What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Specialist - Sheriff's Office position at City County Information Technology Commission?
Job Posting End Date :
02-24-2025
Worker Sub-Type : Regular
Scheduled Weekly Hours :
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Position Summary :
The Human Resources Specialist ensures the fair and consistent application of laws, regulations, county policies, and union contracts within the Sheriff's Office. This position is responsible for monitoring compliance with state and federal requirements for law enforcement staff, maintaining accurate records for audits, recording, and managing training and certification records, and coordinating employee onboarding and training needs.
As a subject matter expert in human resources, this role provides support for recruitment and selection processes, manages HRIS systems and employment transactions, maintains personnel files, oversees general employee relations, performance management, disciplinary actions, and policy administration.
This position operates under a dual reporting structure, working under the direction of both the Chief Deputy and the Human Resources Director. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, professional, and capable of handling confidential information with integrity.
Key Responsibilities :
- Provide guidance to Sheriff's Office divisions on interpreting and administering personnel policies, procedures, and labor agreements while ensuring compliance with federal and state laws.
- Assist in the development and implementation of county and department policies in alignment with legal requirements and best practices.
- Record training records for Sheriff's Office personnel, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements for agencies and organizations in accordance with county HR policies.
- Conduct training audits as needed and validate minimum training requirements for Sheriff's Office staff.
- Manage the recruitment and selection processes for Sheriff's Office positions, including preparing recruitment materials, sourcing candidates, developing interview questions, scheduling, and participating in interviews, and assisting in final candidate evaluations and dispositions.
- Utilize and manage a web based HRIS applicant tracking system to streamline recruitment efforts, providing guidance to candidates and department managers while maintaining accurate candidate status updates.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for HR-related matters, collaborating proactively with division commanders to ensure compliance and high-quality service.
- Attend all Sheriff's Office and Human Resources Department staff meetings and training sessions as directed by the Chief Deputy and Human Resources Director.
- Assist division commanders in scheduling annual in-service training and assigning relevant topics.
- Support and contribute to special projects in collaboration with department heads, managers, employees, and external stakeholders.
- Develop innovative solutions to work-related challenges and facilitate process improvement initiatives.
- Establish professional development goals that align with the objectives of the Sheriff's Office, Human Resources Department, and County.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Qualifications :
Compensation :
Starting hourly rate $24.65 with County Benefits
Selection Procedure :
The selection of the successful candidate may consist of assessment of education and background, driving record check, criminal record check, oral interview, review of professional references, and / or other job-related selection procedures.
Application Deadline : February 23, 2025, at 11 : 59 p.m.
Special Accommodations :
Marathon County will make arrangements to furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary and reasonable to afford an individual with a disability the opportunity to participate in the recruitment process. Please notify the Employee Resources Department office or phone (715) 261-1451 to request special accommodations prior to the application deadline.
Notice to Applicants :
Wisconsin Statutes, Sections 19.36 (7), 64.09 (5), and 64.11 (7) require public employers to treat the following items as a public record : Each applicant's application, records, recommendations, and qualifications except as provided in Section 19.36 (7), Wis. Stats. that allows the identity of an applicant to remain confidential if the applicant requests in writing that the County not provide access to this information. If you choose not to have this information become a public record, you must make such a request in writing to the Employee Resources Department. If you become a finalist for the position, your identity may be disclosed as required by law
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