Human Resource Analyst I - West Valley City, United States - West Valley City (UT)

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Full-time

Description

The Human Resource Analyst is responsible for assigned duties in the Human Resources Office. This may include functions pertaining to recruiting, workers' compensation, leave benefits, training, payroll, policies, and employee relations. This position will perform tasks and duties as assigned by the Director of Human Resources. The primary job functions for this position will be the maintenance of our HRIS system and payroll backup.

Starting Pay:
$ $48.28 per hour additional pay may be provided depending on experience

Schedule: 4 x 10-hour shifts per week, Monday - Thursday. Hybrid work opportunities may be available.

Benefits:
Health, dental, and life insurance, PTO and paid holidays, vision reimbursement plan

Retirement:
Utah Retirement Systems, Pension and/or 401(k)

Posting Close Date:
May close any time after May 5, 2024

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Research and keep current with trends in Human Resource Management including but not limited to: COBRA, FMLA, STD, LTD, ADA, employee contracts, immigration laws, reference checking, incentives, interviewing techniques, downsizing, and turnover.
• Assist in ensuring department policies and procedures are in accordance with City policy. Make recommendations for changes to existing policies to ensure compliance with new or changing regulations or laws. Assist in interpretation and communication of policies to departments. Gather information to support decision making regarding policies, regulations, compliance, or procedures. Help ensure all employment actions are consistent with policies and precedence.
• Help develop processes and workflows to improve efficiency. Help improve effectiveness of employment and personnel processes.
• Coordinate the application process using hiring software, aligning postings with recruitment strategy. Review applications, schedule interviews, and ensure applicants receive notifications. Manage interview processes and extend job offers, overseeing pre-employment checks. Communicate with candidates regarding salary, benefits, and responsibilities. May support onboarding and internal promotion processes, and aid in succession planning.
• Manage the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of the HRIS system to support HR functions, including but not limited to employee data management, payroll processing, benefits administration, and reporting.
• Assist with payroll functions, including data entry, payroll processing, and reconciliation of payroll-related data.
• Support HR projects and initiatives by providing data-driven insights and recommendations to inform decision-making.
• May train management and employees in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance review, safety, benefits, sexual harassment, and disciplinary procedures.
• Manage retention of records of personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting.
• Administer, assist, and/or support all aspects of employee leave processes as defined by city policy or state/federal law.
• Assist the Human Resources Director with all aspects of Human Resources when needed.
• Coordinate with the Human Resources Personnel in all areas of employee benefits and Human Resource needs.
• Ensure City-wide compliance with Governmental Record Access and Management Act (GRAMA) requests. Review, redact, and otherwise prepare GRAMA requests for public release.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No supervision is directly exercised.
• This position may supervise clerical staff as needed.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related field; plus 4 years' experience in personnel work; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Language Skills

• Must be able to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
• This position requires the ability to type, file, and converse on the phone for extended periods of time.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

• Must have a resistance to stress.
• Must have the ability to maintain composure and communicate under stress.
• Must have the ability to perform effectively under conflicting demands on time and to keep things organized and functioning.