Human Resources Generalist 1

Who we are:
The State of Connecticut has centralized its Human Resources function with the following goals:

• Support Connecticut's Growth - To serve our citizens, businesses, state agencies and other branches of government by providing the highest quality services at the lowest possible cost.
• Drive Continuous Innovation - To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of state government using best practices from the public and private sectors.
• Provide Rewarding Careers - To attract and retain a workforce of hardworking, dedicated public servants committed to leading our phenomenal state forward.

Your role:
The Department of Administrative Services’ (DAS) Small Agency Resource Team (SmART) is currently recruiting for two (2) Human Resources Generalist 1 positions, to support DAS and SmART client agencies. The selected incumbents will join a team dedicated to providing a broad range of services to multiple state agencies, while promoting work environments characterized by fair, equitable, ethical, open communications, personal accountability, trust and mutual respect. This is a first shift, 40 hour per week position, Monday through Friday, with the opportunity to work remotely. 

This position will be responsible for:

• Preparing and maintaining human resources records and transactions for employees to include processing positions, new hires, reclassifications, seniority, and salary adjustments;
• Assisting with the recruitment process from the initial process of establishing and assessing the appropriate classification, processing the request through the agency's internal procedures and CORE, interviewing, selection and onboarding;
• Following and applying equal employment opportunity principles working with the agency's Equal Employment Opportunity staff to meet the agency's affirmative action goals;
• Adhering to the state's reemployment and SEBAC guidelines;
• Counseling and advising employees on matters relating to employment, career development, transfer and separations.

What's in it for you-Leading Comprehensive Benefit Offerings: 

• Industry leading health coverage, including medical and dental; 
• Competitive market salary plans;
• Comprehensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings; 
• Paid time off, including 12 paid holidays per calendar year; 
• Professional growth and development opportunities; 
• Opportunity to serve the citizens of Connecticut in a strategic HR capacity.

If you are a team player and this sounds like an environment you would love to work in, then we invite you to apply!

All State employees shall follow the guidelines as listed in Executive Orders  13F (3a) and 13G (3a) .

Application Information:

• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• Please ensure that your application is complete before submitting it. Applicants will be unable to make revisions once their application is submitted into the JobAps system. Applicants who submit and subsequently withdraw their application will not be able to resubmit for the same posting.

Throughout the Recruitment Process:

• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most clearly meet the requirements of the position.

Please Note:

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class
• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Jennifer Neumann at jennifer.neumann@ct.gov and reference the recruitment number.

In the Department of Administrative Services, this class is deployed at an agency and is accountable for performing professional human resources duties as an agency business partner. 

In a state agency outside of the State's centralized Human Resources structure, this class is accountable for performing professional human resources and other related duties.

• Assists in advising agency staff on human resources policies and procedures, proper organizational structure and use of appropriate job classifications, talent needs, etc.; 
• Partners with DAS service delivery teams and specialized units to appropriately deliver solutions for agency human resources needs; 
• Communicates with agency managers, bargaining unit representatives and other interested parties to ensure cooperative relationships; 
• Makes recommendations regarding agency’s classification and position management transactions and ensures proper organizational structure; 
• Assists in ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures; 
• Advises employees on matters related to employment, career development, transfer, separation, recruitment, examinations, and/or compensation; 
• Performs job audits, or other fact finding techniques, related to individual job classification and job classification studies; 
• Upon approval, facilitates human resource transactions, including promotions, demotions, transfers; 
• Maintains human resource information systems within assigned agency; 
• Performs research in support of reclassification grievances, business rules questions, policy and legislative changes, training initiatives and other human resources initiatives and projects; 
• Assists in various areas of the recruitment process, including clearing of mandatory lists, interviewing, selection and on-boarding hires; 
• Prepares or oversees the preparation and maintenance of relevant documentation and records; 
• May coordinate employee assistance programs; 
• May assist, coordinate, implement, oversee, and/or provide training and/or staff development programs; 
• May support related agency strategic needs; 
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of human resources management and relevant state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures;
• Basic knowledge of: employment practices related to civil rights, equal employment opportunity, job classification, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefit programs, pay administration, workers compensation and labor relations;
• Interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills;
• Some ability to: analyze and balance partners need with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements;

Six (6) years of professional experience in human resources management.

1. College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
2. A Master's degree in human resources management, labor relations, business administration, public administration or other closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

The successful candidates will possess:

• Experience working remotely;                                 
• Experience interpreting human resources policies and collective bargaining agreements for all levels of employees; 
• Experience using PeopleSoft Human Resources Information Systems;
• Experience using online recruiting systems such as JobAps;
• Experience providing human resources support to multiple customers with competing priorities.

1. Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
2. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.