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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$48,086.64 to
$71,514.00
PAY GRADE: 36
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Personnel Officer's plan, organize and administer personnel services such as employee relations, selection, training and payroll in an assigned agency.
The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) provides quality, timely and temporary services enabling Nevada families, the disabled and elderly to achieve their highest levels of self-sufficiency. DWSS supports and empowers its employees and supports productive and meaningful career growth. DWSS is committed to achieving the highest standards of excellence through the use of comprehensive training programs. The incumbent works closely with and reports to the Personnel Officer III and will communicate with employees, supervisors and managers, offering viable solutions to complex HR issues; provide supervision and direct work activities of professional and/or technical staff delivering comprehensive HR services. This is a new position and will be tasked with development and deployment of the Division's succession planning program which will involve working with a core team from other program staff in the agency in developing the infrastructure of the program, its roll out and continuing administration of this program which is critical to the Division. The position will also have a key role in employee and management relations, disciplinary issues, grievances, mediation and development and presentation of HR training, based on the needs of the agency. The DWSS Human Resources Office is looking for a human resource professional that is a self-starter, knowledgeable, motivated and enjoys working in a fast-paced Social Services Agency. The incumbent will be part of a 14-person team that provides professional and customer-oriented human resource services to over 2000 employees. This position will be located in Carson City or Las Vegas depending on the candidate selected and the needs of the agency.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Graduation from an accredited four year college or university in personnel management, business administration, public administration or related area and three years of progressively responsible professional personnel management experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
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A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. |
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A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant. |
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Experience conducting research, analyzing data and making recommendations related to employee relations is required. |
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If there are five or fewer qualified applicants, the exam will consist of an application evaluation. (This statement does not apply for Until Recruitment Needs are Satisfied (URS) announcements).
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The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Those applicants deemed amongst the most qualified will be contacted directly by the hiring agency for interview. |
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1) Describe your experience, including the number of years, in the supervision of professional staff. Please include the titles of the staff you supervised.
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2) Describe your experience, including the number of years, in employee and labor relations in the following: 1) interpretation and application of laws and regulations such as NRS 281 and 284, FLSA, FMLA, ADA and EEO, 2) responding to employee grievance issues through negotiation with employees, employer representatives and agency management, 3) providing consultation to agency supervisory and top management staff, 4) respond and justify employment actions before various hearing bodies (e.g., Personnel Commission, EMC, Hearing Officers, NERC, etc).
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3) Describe your experience in planning for recruitment and retention.
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4) Describe your experience in the development and communication of personnel policies and procedures.
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5) Describe your experience supervising payroll operations.
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1) Describe your work experience developing, revising and implementing programs.
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2) Describe your work experience developing and providing training and/or conducting seminars/presentations to convey information.
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3) Describe your experience and skills related to communication.
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