Senior Human Resource Consultant

Senior Human Resource Consultant

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) invites you to join an exciting team where each day brings new challenges, growth, and the chance to make a real impact on AOC employees, Washington Courts, and Washingtonians. As a Senior Human Resource Consultant, you will have an opportunity to have a positive impact on Human Resource (HR) Operations and AOC's most valuable resource – our employees. You will consult with all levels of employees at the AOC providing information that helps employees make the most of their opportunities as well as advising supervisors and managers in employee relations and performance management. In addition, you will be assigned as a designated lead in areas such as reasonable accommodation, policies, classification, compensation, or any other HR specialty area. This is a unique opportunity to not only impact the AOC, but the entire judicial branch of state government.

The AOC is a people-centered court service organization focused on its values of integrity, inclusion, accountability, and teamwork. With over 420 employees, an FY 25-27 operating budget of approximately $338 million, and an expanding book of business, the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts is looking for two seasoned HR professionals to provide expert level consultation to the organization and the Office of Human Resources as we strengthen our HR related policies, processes, and practices. The Senior HR Consultants report directly to the HR Director.

If you're ready to take this exciting leap into your next great professional adventure, don't wait! We want to meet YOU! Together, let's create a future that's bright, bold, and full of potential.

Our Mission: To advance the timely, effective, and equitable operations of the Washington State judicial branch.

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is looking for top-performing employees who embody its core values integrity, inclusion, accountability, and teamwork. It is committed to both employee growth and work-life balance.

Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.

POSITION DETAILS

Job #: 2026-50

Status: Regular, Full-Time

Location: Olympia, Washington

Salary: Range 68: $84,984 - $114,264 per year (DOQ)

Opens: June 2, 2026

Closes: June 14, 2026. AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time but no sooner than seven calendar days after posting.

WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENCY AND TELEWORK INFORMATION

AOC requires employees to reside in Washington State. Any exceptions must be approved. If you are invited to interview and currently reside outside of Washington State, seek more information about residency requirements from the AOC hiring manager of this recruitment.

This position requires at least 3 days per week working onsite at the AOC office in Olympia.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a senior level Human Resource Consultant, you will be responsible for providing expert level consultation to agency executives, managers, supervisors, and staff in all areas of human resources. These positions are true generalists. You will consult on protected leave, performance management, reasonable accommodation, and interpret and apply relevant policies, rules, and state and federal employment laws. Specific duties may also include more complex work in employee performance; reviewing and updating policies; working within our unique classification and compensation systems; providing guidance to lower level human resources staff; analyzing proposed legislation; managing industrial insurance claims; producing ad hoc reports and HR data analytics; developing and delivering training on a wide-range of human resource topics to a diverse audience; and conducting misconduct investigations. In addition, you will be in a unique position to provide input and assistance in ensuring the human resources team is organized in a way to best serve the organization.

Qualifications and Credentials

A combination of education and experience demonstrating a proficient working knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of a human resource generalist may substitute for the listed qualifications.

• A Bachelor's degree with major study in human resource management, public administration, industrial psychology, or closely related field; AND:
• Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in consulting on human resources issues. At least two (2) of these years must be independently providing advice to supervisors and managers.

THE IDEAL APPLICANT WILL ALSO HAVE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

The preferred candidate will have:

• Public sector human resource generalist experience with the most desirable experience being with a Washington State government organization.
• Experience leading and coaching lower-level human resources staff.
• Experience consulting on the most complex human resource issues.
• Experience working independently to identify, analyze, and resolve problems.
• Experience in providing risk-based advice and options to managers and supervisors.
• Expert level experience in one or more of the specific duties listed above.

The full list of duties and responsibilities as well as the required knowledge skills and abilities can be found in the job description available here.

Supplemental Information

• The workweek may fluctuate depending on workload or agency needs.
• Overnight travel may be required based on business needs.
• This position is not overtime eligible.

The AOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical, mental or sensory disability (actual or perceived), use of a service animal, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, age, HIV or Hepatitis C status, or any other basis protected by federal or state law. Persons of disability needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, please contact the AOC Human Resource Office, at View phone number on click.appcast.io, or fax View phone number on click.appcast.io, or via email to View email address on click.appcast.io.

Candidates who are offered a job with AOC must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.

AOC complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal government eligibility verification form I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements for that form.

AOC does not use E-verify; therefore we are not eligible to extend STEM-Optional Practice Training (OPT). For information, please visit

Persons legally authorized to work in the U.S. under federal law, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, are eligible for employment unless prohibited by other state or federal law.

SPECIAL NOTE : Before a new hire, a background check, including criminal history, will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job.