Monday - Friday; 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM.
Position is within HCM/Administrative Services.
Standard 35.0 hours.
All appointments to seasonal positions are of limited duration. The specific employment date of a seasonal position will be specified at the time of the appointment.
REPOSTED: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.
Illustrative Examples of Work Performed
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 (FM LA) 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.
Required Qualifications for Appointment
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: Completion of or anticipation of a degree program preferably in human resources.
Experience: General office experience, preferably in a human resources related environment; preferably familiarity with Workday.
For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.
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