STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Staffing Specialist

Human Resources Generalist 2-Hybrid role

Recruitment #230222-6164MP-002

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Introduction



Do you have recruitment experience and looking for the next step in your human resources career?
 If so, we encourage you to apply!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is now accepting applications for a Staffing Specialist (Human Resources Generalist 2), to join a newly formed Recruitment Services unit with the Department of Children and Families (DCF). 

What we can offer you: 
  • Industry leading health benefits, including medical and dental coverage.
  • Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings.
  • Paid time off - including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.
  • Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
  • Find out more about being a Manager here. 
  • A healthy work-life balance to all employees!
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.

The Staffing Specialist:
  • Is accountable for providing onsite agency support, including but not limited to, workforce planning, classification/organizational design consultation, and managing the full-cycle recruitment for assigned positions.  
  • Manages the recruitment process: Establishing and assessing the appropriate job classification, processing the request through the agency's internal procedures, interviewing and selection, using the state’s applicant tracking system (ATS), JobAps and Human Resources Management System (HRMS), CORE-CT.
  • Adheres to the state's reemployment and SEBAC guidelines.
  • Interprets and applies union contract language.
  • Addresses talent needs and other key issues to ensure alignment with statewide goals and applicable laws.
  • Conducts new employee orientation.
  • Initiates and participates in projects that further Human Resources and recruitment capabilities.
  • Partners with Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP), DCF’s leadership and hiring managers, and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Talent Solutions team.
Position Highlights:
  • Full-time, 40 hours per week
  • Monday through Friday schedule
  • First shift hours, however must be flexible in order to meet the needs of our agency
  • Hybrid position with opportunity to telework
  • When in the office, the reporting location for this position is DCF Central office (505 Hudson Street in Hartford), with occasional statewide travel to other DCF office locations.
We invite you to take this opportunity to Make an ImpaCT! 

Selection Plan

These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements. Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applicants may be considered.

To Apply:
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting. Please note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the JobAps system.
  • For assistance in applying, please visit our 'Applicant Tips on How to Apply' page.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:
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.

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.

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.

All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

Due to the large volume of applications received, the Department of Administrative Services is unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.

Connect With Us:
If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Jasmyn Raymond at Jasmyn.Raymond@ct.gov and reference the recruitment number.

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

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

In a state agency outside of the State's centralized Human Resources structure this class will be accountable for independently performing a full range of human resources and other related duties.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Advises agency staff on human resources policies and procedures, proper organizational structure and use of appropriate job classifications, talent needs, to include but not limited to advising on the availability and expiration of eligible lists, 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; 
  • Approves 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; 
  • Facilitates human resource transactions, including promotions, demotions, transfers;
  • Maintains human resource information systems within assigned agency; Independently handles reclassification grievances; 
  • Administers 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; 
  • Counsels and makes referrals to employee assistance programs; 
  • Participates in the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
  • 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, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of
    • human resources management;
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations, policies and procedures;
    • employment practices related to civil rights, equal employment opportunity, job classification, recruitment and selection, compensation and benefit programs, pay administration, workers compensation;
    • human resources information systems; 
    • labor relations;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills; 
    • conflict resolution skills;
  • Ability to
    • work effectively in a matrixed organization; 
    • analyze and balance customer’s needs with laws, regulations, policies, procedures and collective bargaining agreements;
    • supervise; 
    • strategically plan including succession planning; 
    • apply innovative solutions to organizational problems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of professional experience in human resources management or equal opportunity/affirmative action or labor relations management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the junior working level in human resources management.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Human Resources Generalist 1, Human Resources Associate, or Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist 1.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree in human resources management, labor relations, business administration, public administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
  • For state employees one (1) year as a Human Resources Generalist 1 or Human Resources Associate may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher.
  • Experience managing full-cycle recruitment via an applicant tracking system (ATS).
  • Experience working within a department dedicated to recruitment or within the staffing industry.
  • Experience performing recruitment duties within the health care or human services industry.
  • Experience maintaining employee records using a Human Resources Management System (HRMS).
  • Experience interpreting and advising employees and leaders on human resources policies and collective bargaining agreements.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

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

Conclusion

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.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.




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