Human Resources Specialist Sr

Human Resources Specialist Sr Location Phoenix, AZ (Paradise Valley area) :

Hourly Rate

$21.25 - $27.63/per hour

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm; some evenings and weekends may be required Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar

12 Months

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you're teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

What's Currently Happening at Maricopa

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona's Best Employers

Benefits

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

Benefits & Perks Options:

• 20 paid observed holidays
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
• Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
• Annual professional development growth funding
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Flexible work schedules
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
  • Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
  • Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
  • Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Wondr ™ online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
  • Pre-Retirement Events
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
• 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)

Job Summary

At MCCCD, Human Resources Departments are charged with building an organizational culture where people matter and come first. At the local college, Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) is a small, fast-paced and collaborative HR team with a high focus on exceptional customer service, cultural competence, compliance and confidentiality.

PVCC is seeking a Human Resources Specialist, Senior who is driven and research oriented to perform a variety of talent acquisition and payroll duties in support of Human Resources functions. The ideal candidate fosters collaboration with a customer-centric focus, has experience working with diverse work groups, looks to proactively solve problems, and takes an active interest in expanding the diversity, equity and inclusion talent in the employee lifecycle of the College. Under general supervision, the HR Specialist, Senior will assist with the coordination and administration of recruitment and retention activities to ensure a sense of belonging for all employees. As a lead worker, this position will oversee committee chair consultations for full-time recruitment. Actively participates with new employee onboarding/orientation and training for search committees, as well as provide payroll support. This position requires a physical presence on the Union Hills campus, as well as travel to the Black Mountain campus.

Additional Information

Would you like to work at an “Aspen Institute Top 150 Community College'' that transforms lives on a daily basis in a fast-paced, collegial environment? Join our Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) team to make a difference in our community, enact positive social change, and improve students' lives everyday.

PVCC is eligible to apply for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, awarded every two years, is the nation's signature recognition for America's community colleges.

Even more importantly, PVCC, which has earned this recognition biennially since 2013, is the only community college in Arizona to achieve this distinction this year. The colleges selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and improving levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for Black and Hispanic students and those from lower-income backgrounds.

The Aspen Institute evaluates various criteria in its selection process and validates the levels of active and engaged learning in the classroom and the progress PVCC is making with the implementation of Guided Pathways.

1) First-year retention rates

2) Graduation rates 150 percent normal program completion time

3) Improvement of student success rates over time

4) Graduation rates of underrepresented minority students

5) Graduation rates of low income students

Essential Functions

50% Support the HR team in the technology-driven full cycle recruitment process and personnel transactions to include electronic screening and interview materials with data formula creation in Google Sheets, dissemination, tracking, monitoring as well as communicating necessary information to the hiring teams. Daily, the technology platforms will include Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Human Capital Management (HCM), Student Information System (SIS), Financial Management System (FMS), Interviewer Assistant, EVerify, and electronic background systems, as well as other systems needed to meet the needs of the business. This position reviews and researches Intent to Hire forms to enter job postings in HCM. The HR Specialist Senior works directly with hiring managers by advising and consulting on the hiring of full-time positions including applicant pools/materials, routing, as well as coordinating screening and interview sessions. The Human Resources Specialist Senior processes background checks, assists with onboarding to meet with new hires to collect essential documents (e.g. electronic I-9 management, tax forms and direct deposit). This position will assist with the full and part-time hiring process.

15% Responsible for creating, maintaining, updating full-time personnel files and records to adhere to federal and state employment laws, MCCCD policies and Higher Learning Commission requirements. In accordance with state and federal laws, maintains personnel files to meet compliance.

15% Responsible for appropriately addressing and routing inquiries received at the front desk and through the department's team email account and general phone line, following up to ensure questions and issues have been addressed satisfactorily with exceptional customer service. Communicates district employment policies and processes as needed.

15% Conducts research for special projects, salary reviews, additional requests, and participates in team building in support of recruitment, selection and hiring activities, as well as function as a key presenter for campus events.

5% Actively participate on local college and districtwide committes and workgroups as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Associate's Degree from a regionally accredited institution and two years of human resources program support experience related to area of assignment. (Reference Position Specific Responsibilities above to determine experience in area of assignment).

OR

An equivalent combination of the conferred degree and directly related full-time work experience as described above sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.

Desired Qualifications

1. Two or more years' experience working in a functional human resources setting at a college or university.

2. Experience as lead worker consulting with hiring committees, organizing screening and interview sessions.

3. Experience posting jobs utilizing PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM).

4. Experience assisting customers at the front desk in a human resources department.

5. Experience with I-9 program administration, collecting data and producing reports and responsibility for document archiving.

6. Experience handling confidential information and highly sensitive matters in a human resources department.

7. Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Special Working Conditions

• May require possession of a valid State of Arizona Class D Driver's License or other state license; employee must meet district minimum standards regarding driving:

• Travel to campus during interview/selection process will be at candidate's own expense
• MCCCD does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas
• Will be required to travel or be assigned to all MCCCD locations
• Will be required to travel or work at the Black Mountain campus
• May require work off site or in a remote status
• May require numerous evenings or weekends
• May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen
• May be required to lift or carry up to #25 lbs.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and resume showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application. The HCM Internal Applicants Quick Reference Guide will provide the steps on how to access the Internal Applicant careers page.

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
• Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
• Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load)
• Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
• Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.

Posting Close Date

Open until filled

First Review on Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Applications received after the review date may not be screened

EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.