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Human Resources Associate-DHS-DCR-Central Office-Kanawha Co.
State of West Virginia
DHS - DCR - Central Office
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$32,862 - $56,373
per year
Type
Full Time
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Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves handling everyday human resources tasks for a state department office, such as recruiting new staff, managing hiring paperwork, processing benefits and leave requests, and supporting recruitment efforts through events and social media.
It's a supportive role under a director, focusing on compliance with policies and coordinating with other teams.
A good fit would be someone organized with HR experience or related administrative skills, who enjoys detail-oriented work in a government setting.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or substitution with related experience in human resources, payroll, bookkeeping, or accounting (1 year per 30 semester hours)
- Experience performing HR functions including recruiting, posting positions, and managing hiring processes
- Knowledge of employee benefits submission, workers' compensation claims, and documentation for transactions like discipline or FMLA
- Ability to review salary requests and ensure compliance with internal policies and SPB approvals
- Skills in advising recruitment teams on vacancies, position details, and supporting hiring events, advertising, and social media
- Valid driver's license may be required
- Detailed work history submission required for qualification
Full Job Description
Under supervision of the Director of Staffing Services, this employee performs full performance work performing the Human Resources functions for the DCR Central Office Special Services, Investigators, and K-9 expenditures. This includes, but is not limited to recruiting, ensuring vacant positions are posted and requesting registers, coding registers, submitting hiring packets to DAS to include offer letters, requesting employee background checks, coordinating submission of workers compensation claims, managing employee benefits submission to DAS, providing proper documentation to back up all employee transactions (discipline letters, leave of absence letters, and FMLA). This position will review salary requests in accordance with internal policy directives that guide compliance with SPB Proposal approvals, for the Deputy Commissioner. The position will advise the DCR recruitment section in regard to agency and facility vacancies, and all applicable position information to assist the recruitment team with hiring events, advertising, and social media.
Kanawha County
Vacancies 1
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Qualifications
Training: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.Substitution: Candidates may substitute related experience in human resources, payroll, bookkeeping or accounting for the required education at the rate of one (1) year of experience for thirty (30) semester hours of education.
Note: A valid driver's license may be required.
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