Human Resources Associate - Employee Retention and Performance Division

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About the Position

The Human Resources (HR) Associate for the Employee Retention and Performance Division of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office provides professional level support related to a variety of employee compensation, retention, performance and leave management related human resources functions. This role performs compensation analysis and salary placements in range, creates and revises job descriptions, participates in employee retention, performance and leave initiatives, and prepares documentation for compensation and other critical Division related business needs.

About the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office:

Do you possess integrity, strong interpersonal skills, and do you have a desire to serve your community? We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team with a variety of openings for Civilian, Detention and Sworn personnel. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) invites you to become part of Arizona's leading law enforcement agency where we come together as a team to support and provide public safety.

Position Qualifications

We recognize your time is valuable, so please apply if you meet the following required qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a closely related field.

OR

Combined education and experience qualifications

• Other combinations of education and experience may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications.

Other requirements

• Training that may be provided on-the-job: FEMA NIMS - IS100 and 700; Safety; Payroll; PREA.
• Prior to hiring, the Sheriff's Office requires that all candidates pass a background review.

Our Preferred Candidate has

• Two (2) years of human resources experience.
• Experience in compensation plan administration.
• Professional certification in Human Resources (e.g., PHR, SHRM-CP)

Compensation is more than a salary with MCSO:

• Growth and stability since 1871
• Choice of three medical plans - starting as low as $70/month
• Holidays - 10/year + 1 personal day
• Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System
• Paid sick and parental leaves (birth/adoption)
• 10% discount at KinderCare facilities in the Valley and upcomingMCKids Club to serve County employees and their families exclusively
• MCSO Mentoring program to provide personal and professional growth opportunities for all employees
• Access to free County gyms
• Learn more at Benefits Overview

Essential Job Tasks

(This is not an all-inclusive list of all job duties that may be required; employees will be required to perform other related duties as assigned.)

• Prepares salary placements in range (PIR) for new hires and promotions/demotions; evaluates applicant work experience, maintains internal equity documentation to ensure equitable placements; collaborates on pay matters with County Central Human Resources.
• Creates accurate documentation and implements timely salary changes and additive pay (e.g., Special Work Assignment-SWA, Management Professional Assignment-MPA, County and state incentives or premium pay, performance retention-based or market adjustment increases).
• Generates comprehensive compensation and Division related spreadsheets and reports; prepares and distributes correspondence and memos; completes tasks within established timelines for project, initiative, and pay period based deadlines.
• Serves as primary point of contact to interpret compensation or other Division processes to employees, managers, and applicants.
• Acts as compensation liaison for law enforcement and outside agencies, County departments, and the public; responds to outside agencies and organizations regarding salary information and job descriptions.
• Prepares detailed and comprehensive spreadsheets with a high degree of accuracy using formulas and pivot tables.
• Interprets and ensures complies with federal and state regulations/laws, MCSO and County policies relating to compensation, employee classification, and related subject matter (e.g., Fair Labor Standards Act).
• Assists in the preparation and research of market studies; obtains data from other organizations and law enforcement agencies; prepares spreadsheets and reports with resulting information for Command Staff review.
• Creates and revises job descriptions and essential functions for positions; works with managers and command staff to ensure documentation accurately reflects essential job tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities, and working conditions.
• Consults with department managers on determinations of appropriate use of established positions; audits positions to recommend job reclassification as appropriate.
• Implements creation, inactivation, and documentation of change in position attributes as business needs dictate, including drafting written justifications.
• Updates HRIS with salary related changes that occur outside of standard data uploads.
• Researches, develops, and implements special projects as assigned.
• Composes complex and confidential correspondence within mandated timelines.
• Serves as a subject matter expert; collaborates with other HR team members and provides work direction in the absence of the supervisor as needed.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and provides recommendations to supervisor.
• Prepares and maintains confidential files.

Working Conditions

Maricopa County is an EEO/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.

The following environments described are only representative of how the essential job tasks are currently performed or envisioned. As such, in order to accommodate a disability or limitation, the essential job tasks may be performed in ways other than described on these pages.

Work occurs primarily indoors. Tasksrequire sitting for long periods of time while performing detailed work on a computer. Position requires managingtime pressures and high work volume with decision making, concentration, and accuracy, with ethical conduct and a professional demeanor.

Work Environment

• Indoors
• Rarely outdoors or in temperatures above 90 degrees or below 40 degrees
• Conditions may rarely include dim or bright lighting

Physical Environment

• Sitting, standing walking
• Speaking, hearing, seeing, reading
• Bending/kneeling, reaching
• Precise dexterity
• Lifting floor to waist twenty (20) pounds
• Lifting waist to shoulder twenty (20) pounds
• Carrying a weight of twenty (20) pounds for a distance of 25 feet
• Pushing/pulling a weight of twenty (20) pounds for a distance of 25 feet

Social Environment

• High volume of work
• Interruptions
• Time pressures
• Handling multiple or complicated tasks, frequently changing tasks, and/or unscheduled tasks
• Accuracy
• Decision making, concentration/vigilance
• Teamwork
• Frequent public contact
• Conditions may include working in isolation, emergencies, traumatic subject matter, overtime/rotating shifts

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

• Principles and best practices of human resources.
• Employment laws and regulations including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Administrative human resources policies and procedures.
• Intermediate to advanced level - Microsoft 365 and Office Suite including Excel.
• HRIS applications.

Skill in

• Communicating effectively in oral and written format as appropriate for the audience.
• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

• Applying high level of accuracy, detail, and organization to tasks.
• Maintaining complex spreadsheets and databases.

Ability to

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with culturally diverse employees of all levels, outside agencies, and the public.
• Display professional and positive attitude during interactions with others.
• Use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions to complex issues.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive data and information.
• Work independently and meet deadlines.
• Exercise flexibility with evolving organizational or Division needs.
• Create work product using the accurate structure and content of the English language, meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

The hiring authority will select the successful candidate based on departmental needs.

All offers of employment made to new hires and rehires at Maricopa County are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment thorough background investigation. A background investigation is conducted on a current employee who changes to a Safety Sensitive Position or one having the potential for serious adverse impact on the integrity or efficiency of the County. These requirements do not pertain to employees of elected officials who undergo background investigation processes administered through their respective offices.

Typically, successful candidates are hired at a salary rate, up to midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience, internal equity and budgetary allowances.

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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