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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$56,689.20 to
$84,772.80
PAY GRADE: 38
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.
Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action.
The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) engages clients, staff, and the community to provide public assistance benefits to all who qualify and reasonable support for children with absentee parents to help Nevadans achieve safe, stable, and healthy lives. DWSS supports and empowers its employees and supports productive and meaningful career growth and is committed to achieving the highest standards of excellence with comprehensive training programs. The DWSS Human Resources Office is looking for a human resources 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 resources services to over 2000 employees. The incumbent will work closely with and report to the Chief of HR Services/Personnel Officer III; manage the Northern and Southern HR offices, staff and programs - Workers' Compensation, ADA, FMLA, Leave Management, Payroll, Recruitment, etc. while serving as a consultant to and partnering with management to address and resolve employee issues and concerns related to grievances, workplace relations and performance management; communicate with employees, supervisors and managers, offering reasonable and viable solutions to complex HR issues; provide supervision and direct work activities of professional and/or technical staff delivering comprehensive HR services. The ideal candidate understands HR practices, is well-organized, professional, diplomatic and approachable; has supervisory experience, analytical skills necessary to assess situations and identify potential solutions, strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to problem-solve and handle complex HR matters with confidence and confidentiality. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ***
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, public administration or related area and four years of progressively responsible professional personnel management experience, including one year of personnel program 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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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 by the hiring agency for interview. |
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1) Do you have a Bachelor's degree or higher in human resources/personnel management, business, public administration or related field?
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2) Do you have professional certification from national human resources professional associations such as SPHR, PHR, IPMA and/or SHRM? List your national human resources professional associations certifications.
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3) Describe your supervisory experience including titles of staff supervised.
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4) Describe your classification experience to include the following: a) conducting job analyses; b) making classification recommendations; and c) presentation and defense of classification recommendations and presenting to Personnel Commission
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5) Describe your experience with the following: a) interpreting and applying laws and regulations related to HR, specifically NRS 281, NRS 284 and/or NAC 284; and b) explaining and/or justifying the application or interpretation of statutes, regulations or policies before various bodies such as the Employee Management Committee, Hearing Officers, EEOC/NERC, etc.
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6) Describe your experience with the development, revision and communication of HR policies and procedures.
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