This position is open only to:

(1) Current Montgomery County Government employees;

(2) Montgomery County employees who were affected by reduction-in-force and currently have RIF priority rights;

(3) Active Montgomery County local fire and rescue department volunteers with at least 50 points under the length of service award program; or
(4) Active Montgomery County Customized Employment Public Interns, QUEST Interns, Project SEARCH Interns or former Montgomery County Customized Employment Public Interns, QUEST Interns, or Project SEARCH Interns within 24 months of completion of internship.

Montgomery County Department of Recreation, a nationally recognized and award-winning agency, is looking for a highly motivated, team focused and detailed oriented career employee as an Administrative Specialist II (Human Resources) to support the department's mission to provide high quality, diverse, and accessible programs, services, and facilities that enhance the quality of life for all ages, cultures, and abilities. The department manages 39 facilities including recreation centers, senior centers, and indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities and provides thousands of programs such as senior activities, aquatics, classes, youth and adult sports programs and leagues, out-of-school programs, therapeutic recreation and special events.

The Administrative Specialist II (Human Resources) in the Department of Recreation provides key support to recruitment and hiring, background checks and records management, payroll and timekeeping, as well as data and budget support functions to keep our over 2,300 employees and our 39 centers fully ready to serve the public.

As an Administrative Specialist (HR), you will:

• Work at part of a TEAM focused on providing exceptional human resources administration services to the Department
• Create, maintain and update records and filing systems, ensuring confidentiality and appropriate handling of documents and information
• Prepare and/ or update regular reports and datasets
• Support and/or provide training related to the Team’s human resource role and responsibilities as needed
• Manage contractor and volunteer background check processes using various systems, software and databases
• Assist with payroll processing and coordinating, including timekeeping updates, corrections and other details
• Provide data collection, coordination and other supports to the department’s budget and financial activities

To be a successful Administrative Specialist, you should:

• Have at least two (2) years of demonstrated, experience in human resources, budget/fiscal support, data collection analysis, program evaluation and/or process improvement in a government organization or other public entity
• Have excellent customer service and communication skills
• Be detail oriented, timely, and reliable
• Be proficient in MS Office (including Outlook, Excel, Word), Oracle-based software systems, and demonstrated ability to learn new technology
• Be able to manage multiple and competing priorities, and demonstrate a solution-oriented, collaborative approach to problem-solving a customer service
• Be able to responsibly handle sensitive, confidential information and exercise sound judgement

All candidates will be required to successfully pass a criminal history background check. This process will include State, Federal and Sexual Offender registry checks.

This position MAY require work during non-traditional hours to include early mornings, evenings/nights, weekends and/or holidays; may require work that involves physical demands, occasionally working outdoors in varying weather and extreme temperatures; and the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside of the regularly assigned workspace. Successful candidates may provide onsite coverage and support to other divisional activities during the work schedule.

To ensure a positive workplace and to comply with federal, state and county laws, incumbents are responsible for completing mandatory trainings within the first three to six months or within the specified timeframe.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree.

Experience: Two (2) years of professional administrative experience

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.