Title:  HR Recruiter (Sheriff's Office)

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Under the general direction of the Human Resources Manager, performs responsible, complex, and specialized technical and analytical personnel work in the recruitment and selection of employees, the maintenance of job descriptions in accordance with accreditation standards, and other work as required. This position exercises general direction and supervision over a matrix of law enforcement specialties for the completion of special projects/assignments and during the implementation of practices. This position is distinguished by the responsibility to screen, interview and process applicants.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The following duty statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and do not include other non-essential or marginal duties that may be required:

• Assists in developing, implementing and administering a Recruitment Plan for the Agency, which will establish goals for employment, development and promotion while ensuring fair, legal and consistent hiring processes are followed
• Assist with recruitment strategy development including continued diversity recruitment strategies. Identifies, develops and maintains contacts in the community to ensure the Sheriff's Office actively recruits minorities and women.
• Reviews assessment processes, researches new process techniques and recommends changes. Ensures all processes are validated.
• Prepares preliminary recruitment plans for filling position vacancies; writes and places advertisements; prepares written job announcements, including in-house announcements.
• Collaborates with hiring managers to develop interview questions related to job specifics as well as ensuring legal compliance.
• Evaluates, prescreens, and conducts phone interviews with candidates and recommends qualified candidates to hiring supervisors
• Communicates with applicants regarding status of application, employment requirements, examination processes, reasons for disqualifications; may assist with background and reference checks
• Arranges for qualifications appraisal panel interviews including participating in the selection of interviewers, and determining the dates, times, and location of the interview; certifies and maintains eligible lists.
• Investigates, analyzes, and documents duties and responsibilities of general, unusual, or specialized positions and works with Compensation to determine job classifications.
• Utilizes job analysis questionnaires to develop and update job descriptions in accordance with accreditation standards ensuring accuracy and legal content.
• Conducts job description audits to ensure up-to date job description files in accordance with standards and collaborates with managers on applicable job description updates/maintenance.
• Conducts special studies and projects; prepares reports relative to a variety of personnel program activities; may serve in a staff capacity for a variety of formal and informal committees.
• Prepares training materials for employee development and assists in conducting training; prepares reports, manuals, articles, and correspondence; maintain records, logs and files.
• Conducts new employee orientations.

Job Expectations:

• Operates computers and standard office equipment including commonly used computer software programs.
• Maintains regular and acceptable attendance at such level as determined at the Sheriff's Office discretion.
• Is available and willing to work outside of scheduled hours per day or per week as the Sheriff's Office determines is necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
• Is available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the Sheriff's Office determines are necessary or desirable to meet its needs.
• Follows and supports the mission, values, organizational philosophies, operational principals, code of conduct, and policies and procedures of the Sheriff's Office.
• Interacts effectively with others.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Considerable knowledge of the rules and regulations, policies and procedures of the Agency.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources, federal and state employment laws and regulations, job classification, compensation and analysis, employment, and employee relations.
• Extensive experience in human resource information systems.
• Ability to make difficult decisions that are critical to legal processes for recruitment, hiring and promotions.
• Ability to work independently and set priorities.
• Ability to interact well with a diverse population and levels with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to operate computers and commonly used computer software programs, as well as any other standard office equipment as required by position.
• Ability to prepare complex reports relating to personnel matters.
• Ability to prepare and conduct training classes.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written English, to include public speaking.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, detention staff, court officials, other law enforcement officials, contractors and the general public.
• Ability to apply sound reasoning and decision-making.
• Ability to interact in a professional manner with all staff.
• Ability to get along well with others.
• Attention to detail and subtle irregularities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The following are some of the physical demands commonly associated with this position. They are included for informational purposes and are not all-inclusive.

Occasionally: Activity exists less than 1/3 of the time.

Frequently: Activity exists between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time.

Constantly: Activity exist more than 2/3 of the time.

• Constantly use eye, hand and finger coordination enabling the use of automated office machinery and writing utensils.
• Constantly involved in oral and auditory interaction, enabling interpersonal communication, including automated devices such as the telephone, as well as personal interaction with the public.
• Spends 80% of the time sitting and 20% of the time either standing or walking while in the field or office.
• Occasionally stoops, kneels, crouches, reaches, crawls and balances while filing or operating office machinery.
• Constantly uses visual capacity enabling completion of required office duties.
• Occasionally lifts or carries up to 20 lbs. When moving office supplies or files.

JOB-RELATED CONTACTS:

Contacts are with individuals within the Sheriff's Office, with other Departments/Organizations, elected officials and the general public. This position requires the ability to work effectively during contact with superiors, subordinates, employees, applicants, and the general public. Information provided is of a complex nature relating to a variety of issues. Frequently has personal contact with the public. Personal contact with an inmate or arrestee is normally a single occurrence. Hand-to-hand exchanges of documents, money, personal property, clothing and other items may be required. Face-to-face verbal communications between the member and an individual is required, but is mainly singular. The incumbent is accountable for the results of the contacts. The member's anticipated contact with blood, body fluids or other medical hazards are rare. The member should have adequate time to take precautionary and protective measures.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed in a standard office environment, with occasional trips outside the office for meeting, travel to other facilities, etc. May require working nights, holidays and weekends.

BIO-HAZARD NOTICE:

This position has been determined to be a MINIMAL exposure risk to "biohazards" including, but not limited to, viruses, toxins, and blood-borne pathogens, such as HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), HBV (hepatitis B virus), and air-borne transmissions of TB (tuberculosis). Members are advised that exposure to a "biohazard" may result in severe illness and/or death. Members are required by agency policy to use protective equipment and clothing. Inoculation may be required to prevent and/or treat exposures to "biohazards".