HR OFFICER I

This recruitment is limited to current employees working for Maryland State Government.  You must currently be a Maryland State Government employee, possess one year of experience in Employee Relations-related work, if you are not using the Education substitution, AND meet the required education and experience requirements to be approved for this recruitment.  

15

Baltimore City Department of Social Services

Employee Relations Unit

1910 N. Broadway

Baltimore, MD 21213

This position conducts investigations into allegations of employee misconduct with regard to work performance; imposes disciplinary actions; conducts first-step grievance conferences and renders decisions; and represents management at disciplinary appeal conferences, settlement conferences, administrative appeal hearings, grievance appeal conferences, and unemployment insurance hearings.

Investigates allegations of employee misconduct or work performance.

Meets with the employee to consider mitigating circumstances, interviews witnesses, composes investigative report, recommends to the appointing authority the appropriate disciplinary action to impose and, if warranted, imposes disciplinary actions.

Represents management at disciplinary appeal conferences convened by the Department of Human Resources Employee Relations Unit.

Presents facts and evidence to support disciplinary action imposed.

Defends action taken by the appointing authority.

Enters into negotiations with labor representatives in an effort to resolve disciplinary actions at the lowest level.

Represents management at Unemployment Insurance Hearings.

Gives testimony regarding the employees separation from State service.

Cross-examines claimants testimonies.

Conducts first step-grievance conferences.

Convenes grievance conferences to obtain facts and evidence presented by grievant through its labor representative to determine if a rule, law or regulation has been violated.

Renders decisions appropriately applying State Personnel Policy and COMAR based on facts and evidence.

Represents management at second-step grievance appeal conferences convened by the Department of Human Resources, Office of Human Resource Development and Training.

Defends action taken by the appointing authority.

This recruitment is limited to current employees working for Maryland State Government.  You must currently be a Maryland State Government employee, possess one year of experience in Employee Relations related work, if you are not using the Education substitution, AND meet the required education and experience requirements to be approved for this recruitment.  

Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Two years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation.

Notes:

1. Professional HR management work in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employer relations, test development and validation or as a generalist may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required education.

2. Paraprofessional personnel work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required education. Paraprofessional personnel work is defined as work involving the application of public sector personnel procedures, policies, rules and regulations to specific employment actions. Appropriate paraprofessional personnel experience includes responsibility for activities such as: preparing and maintaining employment records, calculating salaries, applying personnel related rules and policies, preparing personnel-related reports, conducting employee orientation and counseling employees regarding benefits and obligations and responding to inquiries concerning employment procedures.

3. Thirty graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the fields of HR/personnel administration, human resources management, business administration, public administration, statistics, tests and measurements, psychology or a related field may be substituted for the required experience.

4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in human resources management classifications or human resources management specialty codes in the human resources management field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

One year of experience in Employee Relations related work if not using the Education substitution.

This recruitment is limited to current employees working for Maryland State Government.

1. Employees in this classification are required to obtain certification in State Personnel Management System policies and procedures and in the functionality of the Statewide Personnel System from the Office of Personnel Services and Benefits, Department of Budget and Management within six months from the time of appointment to the position. Employees are also required to obtain recertification every six months thereafter.

2. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for one year.

The assessment may consist of a rating of your education, training, and experience related to the requirements of the position.  It is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application.  Please report all experience and education that is related to this position. 

For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must accompany the application.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

Online applications are STRONGLY preferred.  If the online application process is not available, please send your paper application and supplemental questionnaire (if applicable) to:

DHR Examination Services Unit

Attention: Leslie Wigfield

311 W. Saratoga Street, First Floor

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Or fax requested information to: 410-333-0882; Email dhr.esu@maryland.gov: Voice 410-767-7316, toll-free: 1-800-332-6347.

Do not submit unsolicited documentation. The paper application must be received by 5 PM on the closing date for the recruitment. 

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay, 1-800-925-4434.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.

Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.