INTRODUCTION

When you join the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS), you join a team of more than 5,000 employees across the state dedicated to positively changing the lives of more than 1 million Marylanders each year. We do this by providing economic support, preventive services, and caring for children and adults.
We aim to deliver services so that we more quickly meet the needs of the people we serve. At DHS, we grapple with hard questions to find new ways to foster a culture of bold innovation. We do this to ensure that in Maryland, we leave no one behind.

APPLICANTS MUST MEET ALL MINIMUM (AND SELECTIVE) QUALIFICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED, AND TO APPEAR ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR HIRE. PLEASE READ ALL REQUIREMENTS BEFORE APPLYING.

EXPERIENCE: Seven years of experience, three years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation and an additional four years of professional HR management work experience in the areas of recruitment and selection, classification, salary administration, employee relations, or test development and validation or as a generalist.

1. CANDIDATES MAY SUBSTITUTE PARAPROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL WORK EXPERIENCE ON A YEAR-FOR-YEAR BASIS FOR UP TO FOUR YEARS OF THE REQUIRED EXPERIENCE. PARAPROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL WORK IS DEFINED AS WORK INVOLVING THE APPLICATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR PERSONNEL PROCEDURES, POLICIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS TO SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS. APPROPRIATE PARAPROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: PREPARING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT RECORDS, CALCULATING SALARIES, APPLYING PERSONNEL-RELATED RULES AND POLICIES, PREPARING PERSONNEL-RELATED REPORTS, CONDUCTING EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION, COUNSELING EMPLOYEES REGARDING BENEFITS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES.

1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of professional HR experience involving recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development and validation, job analysis, job evaluation, salary administration, HR program evaluation, or HR policy formulation for the required experience.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.

• One year of experience with Recruitment/Selection.
• One year of experience with Employee Relations.
• One year of experience with Microsoft Office Suite.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To oversee, develop, apply and maintain a uniform system of Personnel Management at the Cecil County Department of Social Services. This involves the coordination of all Classification, Recruitment, Employment, Training, Benefits, and Employer/Employee Relations issues in accordance with COMAR Title 17.

POSITION DUTIES

• Provides supervision to the HR Specialist Trainee and Personnel Clerk. Plans, coordinates, and evaluates the work of the HR Specialist Trainee and Personnel Clerk.
• Interprets and applies various provisions of the Annotated Code of Maryland State Personnel and Pensions and COMAR.
• Interprets and explains personnel policies, rules and regulations for all staff.
• Counsels employees when appropriate.