Temporary Human Resources Analyst chez East Bay Regional Park District, CA

About the Department

The East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) is a system of beautiful parklands and trails in Alameda and Contra Costa counties east of San Francisco Bay, established in 1934. The system comprises over 125,000 acres in 73 parks including over 1,300 miles of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding and nature learning. The Park District employees perform a variety of roles to meet our mission to preserve a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources and provide open space, parks, trails, safe and healthful recreation, and environmental education.

Our Values:

•  Respect – We honor each other, the park visitors we serve, and the land we steward.
•  Resilience – We creatively adapt to change. We address challenges with empathy, perspective, and determination.
•  Relationships – Our greatest strength lies in the trust, accountability, and teamwork we cultivate with our colleagues, partners, and the public we serve.
•  Responsiveness – We communicate openly, honestly, and reliably.
• Transparency – We hold the public's trust through meaningful stakeholder engagement and access to timely and reliable information on decisions and performance.
  

• Is detail-oriented, well-organized, and can juggle competing priorities effectively.
• Is self-motivated and demonstrates initiative; can jump right in and isn't afraid to figure things out. 
• Can apply knowledge and reasoning to make prompt decisions supported by procedures, policies, and rules.
• Has experience managing recruitments and preferably using an applicant tracking system.
• Isn't afraid to ask questions to keep recruitments moving along.

What You Will Be Doing:

Under supervision, performs a variety of human resources management and confidential administrative tasks, including recruitment, job classification and compensation analysis, employee and labor relations, employee development and training, benefits assistance and initiating and authorizing personnel actions; conducts special projects; provides advice and assistance to District management, supervisors and employees in all personnel management areas; and performs related duties as assigned.

Position Duties

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Develops, coordinates and administers recruitment, examination and selection activities for a wide variety of classifications; determines appropriate recruitment strategies; advertises vacancies; screens applications for eligibility; develops, administers and evaluates written and performance tests; arranges and conducts examination interview boards; performs all necessary job analysis tasks related to the preparation of official job descriptions and determination of proper classifications; prepares job descriptions; participates in periodic wage and salary surveys to validate and/or update the pay compensation system.

• Assists in providing employee relations support to management in matters of performance management, discipline and labor relations; assists in serving as a resource to management, supervisors and employees on matters of personnel rules and regulations and the administrative procedures of the Park District and its labor union agreements. 

• Assists in the design of trainings and workshops; coordinates the development of training and workshop content with subject matter experts, the creation of a workshop outline and pertinent case studies and exercises; may facilitate and present in-house training workshops as assigned.

• Analyzes, researches and resolves routine to complex problems involving benefit accounts, eligibility, enrollment, premiums, data and system issues; tracks, monitors, and maintains ongoing coverage for employees, retirees and eligible dependents in District-sponsored plans; verifies and approves coverage changes for enrollees; and processes and submits enrollment and eligibility files to benefit vendors to ensure appropriate coverage is in place; provides information and advice to employees, retirees, surviving spouses, and domestic partners on available benefit plans/programs and enrollment procedures. 

• Reviews and recommends for approval official personnel action documents associated with the various tasks performed; conducts, individually or as a team member, special studies or projects related to human resource issues including studies or projects that are either short in duration and narrow in scope or with broad scope and requiring significant work effort; may serve on internal committees, working groups and/or ad hoc task forces; and performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources, industrial relations, business administration, public administration, or a related field, 

AND

Experience: One (1) year of experience in human resources administration in one or more of the following areas: Recruitment, examination, selection, employee and labor relations, training or instructional design, benefits, human resources information systems (HRIS) or classification and compensation, preferably in a public agency.

License: Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License is a condition of initial and continued employment in this classification.

Other Qualifications

Knowledge of: Current professional practices and principles of human resource administration; job characteristics, position classification and compensation, and recruitment practices related to typical public sector positions; collective bargaining, labor, anti-discrimination and employment law and regulations; office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. 

Ability to: possess well developed verbal and written communication skills; possess strong analytical and problem solving skills; work well in a team; prioritize work and manage multiple projects; operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work at all levels, including a culturally diverse general public, with a focus on quality service to internal staff and external customers.

• In addition to the regular work schedule, this position may be required to work evenings and/or weekends to attend meetings and trainings as needed.

• Must pass Level 1 Background Check

• This position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA). Mandated reporters are individuals who are obligated by law to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect. As such, you will be required to sign an acknowledgment of having received the District’s policy and your responsibilities.