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Texas Health and Human Services · 2 days ago

Employee Relations Specialist

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of Texans. They are seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to perform advanced human resources work, focusing on employee relations, FMLA administration, and compliance with federal and state laws. The role involves providing guidance, resolving conflicts, and ensuring adherence to HR policies and procedures.

Health Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

Consults, provides guidance and makes recommendations on human resources related issues including, but not limited to, selections, drug testing, background checks, leave issues, workplace violence, conflicts of interest, and/or worker’s compensation in accordance with federal and state rules, regulations and statutes and HHS HR policies, procedures and guidelines

Processes FMLA requests for assigned areas and provides advice and counsel to employees and managers regarding coordination and completion of FMLA forms, reports, related documentation and leave processing. Prepares and disseminates information regarding FMLA, Parental Leave and related leave policies and procedures in response to inquiries or as requested

Coordinates, completes, and/or monitors certain human resource benefit and compensation actions including death claims, promotions, demotions, temporary assignments, management directed transfers, equity adjustments, merit raises, and reinstatements. Ensures compliance with state and agency eligibility criteria and approvals

May review criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Texas Department of Public Safety and provide guidance and employment eligibility determinations to managers for applicants, employees, contractors and volunteers in relation to HHS agency bars to employment and/or contraindications to employment. Consults with agency attorneys as necessary

Responds to inquiries and advises management and staff regarding FMLA, Parental Leave, and related leave policies and procedures. Prepares and disseminates information regarding FMLA, Parental Leave and related leave policies and procedures in response to inquiries or as requested

Other relevant duties as assigned

Qualification

Human resources managementFamily Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Conflict resolutionAnalytical thinkingMicrosoft Office SuiteOralCustomer service orientationPlanningOrganizingConsultationWritten communicationBuilding relationshipsNegotiation

Required

Experience in human resources or closely related field

Experience interpreting and applying policies and procedures in human resources or related field

Experience entering, updating, retrieving or analyzing data from automated human resource systems

Preferred

Graduation from a four-year college or university with major course work in human resources management, business or public administration or a related field is generally preferred. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis

Experience processing Family Medical leave is preferred

Experience advising and counseling managers and employees on human resources related issues is preferred