Human Resources Generalist

Lassen Community College District

Susanville, CA 96130

Human Resources Generalist

Salary: $64,153.77 - $94,994.00 annually

Close Date: 05/27/2024

Summary

Performs a variety of technical work in the human resources areas of recruitment and selection, analysis of credentials and faculty contracts, administration and maintenance of human resources information, job classification and description, and employee and labor relations.

Education and Experience

• Requires completion of a two-year degree in human resource management, business, or related field and a minimum of five years of experience in a human resources or employment office, preferably in an educational setting. Other combinations of education and experience may substitute.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides a variety of human resources-related information to staff and outsiders on personnel policies, rules and regulations. Interprets personnel policies, rules, and regulations. Assists employees with benefits (e.g., insurance questions or problems) matters.

• Receives and responds to oral and written requests for information of a specialized or confidential nature, utilizing discretion and judgment in explaining regulations and procedures.

• Attends, participates, and records confidential proceedings connected with collective bargaining and employee relations matters.

• Assigns, composes and prepares academic and/or classified personnel recommendation reports for administration and governing boards. Initiates follow-up work after official action.

• Assigns and composes letters regarding employment or other personnel matters; processes wage verifications by phone or mail.

• Answers inquiries regarding position openings and hiring procedures.

• Enrolls new employees to benefit programs by providing information, processing status changes, processing forms and documentation, and providing general assistance to employees. Conducts orientation and processing of new employees regarding fringe benefit program.

• Provides new-employee orientation on personnel policies and procedures. Schedules representatives from other departments to give orientation demonstrations.

• Coordinates and participates in the recruitment, hiring and processing of assigned groups of employees and substitutes. Coordinates logistics and other hiring activities to support the Director. Arranges for background verifications. Prepare notices of employment. May make recommendations on candidates suitable for employment to hiring committees. May facilitate committee decision-making.

• Assists the Director in coordinating staff development workshops. Arranges for room settings, notifies participants, makes arranges for facilitators, and assembles training materials and media.

• Ensures the security and compliance of all personnel files. Maintains and updates all personnel files; maintains seniority lists. May assign filing to lower level clerical staff.

• Maintains budgets for department general and special funds. Gathers and compiles program and financial information to support budget development proposals and external agency reporting.

• Compiles reports for federal, local and private agencies including those for mandated services that can be reimbursed by the state. Compiles statistics and trends. May calculate employee costs for specially funded programs.

• Notifies administrative staff of due dates for performance evaluations; monitors receipt and follows up on late evaluations.

• Assures that required credentials, licenses, and tests are obtained and maintained by employees in a timely manner.

• Trains, orients, performs as, and assists others in the department as necessary to accomplish the objectives of the team.

• Maintains up-to-date information for staff using the College’s Human Resources Information System.

• Performs other duties as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Diversity Statement

The successful candidate will possess the following:

• Sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff, students and the public.

• Knowledge of the history and culture of underrepresented groups and groups that have experienced discrimination.

Knowledge and Skills

• Requires specialized technical knowledge of generally accepted personnel management practices, fair employment practices and laws. Requires a working knowledge of common employee benefit plan provisions. Requires sufficient human relations skill to convey technical concepts to others, to deal with sensitive and confidential information, to give instructions and training, and to facilitate discussions in individual and small group settings. Requires in depth knowledge of personnel policies, rules and regulations. Requires demonstrated skills at accessing relational data bases, verifying numerical and demographic information, and entering information onto established data entry screens.

Abilities

• Requires the ability to carry out all aspects of the position. Requires the ability to interpret the policies, procedures, techniques, and rules governing human resources management at the District. Requires the ability to achieve harmony and cooperation in communications with others; to prepare professional correspondence for routine communications with insiders and outsiders.

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https://lassencollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/545