• Job Description

  Req#: 4764598
  Iowa Department of Education’s mission is creating excellence in education through leadership and service. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to make this a reality.
  
  If you have an enthusiasm for working in human resources, want to make a difference with your career as a public servant, and are committed to providing excellent customer service, we want you on our team!
  
  Your Responsibilities:
  
  • Assist the Department of Education (DOE) Human Resource Professional (HRP1) by ensuring consistency of human resources policies, work rules, policy enforcement, recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, leave management, reasonable accommodations, and FMLA.
    • Provide assistance with the hiring process by routing vacancy paperwork for approval, posting positions on the NEOGov system and IowaWorks, routing the screening tool and interview questions for completion, creating and sharing interview folders with team members, scheduling interviews, processing salary justification packets, completing offer letters for approval, and organizing the onboarding of new hires
    • Monitor employee performance evaluation status and notification of supervisors monthly in accordance with evaluation due dates. Review the evaluation forms/goals to assure that they are correctly completed and route completed reviews for signatures
    • Assist the HRP1 in maintaining official personnel files in accordance with DAS-HRE requirements, which includes filing human resources documents, position description questionnaires, performance evaluations, and other materials in employee personnel files
    • Assist the HRP1 in the review of biweekly distribution payroll worksheet and timesheets to ensure all funding and program code changes are entered accurately and timely
    • Assists the review of biweekly distribution payroll worksheet and timesheets to ensure all funding and program code changes are entered accurately
    • Compile and submit HR reports on a regular basis.
    If you wish to review a copy of the Position Description Questionnaire, please contact idoe.hr@iowa.gov.
    
    Hours: 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M., Monday – Friday with opportunity for hybrid remote work schedule after initial training period; occasional in-state and out-of-state travel. Upon hire, applicants must reside in Iowa.
    
    A successful candidate will bring or have the ability and desire to learn:
    • Passion for pursuing common goals in pursuit of public service
    • Knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to human resources
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills including developed interpersonal skills
    WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
    • Opportunities to make a widespread difference in the lives of children, their families, and Iowa communities
    • Collaborative, positive work environment
    • Talented and passionate work colleagues that will help you learn and grow
    • Opportunities to collaborate with experts from around the country
    • Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
    • Competitive salary and benefits package:
    https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/employment/Benefits_Beyond_the_Paycheck.pdf (Download PDF reader)
    
    It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, political party affiliation, or actual or potential parental, family or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code sections 216.9 and 256.10(2), Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C.§§ 1681 – 1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.). If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy by the Iowa Department of Education, please contact the legal counsel for the Iowa Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, 400 E. 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0146, telephone number: 515-281-5295, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661-4544, telephone number: 312-730- 1560, FAX number: 312-730-1576, TDD number: 877-521-2172, email: OCR.Chicago@ed.govApplicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
    
    
    1. Two years of full-time work experience performing administrative support work.
    2. A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where 30 semester hours of accredited post-high school course work equals one year of full-time experience.
    3. Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to one year of full-time administrative support work in a human resources-related program area.
    For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.

• About the company

  Iowa (/ˈaɪoʊwə/) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west.

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