HR GENERALIST 1, CENTRAL OFFICE

HR Generalist 1

About the Role

• This is an HR Generalist 1 position for the DCS Central Office Human Resources division in Davidson County, Nashville, TN.
• This position requires a criminal background check.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides interpretation and guidance on human resources rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and documents.
• Prepares, processes, reviews, audits, corrects, and analyzes human resources documents (e.g., appointments, promotions, separations, transfers, retirements, leave, overtime, pay differentials, unemployment, performance management).
• Enters employee information (e.g., schedule, general/personal, leave, worker's compensation) into database tracking software, electronic/paper logs, and spreadsheets.
• Conducts agency-specific and specialized training, orientation/on-boarding, and benefits meetings.
• Assists with investigations of employee relations issues, evaluation of qualifications and background checks, development of interview questions, and evaluation of employment/retention decisions.
• Determines employee qualifications for employment benefits (e.g., FMLA, worker's compensation, insurance).
• Resolves benefit, time and attendance, pay, and other issues using departmental, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, processes, and procedures.
• Prepares, analyzes, audits, and maintains reports with recommendations for action (e.g., attendance, benefits, EEO, classification, selection, retention, safety, employee relations, salary plan).
• Handles employee files and departmental documentation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Computers
• Phones
• Copier/Scanner/Printer/Fax Machine
• Calculator
• Other Office Equipment as Required

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
• Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional or paraprofessional human resources experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Organizational Savvy
• Decision Quality
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Customer and Personal Service
• Law and Government
• Administration and Management
• Clerical Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning and Listening
• Time Management
• Service Orientation
• Coordination Abilities
• Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Information Ordering
• Oral Comprehension and Expression
• Written Comprehension and Expression