HR Generalist

HR Generalist

The Department of State Police Human Resources Unit is seeking a well-rounded Human Resources Generalist who will provide administrative support to all sections within the Unit. This will include the Employment Services, Benefits, Leaves, Records, Classification, and Occupational Health Units. Duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining employee and position information in the internal HR database systems.
• Monitoring various shared mailboxes across the Human Resources unit to include review of e-mails, logging requests, and distribution as required.
• Conducting research of personnel histories, tracking service dates, assignments, and providing employee information as requested.
• Preparing informational packages for the various Human Resources Units.
• Assisting with activities related to the Commonwealth's MassCareers (Taleo) system, to include review of open tasks, monitoring and ensuing all tasks are finalized.
• Assisting with screening employment applications and resumes, back-up for interviewing candidates for hire, coordinating pre-employment screenings, preparing hiring proposals and related paperwork.
• Assisting with benefits open enrollment, orientations, and other related tasks.
• Representing the Benefits Unit by providing resources and tools to agency personnel about Group Insurance Commission (GIC) and Massachusetts State Retirement Board (MSRB) benefits to assist with employee's enrollment, update and process employee's benefit elections and beneficiary selections.
• Participating in, and conducting retirement informational meetings, assisting with questions and coordinating retirement paperwork required.
• Coordinating employee leave of absence (FMLA, PFML, EILB), tracking employee's leave and reporting.
• Central leave liaison between Leave Unit and Office of Leave Planning Assistance (OLPA).
• Regularly creating and maintaining the Department's organizational charts for each Division.
• Assisting with uniform promotional exams and additional appointment activities for the Agency.
• Providing general office support by fielding and routing incoming calls, in-office visitors, mail and email correspondence and requests, conducting research, and scheduling and attending meetings as needed.
• Other HR duties as assigned.

Comprehensive Benefits When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future. An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Official Title: Human Resources Specialist I