County of Monterey · 1 week ago
Human Resources Technician - Confidential
Salinas, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expCounty of Monterey is seeking to establish a Human Resources Technician - Confidential list within the Department of Social Services. The role involves assisting with recruitment assignments, preparing job announcements, and managing applicant tracking systems while ensuring compliance with HR policies.
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Responsibilities
Assists personnel analysts with routine recruitment assignments and activities; prepares and maintains recruitment files; may assist with the development of recruitment plans, identification of targeted recruitment sources and other outreach activities, such as attendance at job fairs; develops and maintains mailing lists
Prepares and/or assists in the preparation of routine job announcements, supplemental questions or supplemental questionnaires, advertisement copy and placement for approval; coordinates the development, printing and distribution of recruitment materials
Assists personnel analysts with examination and other testing activities: researches, coordinates and assists with exam development; schedules and coordinates the exam administration processes, including rating panels, subject matter experts, proctors, facilities, and materials; assists rating panels as necessary; proctors rating panels and tests; coordinates, monitors/proctors, and may participate in selection processes, such as interviews, pre-interview exercises, oral boards, written and/or performance tests; scores and records test results on an applicant tracking system
Uses a computer to input, access, process, maintain data, and generate reports and referrals from the County Applicant Tracking System; and maintains other Human Resources database systems
Responds to inquiries from departments, applicants, other agencies, and the public regarding recruitments and status, personnel procedures, and other applicable HR activities
Collects, develops, prepares, coordinates, updates, and maintains a variety of reports, documents, correspondence, logs, record-keeping/files and databases, various records, policies, procedure manuals, and other information/data
May monitor and provide technical assistance on personnel/payroll transactions for compliance with Personnel Administration and County policies, collective bargaining agreements [MOUs], and other State, Federal regulations, rules and mandates
May assist with classification and compensation studies; conducts, completes and responds to salary, benefit or other inquiries/surveys; maintains class study files and related documents
Some positions may: Explain, notify, and advise employees of benefit provisions for County benefits programs; record and update employee benefit coverage records; compile benefit data and prepare summary reports; respond to letters and phone calls regarding employee benefits; prepare and distribute information literature to employees; coordinate annual open enrollment periods
Some positions may: counsel employees regarding leaves of absence procedures; coordinate the leave of absence and employee insurance provisions in conjunction with County, State and Federal policies, rules and regulations; resolve insurance eligibility problems with both employees and outside vendors
May act as a lead worker by assigning work to and training clerical and/or volunteer staff
Qualification
Required
Two years of progressively responsible experience providing highly complex clerical or administrative support to management or professional staff, including one year of experience in Human Resources, in support of recruitment and selection functions, or in employee benefits
Completion of all coursework leading to an Associate's degree, or equivalent, from an accredited college or university
Office administrative and clerical processes and procedures associated with Human Resources functions/Personnel staff, and which may involve independent judgment and require accuracy and speed
The general principles and practices of personnel administration in any of the following areas, including recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, employee benefits, employee relations, risk management, Workers' Compensation, Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action, and training
Business English usage, including grammar, rules of punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary in order to format business correspondence and write reports
The use and operation of common office equipment, including copy machines, personal computer and related software applications, i.e. Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and/or PowerPoint, fax, etc., and the application of automated data processing to business office operations
Computerized personnel systems
The fundamentals of data research, survey and analysis principles, practices and techniques in order to summarize a large body of information
Principles and practices of public relations and customer service
Record-keeping, alpha/numeric filing and other database/filing practices and procedures
Basic arithmetic and elementary statistics principles and concepts
Clerical practices and procedures
Establish and maintain good rapport and effective working relationships with departments, employees, HR staff, peers, subordinates, applicants, other external agencies, and members of the public
Organize and schedule work, set priorities, adjust to changing workloads, and meet critical and/or changing deadlines or priorities under pressure
Identify and recognize problems of a sensitive or political nature
Maintain confidential files and confidentiality of privileged information
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Compile, research, interpret, and analyze a variety of informational materials and data, issues, and problems
Read, understand, interpret, apply and explain complex County, State and Federal Human Resources policies, ordinances, and procedures, laws, rules, and regulations
Operate standard office equipment, word processing equipment or personal computer to input, access and print data and reports
Company
County of Monterey
Monterey County's Mission The Mission of Monterey County is to Excel at providing Quality Services for the benefit of all Monterey County residents while developing, maintaining, and enhancing the resources of the area.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Alex Zheng
Deputy CIO
Eric Chatham
Chief Information Officer
Recent News
2025-10-29
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