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PERSONNEL ASSOCIATE III

Recruitment #24-003680-0004

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Introduction

GRADE

ASTD12

LOCATION OF POSITION

State Department of Assessments and Taxation

Office of Human Resources

700 E. Pratt Street, 2nd Floor

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Main Purpose of Job

The main purpose of this role is to manage a range of comprehensive personnel-related tasks in support of the Office of Human Resources within the Department of Assessments & Taxation. Responsibilities include coordinating health benefits, managing retirement or leave processes, handling recruitment inquires, and Workday transactions.

POSITION DUTIES

HR Generalist Duties: Serve as a full performance HR generalist, interpreting and applying a broad range of policies and procedures across various HR areas, including recruitment, employment services, classification, compensation, benefit coordination, and employee relations.

Workday Transactions: Initiator for processing transactions as requested on Personnel Action Requests (PAR’S) in Workday. Learn to evaluate PARs & position description forms (MS-22) to determine appropriate Workday transaction to initiate.

Recruitment and Examination: Assist with annotation of application. Process hires within Workday. Add all required documentation into Jobaps 360.Directs and Monitors applicant job interviews. Assists in conducting on-site applicant interviews. Conducts Workday Onboarding and New Employee Orientation for new employees, promotions, demotions and transfers, ensuring all paperwork is completed timely and accurately

Timekeeper: Learn to serves as the timekeeper for the agency; learn to establish and maintain all timesheets and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness

Retirement Administrative Duties: Maintain the Retirement Report. Processing citations and plaques for retirees. During orientation brief new hires on retirement processes. Ensure all retirement forms are up to date.

Leave Coordinator: Serves as the leave coordinator for the agency to include all leave offered by the State of Maryland. As leave coordinator responsibility includes maintaining and completing all leave records and reports.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: One year and six months of general clerical or administrative support experience, at least nine months of which must have been paraprofessional personnel experience involving the application of personnel procedures, policies, rules, and regulations to specific employment actions. Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience should have included responsibility for activities such as, preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying and interpreting rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations, and responding to inquiries concerning employment actions. 

Note: Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in human resources assistance classification or human resources assistance specialty codes in the human resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

 

Experience with Maryland State employee leave and retirement benefits within the State Personnel Management System (SPMS) or similar system.

Experience working with Workday with Maryland State.

Experience designating FMLA for employees in a public or private sector organization.

Experience working in a fast-paced, customer and team-oriented work environment.

Professional oral/written communication and interpersonal skills.

Experience using Microsoft Office applications, Google, and entering data into a database system.

Experience working with the public via telephone, in-person and via written correspondence

Selection Plan

Applicants must meet all minimum qualifications to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire. Please read all requirements before applying.

LIMITATIONS ON SELECTION

Must be willing to work in Baltimore City. 

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider the information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must be provided prior to hire.

EXAMINATION PROCESS

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position. It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Please report all experience and education that is related to this position.

This recruitment contains Supplemental Questions.  It is important to complete the Supplemental Questions as part of the application process.  Please note that your answers on the Supplemental Questionnaire must correspond to the information provided on your application to receive credit.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

Online applications are highly recommended. However, if you are unable to apply online, the paper application and supplemental questionnaire may be submitted to: State Department of Assessments and Taxation, Office of Human Resources, 700 E. Pratt, 2nd Floor, Suite 2700, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Paper application materials must be received by 5pm in our office on the closing date for the recruitment. No postmarks will be accepted. Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact the Department of Assessments and Taxation at 410-767-1137, MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258. If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about the online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division, at 410-767-4850 or Application.Help@maryland.gov.

 

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country.




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