Managing FMLA Administration Providing guidance to employees supervisors program managers and agency officials on FMLA and sick leave; conducting training; reviewing and processing FMLA requests and certifications; maintaining required documentation and tracking systems; and ensuring the consistent and equitable application of State and Federal requirements
- Supporting Health Benefits Administration Advising employees on health care options researching and resolving coverage concerns coordinating with the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits (OPSB) and benefits vendors reviewing enrollment and change documentation and maintaining health benefits records
- Administering the Undocumented Sick Leave Program Providing guidance to supervisors and managers on policy implementation; coordinating and managing the program; and monitoring adherence to established policies and procedures
- Supporting Agency Operations Completing required audits reports and other projects and performing additional duties as assigned to support agency operations
Experience:Six (6) years and six months of experience two (2) years and six (6) months of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services classification and compensationemployee relations test development and validation jobanalysis job evaluation salary administration HR program evaluation or HR policy formulation and an additional four (4) years of professional HR management work experience in the areas of recruitment and selection classification salary administration employee relations test development andvalidation or as a generalist.
Notes:
1. Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel workexperience on a year-for-year basis for up to four (4) years of therequired experience. Paraprofessional personnel work is defined as work involving the application of public sectorpersonnel procedures policies rules andregulations 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 regardingbenefits and obligations and responding to inquiries concerning employment procedures.
2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelorsdegree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years and six (6) months of professional HR experienceinvolving recruitment and employment services classificationand compensation employee relations test development andvalidation job analysis job evaluation salary administration HR program evaluation or HR policy formulation for the required experience.
3. Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty (30) graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel administration human resourcesmanagement business administration public administrationstatistics tests and measurements psychology or a relatedfield for up to six (6) years of the required experience. Transcript(s) should be submitted with the completed application as a single PDF by the closing date to receive proper credit.
may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in humanresources management classifications or human resourcesmanagement specialty codes in the human resourcesmanagement field of work on a year-for-year basis for therequired experience.
The preferred candidate for this position maypossess any of the following:
- Experience providing consultation and guidance to management on complex employee and labor relations matters including investigations disciplinary actions grievances and workplace concerns
- Experience administering employee leave programs including FMLA disability accommodations and return-to-work processes
- Experience interpreting and applying employment laws regulations policies and procedures within a public sector unionized or highly regulated environment
- Experience developing and delivering training or guidance on human resources policies procedures or workplace practices
- Familiarity with and/or experience with the State of Marylands State Personnel Management System (SPMS) and State Personnel Policy (SPP) or comparable public-sector human resources policies systems and procedures
in this classification are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits Maryland Department of Budget and Management within six months from the time of appointment to the position. Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.
in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operators license valid in the State of Maryland.
The assessment will involve a rating of your application basedon your education training and/or experience as it relates to the positionsrequirements. Thereforeit is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on yourapplication.Incomplete applications will not beaccepted. Please report all relevant experience and education obtained outside the will be required to provide proof of equivalent American education asdetermined by a Foreign Credential Evaluation Service at the time of hire.
The online application process isSTRONGLY if you are unable to apply online you may submit a completed paperapplication and supplemental questionnaire responses via email or fax to theaddresses provided below. If using fax or regular mail ensure each pageincludes your First and Last Name the Recruitment Number (located at the topof the posting) and the last four digits of your SS#. Paper applicationmaterialsmustbereceived by 5:00 PM on the closing date for the recruitment. Applicationsreceived after this time or those with incorrect forms will not be will not be considered.
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