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The Fairfax County Health Department is a progressive public health leader serving 1.2 million residents from diverse ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds. We invite you to apply to join our thriving workforce, together making a difference in the health of our community!
The Health Department is seeking highly motivated, adaptable HR professionals to fill two new positions on its Human Resources Team. These positions serve as lead HR business partners for their assigned division(s). They are responsible for providing professional-level HR guidance and support in the functional areas of recruitment and selection, performance management, employee relations, FMLA/ADA administration, and HR data analytics. The HR Generalist duties include:- Manages recruitment initiatives of assigned division(s); provides consultation on the recruitment and selection process, procedures, and regulations to ensure agency compliance.
- Provides supervisors and managers with guidance and support in managing employee performance and addressing employee relations issues.
- Serves as FMLA Coordinator for assigned division(s); documents, prepares correspondence, and tracks FMLA requests and ensures compliance with applicable laws and policies.
- Interprets departmental HR policies and procedures and makes recommendations to improve departmental HR practices and processes.
While both positions will perform the HR Generalist duties listed above for their assigned division(s), one position may have a greater focus on the HR Data Analytics duties listed below:- Tracks, analyzes, and reports on recruitment processes, outcomes, and trends.
- Uses various applications (e.g., Excel, Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI, etc.) to gather, analyze, synthesize, and visualize HR data.
- Creates reports and presentations on a variety of HR data metrics (e.g., vacancy rates, turnover rates, retention rates, etc.) to support data-driven decision-making.
- Assists with quality assurance activities to ensure the accuracy and completeness of HR data in the SAP/FOCUS HCM system.
Benefits: Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees and offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; and many other programs to promote work-life balance. Please review a summary of the benefits available to our employees here.- Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- (The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)Knowledge of Human Resources administration and management principles and practices;Ability to perform a variety of increasingly complex work in Human Resources;Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software to prepare documents and store, manipulate, analyze and present information;Ability to train and supervise staff.
- Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to") Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with a bachelor's degree in human resource management, public administration, or a related field; plus two years of professional-level Human Resources experience.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
CPR (Required within 60 days)
AED (Required within 60 days)
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and child protective services check to the satisfaction of the employer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Professional HR certification.
- At least two years of professional experience in an HR Generalist role.
- At least two years of experience managing recruitment and selection processes.
- Experience coordinating HR compliance requirements and managing the processes for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the American Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Experience consulting on performance management.
- Experience with producing, analyzing, and reporting on HR data.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, and Word.
- Experience working in human resource information systems (HRIS), SAP/FOCUS, Microsoft Dynamics, and/or SharePoint.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature, and requires walking, standing, sitting (for long periods of time), and kneeling, reaching, bending, climbing stairs; may be required to lift or carry up to 25 lbs. occasionally. Uses hands to grasp, handle, or feel. Visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor; ability to operate keyboard driven equipment and computer; Position frequently communicates and must be able to exchange accurate information with others verbally and in writing. Generally, works in an office environment yet may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting. Ability to drive a motor vehicle. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.
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Merit Positions
Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:
- Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
- Group Term Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- LiveWell Program
- Flexible Spending Programs
- Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
- Paid Holidays
- Contributory Retirement Plan
- Deferred Compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employees' Child Care Center
- Commuter Benefit Program
- Continuous Learning Opportunities
NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
For additional details please visit the County's benefits webpage.
Non-Merit Positions
- Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
- Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
- Flexible Spending Program
- Deferred Compensation
- Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
- No benefits
- 01What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
- Less than 12th grade
- High school diploma or GED
- Some college
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Doctorate degree
02If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.- Less than 45 quarter hours
- 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
- 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
- 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
- 180 or more quarter hours
- Less than 30 semester hours
- 30 to less than 60 semester hours
- 60 to less than 90 semester hours
- 90 to less than 120 semester hours
- 120 or more semester hours
- Not applicable
03Please indicate the major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.- Human resource management
- Public administration
- Business administration
- Business management
- Other (related field)
- Other (non-related field)
- Not applicable
04If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".05How many years of full-time equivalent professional-level Human Resources experience do you have?- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six years or more
06Do you possess any of the following HR professional certifications? Check all that apply.- PHR
- SPHR
- IPMA-CP
- IPMA-SCP
- SHRM-CP
- SHRM-SCP
- Other
- None of the above
07If you selected "Other" for the previous question, please list the certification(s) below. If this does not apply to you, type "Not applicable".08Please indicate which of the following HR functions you have direct experience working in. Check all that apply. (Details must be substantiated in your application.)- Recruitment
- Employee relations
- Performance management
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- HR data analysis and metrics
- None of the above
09How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have in recruitment and talent acquisition?- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six years or more
10How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have consulting on performance management?- None
- Less than one year
- One year to less than two years
- Two years to less than three years
- Three less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six years or more
11How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have in analyzing and reporting on HR data?- None
- Less than one year
- One to less than two years
- Two to less than three years
- Three to less than four years
- Four to less than five years
- Five to less than six years
- Six years or more
12Which of the following applications/systems do you have experience working in? Check all that apply.- SAP/FOCUS
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Sharepoint
- Other human resource information system (HRIS)
- None of the above
13Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Word.- Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating, editing, formatting, and saving simple documents; inserting simple tables; and proofreading documents for accuracy)
- Intermediate (Knowledge of common commands such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; setting up the ruler; indenting paragraphs, using tabs and tables; inserting captions, footnotes, endnotes, special characters, or hard page breaks; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; inserting an equation, adding comments and tracking changes.)
- Advanced (Extensive knowledge of almost all function of program including mail merge, macros, creating a table of contents, creating bookmarks and cross-referencing.)
- No experience
14Please indicate your level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel.- Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents)
- Intermediate (Knowledge of inserting and modifying graphic objects in a worksheet; customizing and enhancing workbooks; analyzing data using Pivot Tables, Slicers, and Pivot Charts)
- Advanced (Extensive knowledge of increasing productivity and improving efficiency by streamlining workflow; collaborating with others using workbooks; auditing worksheets; analyzing data; working with multiple workbooks; importing and exporting data, using Excel with the web)
- No experience
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