Senior Human Resource Consultant

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) invites you to join an exciting team where each day brings new challenges growth and the chance to make a real impact on AOC employees Washington Courts and Washingtonians. As a Senior Human Resource Consultant you will have an opportunity to have a positive impact on Human Resource (HR) Operations and AOCs most valuable resource our employees. You will consult with all levels of employees at the AOC providing information that helps employees make the most of their opportunities as well as advising supervisors and managers in employee relations and performance addition you will be assigned as a designated lead in areas such as reasonable accommodation policies classification compensation or any other HR specialty area. This is a unique opportunity to not only impact the AOC but the entire judicial branch of state government.

The AOC is a people-centered court service organization focused on its values of Integrity Inclusion Accountability and Teamwork. With over 420 employees an FY 25-27 operating budget of approximately $338 million and an expanding book of business the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts is looking for two seasoned HR professionals to provide expert level consultation to the organization and the Office of Human Resources as we strengthen our HR related policies processes and practices. The Senior HR Consultants report directly to the HR Director.

If youre ready to take this exciting leap into your next great professional adventure dont wait! We want to meet YOU! Together lets create a future thats bright bold and full of potential.

Our Mission: To advance the timely effective and equitable operations of the Washington State judicial branch.

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is looking for top-performing employees who embody its core values integrity inclusion accountability and teamwork.It is committed to both employee growth and work-life balance.

Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures backgrounds and perspectives while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.

Job #:2026-50

Status:Regular Full-Time

Location: Olympia Washington

Salary:Range 68: $84984 - $114264 per year (DOQ).

Opens: June 2 2026

Closes:June 14 2026. AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time but no sooner than seven calendar days after posting.

AOC requires employees to reside in Washington State. Any exceptions must be approved. If you are invited to interview and currently reside outside of Washington State seek more information about residency requirements from the AOC hiring manager of this recruitment.

This position requires at least 3 days per week working onsite at the AOC office in Olympia.

As a senior level Human Resource Consultant you will be responsible for providing expert level consultation to agency executives managers supervisors and staff in all areas of human resources. These positions are true generalists. You will consult on protected leave performance management reasonable accommodation and interpret and apply relevant policies rules and state and federal employment laws. Specific duties may also include more complex work in employee performance; reviewing and updating policies; working within our unique classification and compensation systems; providing guidance to lower level human resources staff; analyzing proposed legislation; managing industrial insurance claims; producing ad hoc reports and HR data analytics; developing and delivering training on a wide-range of human resource topics to a diverse audience; and conducting misconduct addition you will be in a unique position to provide input and assistance in ensuring the human resources team is organized in a way to best serve the organization.

A combination of education and experience demonstrating a proficient working knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of a human resource generalist may substitute for the listed qualifications.

The preferred candidate will have:

The full list of duties and responsibilities as well as the required knowledge skills and abilities can be found in the job description availablehere.

The AOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender pregnancy race color national origin ancestry religion creed physical mental or sensory disability (actual or perceived) use of a service animal marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status age HIV or Hepatitis C status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. Persons of disability needing assistance in the application process or those needing this announcement in an alternative format please contact the AOC Human Resource Office at or fax or via email to.

Candidates who are offered a job with AOC must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.

AOC complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal government eligibility verification form I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements for that form.

AOC does not use E-verify; therefore we are not eligible to extend STEM-Optional Practice Training (OPT). For information please visit

Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.

SPECIAL NOTE: Before a new hire a background check including criminal history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the job.