Employee Relations Officer

Employee Relations Officer (Judicial)

Within the Employee Relations Office of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, the Employee Relations Officer is responsible for a wide range of human resource functions to support over 700 employees and judicial officers throughout the Rhode Island state court system. Reporting to the Assistant State Court Administrator for Employee Relations, ensures the consistent application of the Judicial Personnel Rules and Regulations, Employee Handbook, Judiciary collective bargaining agreements, and federal and state labor laws. Provides prompt and effective assistance to judicial officers and employees with all human resource matters. Assists court administrators and managers in carrying out their duties in relation to personnel. Regular duties include, but are not limited to: employee leave management; processing recruitment forms and documentation; handling new employee hires and orientation; receiving and reviewing time cards and summary sheets weekly; entering employee exception hours into the Department of Administration payroll system; calculating and processing payroll changes; processing personnel actions, salary and benefit changes, employment verifications, disability and retirement forms, and other employee status changes and human resource forms; maintaining confidential personnel files and employee medical files; workers' compensation reporting; providing general information to judicial officers and employees on benefits and other personnel matters; responding to inquiries and requests from individual employees, managers and court administrators; assisting with the coordination of employee trainings and with special projects; interacting with State personnel, payroll, employee benefits, retirement and administrative staff; performing administrative, clerical, and other support functions for the Assistant State Court Administrator for Employee Relations; and other related duties as may be assigned.

Education such as may have been gained through graduation from a senior high school; associate or bachelor's degree preferred; a minimum of three years of demonstrated work experience in human resources; or any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above. Prior HR experience with Workday required, State of RI Workday HR experience preferred. Candidates must have strong customer service, typing, computer, and data entry skills and must be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel. Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, both oral and written, and must demonstrate superior attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidate will have substantial experience in employee leave administration and management and will have thorough knowledge of the FMLA and related laws and procedures.