Human Resources Specialist - Gastineau Human Services Corporation
Juneau, AK 99801
About the Job
Note to Applicants: this job is located in Juneau, Alaska. Preference will be given to Alaska residents and all GHS employees must obtain an Alaska driver's license or ID card within 30 days of hire.
Position Description:
Under the direct supervision of the Finance and Administration Director, the Human Resources Specialist is responsible for recruitment, screening, and placement of new employees at Gastineau Human Services. The HR Specialist guides staff through all human resources procedures, plays a significant role in professional development and employee relations, and ensures timely and accurate compensation and benefits for all GHS employees.
Starting Wage: $60,856 - $85,199 DOE
Regular Work Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday with a 1-hour lunch.
Under the direct supervision of the Finance and Administration Director, the Human Resources Specialist is responsible for recruitment, screening, and placement of new employees at Gastineau Human Services. The HR Specialist guides staff through all human resources procedures, plays a significant role in professional development and employee relations, and ensures timely and accurate compensation and benefits for all GHS employees.
Starting Wage: $60,856 - $85,199 DOE
Regular Work Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday with a 1-hour lunch.
ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS:
- Performs Human Resources duties, including but not limited to:
- Annual compliance tracking for funding and accreditation requirements.
- Guide and refine the agency’s recruitment process, including posting advertisements, assisting with interviews, and supporting hiring supervisors and candidates through the staffing process from application tracking through onboarding and new-hire training,
- Completes onboarding for all new employees including fingerprinting, benefits enrollments, processing required pre-employment activities, and introducing new hires to the mission, core values and culture at GHS.
- Conducts urinalysis screenings for new and current GHS employees and sends positive test results to an outside laboratory for confirmation as needed.
- Personnel file maintenance, including transitioning all HR records to online/digital completion and storage.
- Process and reconcile payroll and benefits for employees through the electronic payroll/HR system (ADP).
- Completes worker’s compensation claims and assists staff with related incident reports.
- Maintains compliance with current internal policies and Federal/State Human Resource laws and requirements.
- Provides training and oversight for all HR-related policies, procedures, and updates.
- Helps leadership review and renew the agency’s benefit plans and insurance policies.
- Administrative duties, including timely upkeep of employee records (attendance, DOL, OSHA, EEO data, etc.).
- Leads staff appreciation activities.
- Maintains the agency’s learning management system(s) for employee training and tracks all staff training, evaluations, certifications, and licenses.
- Ensures that courses meet current grant, contract and accreditation requirements, assigns required training to new employees, and generates monthly completion reports for current staff.
- Helps the Behavioral Health Coordinator complete all required enrollments for behavioral health and case management staff and track all applications and renewals.
- Notifies employees and supervisors 6 months before professional licenses and certificates are due to expire.
- Notifies employees and supervisors before performance evaluations are due and helps ensure timely completion.
- Coordinates and tracks 1st Aid/CPR/AED training and renewals.
- Renews employee background checks and driving records according to current contract and accreditation requirements.
- Helps program supervisors and GHS leadership address employee issues including interpersonal challenges, performance concerns, and professional development goals.
- Suggests the use of Performance Improvement Plans and helps coordinate referrals to the agency’s Employee Assistance Program as appropriate.
- Helps ensure timely documentation of all employee feedback and performance issues and uploads records to personnel files.
- Other duties as assigned.
DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILLS:
- Experience and proficiency in Human Resources functions and procedures including payroll and benefits, recruitment, training, and employee development.
- Commitment to staying current on the understanding of labor laws and disciplinary procedures.
- Ability to help develop, implement, review, and update all HR department initiatives, policies, procedures, and systems.
- Ability to oversee disciplinary and grievance issues in a caring, professional manner while maintaining employee confidentiality.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, knowledge of HRMS is a plus.
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
- Aptitude for critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision making.
- Strength of character including strong professional boundaries, ethics, integrity, and reliability.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration or a relevant field
- An associate degree in business administration or a relevant field and successful work experience in human resources, administration or similar functions equaling two years may substitute for the bachelor’s degree.
- Any combination of post-secondary education and/or experience in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field equaling four years may substitute for the bachelor’s degree.
- HR-related certifications preferred but not required.
- Must pass the Alaska Department of Corrections and Department of Health criminal background checks and pre-employment urinalysis.
- Must have a current, valid Alaska driver’s license and be insurable by GHS’ auto insurance provider.
At-Will Employment Policy Statement:
- Your employment with Gastineau Human Services Corporation is at will. This means your employment is for an indefinite period of time and it is subject to termination by you or Gastineau Human Services Corporation with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this policy or any other policy of Gastineau Human Services Corporation should be interpreted to be in conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way the at-will employment status of Gastineau Human Services Corporation employees.
- The at-will employment status of an employee of Gastineau Human Services Corporation may be modified only in a written employment agreement with that employee which is signed by the Executive Director, or the Chairman of the Board of Directors, of Gastineau Human Services Corporation.
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