Employment Opportunities

Responsibilities

Basic Function

 

COVID-19:

Effective Nov. 1, 2021 all job offers are conditioned on the candidate being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a vaccine authorized for emergency use or FDA-approved. Anyone hired after November 1, 2021 will be required to show proof of vaccination on or before their first day of employment and complete a form certifying that they are vaccinated. Religious and medical exemptions or reasonable accommodations will be considered upon request as required by applicable law.

The current vacancies are in the Human Resources Department. The eligibility list created by this vacancy may be used to hire other vacancies in the department or County. 

To administer and process departmental payroll and benefit related transactions, documents and payroll records in order to ensure accurate personnel and payroll records for Ramsey County Community Human Services employees; to respond to internal requests for benefits related information; to implement personnel policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal law, labor contracts and County Human Resources (HR) Department rules, to coordinate unclassified, temporary and seasonal employee recruitment; and to perform related duties as assigned.

If an internal candidate is selected, salary will be set in accordance with the personnel rules (i.e., promotion, transfer, or voluntary reduction).

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Examples of Work Performed

 

1. Promote a diverse, culturally competent, and respectful workplace.
2. Enter all departmental personnel transactions and documents for all employees into HRMS software.  This includes data entry of Time and Labor information for Payroll and Benefit enrollment and changes for employees; tracking of FMLA requests and covered use of time; process of retro pay/prior period adjustments; issue personnel requisitions for vacant positions; keep records and prepares reports of hires, salary adjustments, leaves, transfers and termination.
3. Complete and proofread all departmental personnel transactions and documents to comply with data entry deadlines, personnel rules, union contracts, compensation manual; perform corrections to transactions forms as required in order to comply with data entry deadlines.
4. Administer personnel transactions, which include employee benefit programs, annual open enrollment data entry, HRMS data entry and management of employee hires and seniority dates, leaves of absence, transfers, promotions, salary increases, layoffs, retirements, reinstatements, resignations, and review related reports.
5. Coordinate and train approximately 60 departmental time collectors in time & labor process, set up new system IDs, assign appropriate departmental security, and to troubleshoot problems.
6. Provide consultation to staff and management regarding interpretation of the department's use of personnel rules, County policies, procedures, union contract provisions and arbitration awards.  May schedule grievance hearings.
7. Prepare departmental general personnel reports and personnel budget reports, assist in the preparation of the annual department salary budget as it relates to the personnel complement by revising the current personnel breakdown to reflect planned changes in job titles, salary levels, full/part time status, etc.; project anticipated cost of each position including various salary increases adjusting for staff turnover and promotions; and balance with Budgeting and Accounting Office and accounting systems analyst financial records.
8. Review position control report to ensure that departmental staff assignments are consistent with designated position allocations and salary benefits and maintains the department's complement control report in conjunction with the Budgeting and Accounting Department by transferring funds.
9. Perform recruitment tasks which include administering job posting and bidding system within assigned division of the department, advertise as appropriate, provide input to management staff and supervisory personnel on hiring decisions; participate in the follow-up notification process to inform candidates of the department's hiring decisions; and conduct reference and credential checks on candidates, and provide orientation of new employees. May advertise unclassified, temporary and seasonal job opportunities in newspapers, colleges, etc.; may participate in job fairs as department representative as required.
10. Assist in preparation for labor contract negotiations by researching personnel budget and personnel complement and other related information as requested.
11. Administer employee benefit programs at the department level including insurance, leave of absence, pensions and unemployment compensation. Administer annual open enrollment for the department, enters employee changes.

(The work assigned to a position in this classification may not include all possible tasks in this description and does not limit the assignment of any additional tasks in this classification.  Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required.)
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11.