HR Series (Trainee through Team Lead)
Recruitment #25-004916-0010
Department | Department of Budget and Management |
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Date Opened | 4/18/2025 10:00:00 AM |
Filing Deadline | 5/2/2025 11:59:00 PM |
Salary | $50,565 - $98,313/year |
Employment Type |
Full-Time
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Work Location |
Allegany
Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore County Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Prince George's Queen Anne's Somerset St. Mary's Talbot Washington County Wicomico Worcester |
Telework Eligible | Yes |
Introduction
HR Officer II
GRADE
LOCATION OF POSITION
POSITION DUTIES
- Recruitment and Employment Services:
- Reviews applications and resumes for appropriate classifications and to rank candidates
- Develops scoring matrices for interview panel scoring of candidates
- Conducts training for hiring managers concerning recruiting and interviewing policies and procedures
- Prepares position announcements and bulletins for circulation
- Prepares job advertisements for local and national publications
- Plans and conducts special recruiting activities at job fairs and on college campuses
- Classification:
- Evaluates position description forms to determine if benchmark reclassification is appropriate
- Evaluates the non-competitive promotion requests to determine if action is appropriate
- Reviews Vacancy Downgrade within Same Series list to determine if applicable to vacant position
- Evaluates the propriety of reclass and acting capacity requests
- Documents justification for class and salary actions
- Applies salary guidelines pertaining to various class or salary actions
- Identifies and prepares agency annual salary review proposals and pay plan amendment requests
- Identifies and drafts class specification requests
- Counsels employees on classification and salary matters
- Employee Relations:
- Reviews requests for disciplinary actions and recommends appropriate resolution
- Provides advice and guidance regarding standards of conduct and the performance evaluation process
- Acts as an administrative conference officer for first or second step conferences concerning grievance disputes and disciplinary actions and/or represents agency management at settlement conferences and administrative hearings concerning grievance disputes and disciplinary actions
- Test Development:
- Researches information and conducts interviews to determine the existence of and magnitude of adverse impact in selection devices
- Conducts job analysis studies to identify the job characteristics
- Performs statistical analysis to assess the validity, reliability, readability, difficulty and impartiality of selection instruments
- HR General:
- Interprets and applies HR related laws, regulations, policies and procedures relevant to the SPMS
- Interviews applicants, employees and supervisors in order to obtain information concerning employee and organizational functions
- Researches HR, administrative, legal and financial data for use in the HR decision- making process
- Determines fiscal and operational impact of HR related actions
- Compiles, analyzes and evaluates HR related information and recommends actions based upon rules, regulations, policies, guidelines and precedents
- Provides advice and guidance to employees, supervisors, program managers, agency executives and other public officials regarding HR related matters
- Explains and defends HR related actions and recommendations to supervisory and managerial staff, agency executives and by testifying in official proceedings such as administrative conferences and hearings, legislative hearings and in a court of law
- Maintains confidentiality for all HR related activities
- Assists higher-level HR employees in the completion of HR related tasks and functions
- Performs other related duties
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- HR Officer II – 2.5 years of HR experience in select areas
- HR Officer I – 2 years of HR experience in select areas
- HR Specialist – 1 year of HR experience in select areas
- HR Specialist Trainee – N/A, no experience required
- HR Officer II – 6 months of HR experience in select areas
- HR Officer I – N/A, no experience required
- HR Specialist – N/A, no experience required
- HR Specialist Trainee – N/A, no experience required
- HR Officer II – 6.5 years of HR experience in select areas
- HR Officer I – 6 years of HR experience in select areas
- HR Specialist – 5 years of HR experience in select areas
- HR Specialist Trainee – 4 years of HR experience in select areas
- Note: U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field of work may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.
- Note: Paraprofessional personnel work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required experience. Paraprofessional personnel work experience is defined below.
