Frankfort, KY 40601 USA
We provide the many benefits of state government employment, including generous vacation and sick time, health insurance and a retirement plan. Our work environment values diversity and inclusion and we’re committed to fair and equal treatment, regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. We also promote a healthy work/life balance.
The Department of Human Resources has an immediate opening for a Human Resources Specialist. The workstation for this position is in Frankfort.
Characteristics of the Job: Provides professional-level support to employees, supervisors, appointing authorities, and/or candidates as related to assigned Human Resources functions, including, but not limited to personnel processing, payroll, and employee benefits.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Responsible for learning, maintaining understanding, and applying personnel policies, pay practices, and relevant rules and regulations pertaining assigned functions.
- Reviews, prepares and/or submits personnel, payroll, benefits actions.
- Provides guidance pertaining to appropriate personnel actions, facilitates transfers to external agencies.
- Maintains personnel, payroll and/or medical records for the agency.
- Provides technical support to all levels of management as related to assigned Human Resources functions, including but not limited to personnel processing, payroll, and employee benefits.
- Advises and communicates with applicants, employees, supervisors, and appointing authorities concerning employment procedures.
- Serves as liaison and provides processing support as related to employee benefits.
- Contacts benefit providers to obtain information about services, assist employees in expediting claim services, provide guidance on completing forms, etc.
- Adheres to communicated deadlines, payroll calendar and timelines outlined in the personnel policies.
- Attends workshops, seminars, and other training sessions as assigned.
- Conducts research as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.