DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES

For Veterans and those who care for them.

HR GENERALIST

Job Location:

Address:  
Arizona State Veteran Home - Flagstaff
2100 North Gemini Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Posting Details:

Salary: $22.00 - $23.7930/Hour (DOE) 

Grade: 20

Closing Date: Open Until Filled 

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Human Resources Manager, the position performs professional level HR administration in the areas of leaves management, employee and management relations, benefits administration, and recruitment and selection support. This position reviews disciplinary action requests and documentation to recommend level of discipline; prepares disciplinary action letters, memos, and performance improvement plans; prepares personnel action forms; enters new hires, promotions, demotions, salary changes, etc., into HRIS; generates on-demand and custom reports; manages access to and support for learning management program; conducts new hire orientation; responds to a wide variety of personnel inquires; tracks fingerprint card clearances; tracks nursing licenses; completes special projects, as assigned; attends meetings and trainings relevant to areas of assignment; may serve as a back-up to other HR staff; travels on State business; and performs other job-related duties, as assigned; support the utilization of the Arizona Management System, including active problem solving, continuous process improvement, and use of metrics for data driven decisions.

Job Duties:

• Interprets and applies State Personnel System Personnel Rules, and policies and procedures
• Handles the Onboarding and 1-9 verification process
• Prepares personnel action forms
• Enters new hires, promotions, demotions, salary changes, etc., into HRIS
• Generates on-demand and custom reports
• Manages access to and support for learning management program
• Monitor performance management reports and compliance
• Conducts new hire orientation
• Conducts personnel file reviews and responds to a wide variety of personnel inquires
• Manages the agency's benefits - initial enrollment, open enrollment, qualified life changes
• Manages leaves of annual absence, leave tracking, leave without pay (LWOP), reviews FMLA requests and certification forms, donated annual leave, worker's compensation, works within the collaborative process under the ADA, benefits billing related to leaves; prepare related documentation and communication for HR Manager review and signature
• Reviews disciplinary action requests and documentation; researches employee relations file to determine any prior disciplinary action and recommends level of discipline; prepares disciplinary action letters, memos, and performance improvement plans for HR manager review and approval; provides guidance to employees and supervisors regarding performance and other issues
• Attends meetings and trainings relevant to area of assignment
• May serve as a back-up to other HR staff in classification, compensation, recruitment, and selection
• Travels on State business

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Public personnel administration
• State Personnel System Personnel Rules
• Federal and State laws pertinent to area of assignment
• Agency policies and procedures
• Recruitment processes and procedures
• Interviewing techniques
• Staff research work and training
• Statewide Policies
• State personnel systems, including HRIS, recruitment applications, and performance management programs

Skill in:

• Verbal and written communications
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships at all organizational levels
• Interpreting and applying rules, policies, procedures, and laws
• Using a personal computer and associated programs (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, G Suite)
• Organization and time management
• Prioritizing assignments and multi-tasking
• Exercising independent judgment