New Job Human Resources Technician In Rhode Island

• To be specifically assigned to provide non-clerical, paraprofessional support to professional personnel in direct delivery of professional human resources services (e.g. classification/compensation, merit selection and appraisal, labor relations, organizational analysis, personnel administration, and/or a comparable specialty).
• To identify and collect organizational and position data for use in formulating preliminary classification recommendations.
• To research salary information and benchmark classes for use in completing salary surveys and pay plan studies.
• To research subject matter content to prepare oral and written exams for specified job competencies.
• To review exam applications to identify the presence/absence of minimum qualifications, and to recommend education and experience scores based on established rating keys.
• To assist and act in a confidential capacity to managers who formulate, determine and effectuate management policies in the field of labor relations; to have access to confidential information concerning proposed or anticipated changes which may result from collective bargaining negotiations.
• To research assigned topics and collect data for use in contract negotiations, grievances, arbitration’s and other labor relations functions; to attend such proceedings, as required.
• To review contract proposals and prepare summaries and comparisons of submitted documentation.
• To prepare draft proposals and narratives related to classification/compensation, labor relations, personnel administration, merit selection, organizational analysis, and/or comparable human resources functions.
• To review legislation and statutes on human resources topics and prepare preliminary analyses and reports.
• To engage in a variety of paraprofessional departmental personnel functions related to: recruitment of personnel; implementing personnel transactions, including the transfer, reassignment or promotion of employees; preparation and maintenance of personnel records; implementing a variety of complex integrated payroll functions, including retroactive payments requiring multiple adjustments, and processing of various specialized payrolls (e.g. special contract employees, temporary services, etc.); coordinating various aspects of Workers’ Compensation cases, ensuring ongoing verification of payroll records; implementing and monitoring agency Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cases; implementation of Personnel Rules; and comparable tasks.
• To utilize electronic equipment, computer software, automated databases and related technology and equipment in the research and development of HR products and analyses.
• To do related work as required.

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES: A working knowledge of the State Merit System Act and Personnel Rules as they relate to the assigned human resources functional area; a familiarity with the principles, practices and techniques of human resources administration; a familiarity with the organization of state government and its agencies; the ability to research data and information for use in human resources decision-making; the ability to interact cooperatively with a variety of internal and external customers; the ability to communicate effectively; the ability to prepare reports and narratives; and related capacities and abilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Education: Such as may have been gained through: possession of an associate’s degree, including or supplemented by courses in public administration, human resources management, psychology, education, or a closely related field; and
Experience: Such as may have been gained through: employment involving the performance of a variety of complex clerical functions in a human resources environment.
Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.