DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY

The Arizona Department of child Safety (DCS) is a social and human services agency whose mission is to successfully partner with families, caregivers, and the community to strengthen families, ensure safety, and achieve permanency for all Arizona’s children through prevention, services, and support.

Human Resources Analyst Senior - Employee Relations Officer

Job Location:

HUMAN RESOURCES
3003 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85012

Posting Details:

Salary: $30.1443 HRLY/$62,700.14 salary 

Grade: 22

Closing Date: August 15, 2025

Job Summary:

The Employee Relations Investigator provides HR guidance to managers and employees regarding employee relations practices and policies and ensuring a positive workplace environment. This position conducts complex employee relations workplace investigations and ensures investigative practices and resolution adhere to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and applicable law standards.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

Job Duties:

• Provides guidance and recommendations to management/employees on confidential employee-related issues
  
• Confers with Attorney General’s Office regarding employee complaints, agency dismissals, demotions and high level suspensions
  
• Responds to internal and external Equal Employment Complaints
  
• Creates, reviews and revises professional correspondence; develops and completes investigative reports
  
• Provides documentation and testifies at Personnel Board hearings
  
• Conducts detailed research and review of policies, statutes and investigations
  
• Plans, develops and delivers various trainings on HR topics
  
• Drives on state business
  
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Federal and State laws related to HR administration and employee relations
  
• Program requirements and administrative processes
  
• Counseling/Mediation practices
  
• Personal computers; Microsoft Suite

Skills in:

• Verbal and written communication
  
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
  
• Interviewing
  
• Conducting research; analyzing facts and drawing logical conclusions
  
• Time management
  
• Team building
  
• Presenting to groups
  

Ability to:

• Prepare, analyze and articulate data
  
• Interpret applicable laws, rules, regulations and procedures
  
• Learn and apply Arizona Department of Administration’s (ADOA) Personnel Rules

Selective Preference(s):

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Public Administration or related field
  
• Four (4) years of experience working in HR with at least two (2) years of experience in Employee Relations (ER) and Equal Employment Opportunity

Pre-Employment Requirements:

In-state travel is required.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving re