HR Specialist Trainee

HR SPECIALIST TRAINEE

Office of Human Resources

Recruitment #24-004913-0015

Department COMP Financial and Support Services

Date Opened: 12/11/2024 09:00:00 AM
Filing Deadline: 12/25/2024 11:59:00 PM

Salary $50,565.00 to $65,347.00/year with the potential to grow to $80,884.00/year over time.

Employment Type Full-Time

HR Analyst Kaye Beech

Work Location: Anne Arundel

Telework Eligible Yes

Introduction

OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS

This is a position specific recruitment. The resulting certified eligible list may be used to staff several current and future vacancies for this position/function only.

GRADE
13

LOCATION OF POSITION
Annapolis, MD

POSITION DUTIES
The Office of Human Resources is looking for a dynamic individual to fill a current vacancy for a Human Resources Specialist Trainee with our Employment Services Team. In this role, you will learn to perform a variety of tasks requiring broad knowledge of State Personnel Management System rules, regulations, and procedures. You would be the first contact for many applicants and future employees of the Comptroller’s Office.

This position performs a multitude of functions, including but not limited to:
Creating and posting recruitments 
Reading applications for requirement approval 
Posing offers and communications with potential candidates 
On-boarding new employees following State Personnel Management procedures 
Conducting Orientation for new employees 
And more!

This role will also provide support for the Benefits and Compensation team as needed and serve as a point of contact for agency wide employees. Employees in this role report directly to the Senior HR Business Partner. This position is hybrid/telework eligible upon completion of training.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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.

Notes:

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.
Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
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.

** For education obtained outside of the U.S., you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service. If you possess a degree obtained outside of the United States, please submit a detailed, course-by-course evaluation report from one of the U.S. equivalency evaluating members identified at http://www.naces.org/members.html.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with Job Aps or similar Applicant Tracking System
Experience with Workday or similar HR Information System Technology
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Suite, and/or SharePoint
Attention to detail and analytical skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Employees in this classification 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 within six months from the time of appointment to the position.  Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.
Employees in this classification 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.

SELECTION PROCESS
Please ensure you provide sufficient information on your application to demonstrate that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. Please indicate clearly any position-specific experience and ensure all education and experience sections are complete. Approval of your application will be based on a review of the information you submit. All qualified applicants are placed on an unranked list of candidates and will remain active on this list for at least one year. Incomplete information may result in the disqualification of your application.

All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date.

Upon appointment (new hires and/or transfers) must successfully undergo fingerprinting.  Disqualifying charges may include any felony; any crime of moral turpitude, e.g. embezzlement, fraud, tax evasion or bribery; any crime of identity theft or impersonation; any crime of assault or battery; and any crime relating to the use or distribution of a controlled dangerous substance other than marijuana, regardless of the age of the offense or the specifications of the position.

*Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

BENEFITS
STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
The online application process is STRONGLY preferred. If you choose email as the option to submit your application/required additional information, you must include the following information on at least one the pages you submit.

1. First and Last Name

2. Recruitment Number (located at the top of the bulletin)

3. The last four digits of your SS#

If you have questions or concerns regarding this recruitment, please email kbeech@marylandtaxes.gov at Comptroller of MD, Office of Human Resources.

If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about this online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division at 410-767-4850 or  Application.Help@maryland.gov.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country and encourage them to apply.

Please contact Vicki Fisher at OHR@marylandtaxes.gov if you need reasonable accommodations.