HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN 3

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR), protects, manages, and enhances the State's resources to provide the highest quality of life for Nevada's citizens and visitors. The NDCNR with over 900 employees consists of the Director's Office and the following divisions and programs: Environmental Protection, Forestry, State Lands, State Parks, Water Resources, Outdoor Recreation, Natural Heritage, State Historic Preservation Office, Off-Highway Vehicles, Sagebrush Ecosystem, and the Conservation Districts Program. The Department also provides support staff to the Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and has responsibility for numerous Boards, Commissions, and Councils. The Department has locations and/or provides program services in every community of the State. The NDCNR is recruiting for two Human Resources Technician 3's. One position is located in the Nevada Division of State Parks, and the other position is located in the Nevada Division of Forestry. Both positions are physically located in our Carson City, Nevada office. The Human Resource Technician 3 provides a high level of customer service and must possess strong professional communication skills in person, over the phone and via email correspondence. The incumbent will be responsible for the preparation, review, audit and tracking of the agency's personnel actions, payroll, and employee records documents; leave programs management and research. The Human Resource Technician 3 will also be responsible for and/or involved in recruitment and hiring processes; preparing and processing personnel documents; unemployment claims; and leave programs. The incumbent works closely with and backs up the Human Resource Analyst 2 and works closely with the DCNR Human Resource Team. Some travel may be required to agency offices throughout Nevada for meetings, training, and onsite visits, etc. These positions are part of a dedicated and fun team who work in a very fast-paced and deadline driven office therefore, the incumbent must have a high attention to detail and possess exceptional organizational skills. Human Resources Technicians perform a wide variety of Human Resource activities including Human Resource records processing, recruitment and examining, new hire orientation, list certification, and payroll support duties. While payroll support duties may be performed a portion of the time by Human Resources Technicians, the majority of duties involve Human Resource activities. Positions dedicated to payroll duties are appropriately classified in accounting-related series. Some positions in this series specialize in one or more Human Resource functions and others may serve in a generalist capacity. Supervisory responsibility may be assigned at any level in the series, but this responsibility does not, by itself, warrant allocation to a higher level. Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of technical personnel/payroll experience which included researching information, applying r ules and regulations, and problem solving in areas such as recruitment and examining, payroll, interviewing and selection, and other related personnel/payroll functions; OR one year of experience as a Human Resources Technician II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Receive and review requests and authorization to fill a vacancy; verify selective recruitment criteria needs and obtain approval; check availability of existing hiring lists and/or consider alternative methods of filling vacancies according to established policies and regulations; certify eligible hiring lists or request certified hiring lists from centralized Human Resources; maintain accurate hiring lists by updating the Human Resource database after interview results are received, and surveying applicants for interest, availability and/or special skills. Develop or assist in the development of recruitment plans; draft job announcements; participate in outreach activities including job fairs; prepare and place advertising in newspapers, trade journals, and websites. Receive and evaluate employment applications for eligibility according to required minimum qualifications and notify applicants; schedule appropriate examination; administer or coordinate testing; process results and notify applicants; generate certified eligible hiring lists in accordance with pertinent statutes, rules and regulations and monitor list usage for compliance. Review hiring packets for required approvals and documentation in accordance with Human Resources regulations; provide new hire orientation and information regarding retirement, pay schedules, insurance benefits, timekeeping, leave, and agency and State policies. Process various types of employee Human Resources transactions; enter into the Human Resources/payroll database in a live production environment, or audit transactions processed by others to ensure accuracy; participate in automated system testing as needed. Research Human Resources and payroll problems and process corrections for overpayments, underpayments, and leave accrual and pay progression errors; determine benefit eligibility; process and monitor Human Resources/payroll actions related to FMLA, workers' compensation, catastrophic leave, and longevity pay. Provide liaison services for employees regarding workers' compensation; coordinate early return to work and modified duty; complete necessary forms, monitor lost time, and arrange for FMLA to run concurrently. Maintain Human Resources, recruitment, and training files and records in accordance with established records retention schedules. Respond to Human Resources and payroll related questions from employees, management and the public by researching applicable laws, regulations and policies; provide requested job announcements, applications, forms and other Human Resources documents as requested. Conduct basic research, compile data and assist in the preparation of final reports. Perform related duties as assigned. Under limited supervision, incumbents perform the highest-level paraprofessional and technical Human Resources assignments a majority of the time. Assignments at this level vary considerably and duties may include: certify and maintain accurate hiring lists; plan and implement internal, external, and difficult recruitments, with responsibility for all aspects of the recruitment process; assist management with disciplinary/grievance issues by gathering information and facts, processing required forms and providing involved parties information, NAC/NRS references, and proper procedures during the initial stages of disciplinary actions, complaints and grievances; audit, reconcile and authorize Human Resources/payroll documents and transactions completed by others; and recommend approval/disapproval of FMLA and catastrophic leave requests. Incumbents may research the most complex Human Resources/payroll issues and process transactions such as workers' compensation buy-backs and overpayments. This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of:

Human Resources principles, practices, and methods used in recruitment, examination, selection and/or payroll; automated systems and applications typically used to support personnel and payroll.

Ability to:

perform complex Human Resources and/or payroll operations including researching rules and regulations, auditing documents, and calculating and reconciling Human Resources/payroll transactions; make appropriate Human Resources decisions following agency policies and past precedents; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of management and employees; work independently and follow through on assignments with minimal direction.

Skill in:

writing and composing grammatically correct job announcements, business correspondence and reports; coordinating oral examination boards and/or interview and selection panels.

Recruiter Contact Information:

Susan Ashley - q.ashley@admin.nv.gov