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Human Resources Technician
Sioux Falls, SD
The Human Resources Technician performs a variety of confidential administrative work involving independent judgment in support of the Lincoln County Human Resources Department. Responsibilities include a broad range of administrative work, supporting recruitment and benefits administration, customer service and coordinating meetings and events.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Prepare weekly Human Resources memo to the County Commissioners to ensure accurate records of employment related changes. Receive, revise, assist in the preparation of, track and enter personnel action forms for departments.
- Support recruitment efforts by assisting in preparing job postings, advertisements, mailings, and website postings. Research various advertisement avenues and methods. Receive, track and process job application materials and applicant statistical data. Coordinate candidate recruitment. review and screen applications; interview candidates; conduct and coordinate pre-employment references; employment, drug, and background checks; and maintain recruitment-related records and the online recruitment system.
- Coordinate staff performance evaluation process by communicating with managers, distributing evaluations, monitoring the return of evaluations and processing forms.
- Provide general support for the office. Organize and maintain employee files. Process mail. Oversee inventory and ordering, process invoices and receipts and coordinate billing through outside agencies and other departments. Compile reports and data as requested. Answer phones. Greet and assist customers and applicants. Respond to general questions and inquiries about a wide variety of human resource related issues and general information about Lincoln County department functions.
- Assist with benefits related items by preparing new employee orientation packets, creating, and maintaining employee and benefit files and preparing benefits information.
- Monitor workers' compensation claims information by reviewing first reports of injury, communicating with Claims Associates, working with supervisors to encourage return to work, and ensuring continual communication with employees. Ensure compliance with medical recommendations and track all claims. Assist with return-to-work issues and advise department heads on return-to-work restrictions and issues.
- Monitor leaves for FMLA. Ensure compliance with federal regulations by monitoring leave periods, tracking intermittent leave periods, and ensuring continued communication with employees.
- Coordinate Lincoln County benefits procedures by informing new employees of available benefits, processing new hire paperwork, and processing I9 forms and verifying information. Coordinate exit turnover procedures.
- Coordinate meetings and events including training opportunities, blood drive for County employees, job fairs, benefits-related events and other events for the department.
Minimum Qualifications
Associate degree in business related field plus three years of relevant work experience or a bachelor’s degree plus one year of relevant work experience. Comparable combination of education and experience may be considered.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in human resources office preferred.