HR Specialist

Job Purpose:

In keeping a tradition of excellence, the purpose of the Human Resources Specialist is to assist with day to day operations of the Human Resources Department. This employee is to stay current and provide services and resources to administration and teachers that assure RCSD policy, state guidelines and laws are met while guiding staff, parents, and students, with appropriate instructional support and resources. 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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties and responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality.

• Compile board minutes of personnel changes to be presented to the Board. 

• Process and complete personnel forms with accuracy while  meeting deadlines.

• Maintain and update several database systems with accuracy while meeting deadlines.

• Communicate with directors, principals, supervisors, and district employees for the purpose of providing assistance with regard to personnel issues and changes.

• Perform record keeping and clerical functions (such as filing, answering telephones, copying,

faxing, creating new hire packets, etc.).

• Assist visitors, periodically presenting with recruitment, on-boarding, and at orientation events.

• Assist department staff in their tasks for the purpose of increasing department efficiency and

productivity.

Assist with verification of employment requests of previous and current employees.

• Provide various data reports.

• Ensure adherence to all state and district policies and procedures.

• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employees and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use.

• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures.

• Regular, dependable attendance is an essential function of this position.

• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy.

Qualifications:

• Education Level: Bachelor’s degree or higher

• Certification:  Human Resources experience or certification preferred

• Other Requirements: Ability to manipulate data in various electronic formats, eye for detail, ability to adhere to timeframes for producing accurate work,  ability to work well with others

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, viewing both on and off screen documents for details and data manipulation. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is a standard office setting; encompassing the entire active district office campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Terms of Employment:

Salary and work year as established by the Rankin County Board of Education 

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Rankin County School Board policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.