HR Specialist Trainee – 4913
Experience: Four years of
professional HR management work experience in the areas of
recruitment, classification, salary administration, employee relations,
test development and validation or as a generalist. |
1. Candidates may substitute
paraprofessional personnel work experience on a year-for-year basis for
up to four years of the required experience. Paraprofessional
personnel work is defined as work involving the application of public sector
personnel procedures, policies, rules and regulations to specific
employment actions. Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience
includes responsibility for activities such as: preparing and
maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying personnel related
rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, conducting employee
orientation and counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations
and responding to inquiries concerning employment actions. |
2. Candidates may substitute the
possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
university for the required experience. |
|
3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military
service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management
classifications or human resources management specialty codes in the human
resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required
experience. |
HR Specialist – 4914 Experience: Five
years of experience, one year of professional HR experience involving
recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation,
employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job
evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy
formulation and an additional four years of professional HR
management work experience in the areas of recruitment and selection,
classification, salary administration, employee relations, test
development and validation or as a generalist. |
1.
Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel work experience on
a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required
experience. Paraprofessional personnel work is defined as work
involving the application of public sector personnel procedures, policies,
rules and regulations to specific employment actions. Appropriate
paraprofessional personnel experience includes responsibility for activities
such as: preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries,
applying personnel-related rules and policies, preparing personnel
related reports, conducting employee orientation and counseling employees
regarding benefits and obligations and responding to
inquiries concerning employment procedures. |
2.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an
accredited college or university and one year of
professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment
services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test
development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary
administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation for the
required experience. |
|
3. Candidates
may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from an
accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel
administration, business administration, public administration, statistics,
tests and measurements, psychology or a related field for the required
experience. |
|
4. Candidates
may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a
commissioned officer in human resources management classification or human
resources management specialty codes in the human resources management
field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. |
HR Officer I – 4915 Experience:
Six years of experience, two years of professional HR experience involving
recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation,
employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job
evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy
formulation and an additional four years of professional HR management work
experience in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary
administration, employer relations, test development and validation or as a
generalist. |
1.
Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel work experience on a
year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required experience. Paraprofessional personnel work is defined
as work involving the application of public sector personnel procedures,
policies, rules and regulations to specific employment actions. Appropriate paraprofessional personnel
experience includes responsibility for activities such as: preparing and
maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying personnel
related rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, conducting
employee orientation and counseling employees regarding benefits and
obligations and responding to inquiries concerning employment procedures. |
2.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an
accredited college or university and two years of professional HR experience
involving recruitment and employment services, classification and
compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job
analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR
policy formulation for the required experience. |
|
3.
Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from
an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel
administration, human resources management, business administration, public
administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related
field for the required experience. |
|
4.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a
commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human
resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field
of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. |
HR Officer II – 4916 Experience:
Six years and six months of experience, two years and six months of
professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services,
classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and
validation job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program
evaluation, or HR policy formulation and an additional four years of
professional HR management work experience in the areas of recruitment and
selection, classification, salary administration, employee relations, test
development and validation or as a generalist. |
1.
Candidates may substitute paraprofessional personnel work experience on a
year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required experience.
Paraprofessional personnel work is defined as work involving the application
of public sector personnel procedures, policies, rules and regulations to
specific employment actions.
Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience includes
responsibility for activities such as: preparing and maintaining employment
records, calculating salaries, applying personnel-related rules and policies,
preparing personnel-related reports, conducting employee orientation and
counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations and responding to
inquiries concerning employment procedures. |
2.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an
accredited college or university and two years and six months of professional
HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification
and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job
analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR
policy formulation for the required experience. |
|
3.
Candidates may substitute the possession of thirty graduate credit hours from
an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel
administration, human resources management, business administration, public
administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related
field for up to six years of the required experience. |
|
4.
Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a
commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human
resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field
of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. |
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Within six months from the time of appointment to the position employees in these classifications are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Maryland Department of Budget and Management. Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.
- Employees in these classifications may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.