City of Fayetteville, NC Hiring for Recruitment Specialist at Fayetteville, NC Full Time

Description

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A RESUME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING YOUR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for a Recruitment Specialist to assist in the administration of full life cycle recruitment for full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal positions throughout the City. The Specialist assists departments through the selection processes, ensures that the established practices are consistently conducted in the selection of candidates while tracking the recruitment files, preparing and placing job postings, advertisements, and performing background checks. Experience working in the HR field and experience with NEOGOV is preferred. Work is high volume and fast paced. The successful candidate must possess good time management, attention to detail, critical thinking skills and the ability to multi-task.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Participate in the operations, services and activities of the Human Resource Development Department including position management, recruitment and selection, and records management.

Responsible for assisting in the administration of the recruiting process for most positions throughout the city. Assist departments throughout the selection process and monitor compliance with applicable procedures. Screen applications, proctor employment tests, conduct background checks, and coordinate appointments for other screenings and testing. Prepare offer letters. Compile and prepare statistical data related to recruitment efforts. Attend job fairs to promote the City’s job opportunities.

Provide responsible staff assistance to the Human Resource Development Department; prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence related to an assigned area.

Compile, compose, prepare, type and distribute a variety of documents, letters, memorandums, statistical reports, notices, employee and applicant statistics, retirement forms, etc.

Interpret and explain City personnel policies and procedures to employees and the general public; respond to requests for information and assistance from employees, management staff, outside agencies and the general public.

Make recommendations for improving the operational efficiency of the Human Resource Development Department; develop and recommend personnel policies and procedures.

Receive and update employee personnel records.

Maintain and modify the human resource information system; assist with and train departmental staff on software system; determine departmental requirements and evaluate and assess new software products.

Examine and monitor other departmental personnel procedures for compliance with federal, state and local codes, laws and regulations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:
Two years of increasingly responsible experience in personnel administration, HR management, or a related field.

Training:
Equivalent to an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration, human resources, personnel management or a related field.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS

Required:
None.

Preferred:
PHR certification.

TELEWORK REQUIRMENTS: After an initial training period, the selected will need to have the ability to work remotely (which includes, but is not limited to: reliable phone, internet, secure confidential materials, etc.); city will provide laptop and other necessary tools required.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last 4 – 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview and skills testing which may include, but is not limited to, Microsoft Excel and Proofreading with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background check and driving history check.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Health and Dental Insurance:
The City of Fayetteville Employee Healthcare Benefit Plan provides comprehensive and affordable health and dental coverage while maintaining reasonable costs to employees. Coverage is available for all regular status employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week. Employees may also choose to cover eligible dependents. The premium is deducted on a pre-tax basis, with the City paying a portion of the premium. Qualifying employees are eligible for benefits on the 1st day of the month following 30 days of service. Employer Paid Leave

Paid Vacation: Employees earn vacation leave beginning the first day of employment, however, they are not eligible to take leave for 6 months. Leave accruals are based upon the number of years of service and the number of hours an employee is scheduled to work.

Paid Holidays: The City of Fayetteville observes 11 paid holidays per calendar year. The approved holidays are New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, 2 days at Thanksgiving and 2 days at Christmas.

Sick / Funeral Leave: Regular employees earn sick leave in proportion to the number of hours they are scheduled to work per week. Sick leave accruals begin the first day of employment. Sick leave can also be taken for deaths in your extended family. Sick leave hours accumulate without limits and may be used toward credible service upon retirement from the NC Local Government Retirement System.

Retirement:
The City assists our employees in securing their financial future during retirement by participating in the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System, administered by the State of North Carolina. Regular status employees, scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week, become members in the retirement system upon employment. As a member of this system, employees are required to contribute 6 percent of their gross salary on a tax-deferred basis.

Deferred Compensation Plans:
To further assist employees in saving for retirement, the City offers two supplemental retirement savings programs. These programs offer employees an opportunity to save a portion of their salary on a tax-deferred basis to supplement their retirement benefit. The programs offered are 401(k) Supplemental Retirement Income Plan and the ICMA 457 Plan.

Cafeteria Plan / Supplemental Benefits:
Realizing that each employee may have different insurance needs, the City offers its employees the opportunity to supplement City-provided benefits by selecting from the benefits listed below. These benefits are offered at employee’s expense through payroll deduction:

• Term Life Insurance (Pre-tax basis first $50,000 for employees)
• Dependent Term Life Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Universal Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance (Pre-tax basis)
• Disability Insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Reimbursement Account (Pre-tax basis)

Death Benefit:
The first year an employee contributes to the retirement system, the city provides a death benefit of $3,000. After one year as a contributing member of the Retirement System, a death benefit is provided that is equal to the highest 12 months’ salary in a row during the 24 months before death, no less than $25,000 and no more than $50,000. There is no cost to the employee for these benefits.

Pay Periods/Direct Deposit:
City employees are paid bi-weekly, every other Friday. As an added convenience and safety measure, the City requires all new employees to sign up for direct deposit of their payroll checks.

Employee Assistance Program:
The EAP is available at no cost to all employees and their household members. The EAP provides confidential guidance on legal, financial and personal issues that could affect your health, relationships and job performance.