DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY

HUMAN RESOURCES
1450 E Eastside Loop Tucson, AZ

Salary: $26.4424 HRLY / $55,000.19 Salary 

Grade: 21

Closing Date: October 19, 2024

This position serves as the Human Resources (HR) Support Supervisor and HR Liaison for the South Region. The primary responsibilities include managing the day-to-day HR Operations, Recruitment, and Class and Compensation actions, etc. for over 600 employees/positions. This position supervises the work of an HR Analyst.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

• Processes, completes and submits all personnel actions for all positions and/or salary action requests for new hires, promotions, resignations, retirements, terminations, and transfers. Maintains and tracks promotions. Answers questions about personnel rules and regulations while providing guidance and administrative expertise to agency staff. Coordinates with Central Office HR personnel while following established guidelines.
  
• Initiates and creates requisitions for recruitment and hiring. Contacts applicants and schedules interviews. Ensures and provides hiring managers with approved interview questions. Conducts Central Registry and public access checks. Ensures completion of reference checks and employee file reviews. Submits new hire paperwork and works with employees to complete new hire benefit enrollments.
  
• Updates and submits reports on vacancies, hires, turnover and position control. Updates region organizational charts. Completes/updates position description actions for processing. Works inter-regionally with other liaisons to ensure employee actions are prompt and correct.
  
• Responds to field and management needs. Assists with questions or requests regarding Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Donated Annual Leave, Unusual Incident Reports, Auto Loss Reports and Workman's Compensation. Maintains/logs fingerprint clearances, and employee ID cards.
  
• Participates in personnel meetings and continued training. Accesses HRIS and Guardian data bases. Assists supervisors with questions and timely submission of Managing Accountability & Performance (MAP). Supports the DCS Management Systems by participating in team huddle meetings and tracks data and metrics for area of responsibility.
  
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position

Knowledge of:

• Federal/State Employment Laws
  
• Professional HR Principles and practices in HR disciplines including recruitment, examination, classification and compensation
  
• Business in English to include proper sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation
  
• Supervision principles and practices
  

Skills in:

• Time management
  
• Multi-tasking
  
• Analyzing and evaluating a wide variety of data
  
• Professional written and verbal communication
  
• Application of personal computers and software including Microsoft Office
  
• Presenting to small/large audiences

Ability to:

• Learn and adhere to all Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) and departmental rules, regulations, polices and procedures
  
• Apply administrative and management operations under limited supervision
  
• Maintain confidentiality
  
• Work independently, as appropriate and as part of a team
  
• Learn internal HR database systems
  
• Apply Lean principles and initiate process improvement

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or closely related field. Relevant HR Certification.

Must be able to secure and maintain clearance from DCS Central Registry.

This position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
  
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
  
• 10 paid holidays per year
  
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
  
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
  
• Deferred compensation plan
  
• Wellness plans
  

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting 602-255-3141 or by email at ADA@AZDCS.GOV.   Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.  Should you have any further questions regarding the interview process you can reach out to a member of our recruitment team at 602-255-2903 or by email at recruiting@azdcs.gov.  The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.