Alabama DMH / Personnel Specialist II

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

JOB TITLE: Personnel Specialist II
OPEN DATE: 01/26/2024
CLOSE DATE: Until Filled
JOB LOCATION: Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
NUMBER: 24-01
JOB CODE: H2000

SALARY
• Range 68 ($35,793.60 – $59,865.60 Annually)
• Salary will be commensurate with experience. Limitations apply to current state employees.

BENEFITS
• 12 paid holidays.
• 1 personal leave day accrued each January.
• 13 sick leave days.
• 13 annual leave days accrued in the first year of employment.
• Longevity bonus annually after 5 years of employment.
• Continuous opportunities for acquiring CE’s needed for maintaining professional license.
• Very low-cost health and dental insurance through the Alabama State Employee Insurance Board.
• Defined retirement benefit (not impacted by economic downturns) and a pre-retirement death benefit through the Retirement Systems of Alabama.
▪ After 1 year, the minimum amount of the pre-retirement death benefit paid to your designated beneficiary is at least equal to your current or previous fiscal year annual salary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, business administration, public administration, or a related field.
• 12 months or more performing technical work in the area of human resource management in a state agency or equivalent personnel office setting.
OR
• High school Diploma or GED equivalency, preferably supplemented with courses in personnel, business, or public administration.
• 60 months or more performing technical work in the area of human resource management in a state agency or equivalent personnel office setting.

KIND OF WORK:
• Assists in the coordination of activities involving recruitment, selection, placement, classification and pay, personnel transactions, certifications, and new employee processing.
• Enters and retrieves data from personnel/payroll system.
• Assists with maintaining or supervises the maintenance of department personnel records, files, performance evaluation reports, etc.
• Provides advice and interpretation of State Personnel Board Rules, and departmental rules and regulations.
• Initiates correspondence with applicants, employees, and others seeking employment.
• Assists with announcing vacancies and determines if experience and education indicated on applications meets minimum qualifications.
• Schedules and assists in conducting interviews of candidates.
• Provides technical assistance to supervisor or HR manager(s) regarding filing various exempt and/or merit system positions.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
• Knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to human resource management.
• Knowledge of State Personnel policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of employment selection devices such as structured interviews and written tests.
• Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
• Knowledge of computers and various software packages.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply a variety of policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ability to gather, correlate, and analyze facts and recommend solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Ability to meet and work effectively with supervisors, associates, departmental employees, job applicants, officials, and the general public.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to analyze situations and exercise good judgment in solving problems.

METHOD OF SELECTION
• Applicants will be rated based on an evaluation of their job-related training, abilities, experience, and education, and should provide adequate work history identifying experiences related to the duties and minimum qualifications as mentioned above.
• All relevant information is subject to verification.
• Drug screening and security clearances will be conducted on prospective applicants being given serious consideration for employment whose job requires direct contact with patients.

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Only work experience detailed on the application will be considered. Applications should be submitted by the deadline to be considered. Announcements open until filled will remain open until a sufficient applicant pool is obtained. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible to ensure the application will be considered for the position. Copies of License/Certifications should be uploaded with your application. A copy of the academic transcript is required. Appointment of successful candidate will be conditional based on receipt of the official transcript provided by the school, college, or university.

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