Human Resource Associate

Salary: $39.82 - $50.47 Hourly
Location : King Street Center - 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service (Exec)
Job Number: 2026SN27452
Department: DLS - Dept. of Local Services
Division: DLS-Directors Office
Opening Date: 06/15/2026
Closing Date: 6/28/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week


Summary
King County Department of Local Services is searching for an organized and resourceful Human Resource Associate to join our team of Human Resource professionals. This position provides high-level administrative support for the day-to-day human resources delivery. This role will work closely with recruiters providing administrative support and new employees onboarding and welcoming them to King County, all while maintaining human resource related databases and personnel files. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Local Services team and make a difference in our community!

Our commitment to Equity, Racial and Social Justice
The Department of Local Services is deeply dedicated to fostering in every aspect of our work. Our pledge is to cultivate, embrace, and celebrate the distinct experiences, viewpoints, and perspectives of our people, partners, and the communities we serve. Through this work, we dismantle systemic barriers, address inequities, and actively confront prejudices and biases. We acknowledge this journey is ongoing, and we remain steadfast in our efforts to create a positive impact for our employees and communities alike.

Job Duties
Applying principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work.

• Coordinate onboarding activities. Correspond with candidates, complete hiring documents, deliver information to candidates, hiring managers, and other units/departments, and perform weekly first day onboarding activities in person.
• Manage records by ensuring timely creation, maintenance, and archiving of documents/files to support historical accuracy; compiling information, documents, and records for public disclosure requests; and following records retention and destruction procedures in accordance with legal requirements.
• Serve as recruitment team coordinator. Participatein the recruitment and selection process by scheduling interviews, communicating with internal and external applicants over phone, email and in person, preparing interview materials, proctoring exams, and administering applicant tracking, testing, and references, pre-employment physicals and DOT mandated drug and alcohol requisites.
• Coordinate and track employee training, probationary reviews, alternative work schedules, telecommuting agreements, and annual performance appraisals.
• Utilize software applications ( e.g. PeopleSoft, NeoGov, Laserfiche, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) to create and maintain human resources tracking systems, generate reports, create presentations, and prepare written materials.
• Perform general office support by preparing correspondence and reports, scheduling meetings and appointments, researching and compiling information, updating templates and websites, and making recommendations for process improvements and streamlining procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

• Have increasingly responsible administrative support responsibilities in the area of human resources OR any equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience that provide the ability to perform the core competencies of the position.
• Have experience with Human Capital Management (HCM) like PeopleSoft or similar systems and applicant tracking system like NEOGOV or similar systems.
• Have experience with electronic filing systems, like Laserfiche or similar system
• Have experience to utilize SharePoint and other tools to automate processes and track work items.
• Have Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Are proficient in using office productivity suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) in daily work.
• Have strong customer service, organizational, analytical, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Have experience in working on multiple tasks requiring a high degree of accuracy in a high pressure/short deadline/precise schedule environment.
• Have the ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality with sensitive and personal information.
• Have the ability to be self-directed and effectively plan, organize, prioritize work on a daily basis.
• Have the ability to work independently and effectively be part of a team that contributes to a work environment that embraces and encourages diversity in its workforce and where differences are valued.
• Have the ability to demonstrate behaviors that include fairness, respect, and inclusiveness.

Supplemental Information
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE:

• Week of July 6th - phone interviews
• Week of July 15th - virtual interviews

WHO MAY APPLY: This recruitment is open to all qualified applicants and may be used to fill current and or/future career service, term-limited temporary, short-term temporary, and or/special duty positions over the next six months.

APPLICATION PROCESS: A full and complete King County application is required. You may also provide a resume and cover letter, summarizing how you meet the experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills for the position. Applicants will be screened for clarity, completeness, and competitiveness. The most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in one or more interviews.


WORK SCHEDULE: The work week is normally Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may at times require work outside of normal business hours. This position is Non-Exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standard Act and is eligible for overtime pay, with prior supervisor approval.


UNION MEMBERSHIP: This position is not represented

TELEWORKING REQUIREMENT : This is a hybrid position that requires at least 3 days in office and the primary in person workspace will be at King Street Center in downtown Seattle on Mondays and Tues. Additional in person workdays will be at the Renton Maintenance Facility as needed. The work associated with this position will be performed by teleworking, field work, onsite work and meetings as needed. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection (access may be supplemented in some situations) where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.


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No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions, please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact:


Sonali Naidu
Human Resource Analyst
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King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage options: King County provides eligible employees with options, so they can decide what's best for themselves and their eligible dependents
• Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
• Retirement: eligible King County employees may participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
• Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
• 12 paid holidays each year plus two personal holidays
• Generous vacation and paid sick leave
• Paid parental, family and medical, and volunteer leaves
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness programs
• Onsite activity centers
• Employee Giving Program
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
• Training and career development programs

For additional information about employee benefits, visit our


This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.


NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.


For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
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Are you applying to this position as an eligible Priority Placement Program Participant who is a current or previous King County Employee impacted by layoff? ANDIs this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff? ANDDo you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?

• Yes, I was given a layoff notice from my Career Service role at King County and I am within two years of the effective date of my layoff. Additionally, the position I was laid off from was the same or a higher percentage of FT status when compared to this one.
• No.

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If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided:1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice2. The department you worked in3. The effective date of your layoff
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Do you have experience in Applicant Tracking Systems or records management systems such as NeoGOV, Peoplesoft, HRIS?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered yes to question 3 please tell us where you received this experience and what types of things you do in these systems. If you answered no please put N/A.
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Do you experience in coordinating employee onboarding and maintaining confidential personnel records?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered yes to question number 5 please explain where you received this experience and what type of things you did with employee onboarding. If you answered no, please put N/A.
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