City of Tuscaloosa · 7 hours ago
Human Resources Specialist
Tuscaloosa, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$47K/yr - $47K/yr
1+ years expThe City of Tuscaloosa is seeking a Human Resources Specialist to provide administrative, clerical, and customer service support for the Human Resources Department. The role involves managing various HR-related tasks, including processing workers' compensation claims, maintaining personnel files, and assisting with the onboarding of new employees.
AssociationGovernmentNon ProfitOffice Administration
Responsibilities
Greets visitors and/or customers and ascertains nature of business; announces arrival for scheduled appointment; assists customers, answers general questions, and directs visitors to appropriate person, department, or official
Reviews and verifies initial first report of injury claims for workers' compensation; creates and maintains medical and workers' compensation files
Processes and assists employees with workers' compensation claim forms, documentation related to benefits retirement, leaves, commercial driver's license, job applications, and related billings and/or payments
Compiles and/or tracks administrative data pertaining to insurance claims, leaves, and wage and salary information; conducts research; prepares and/or generates related reports and forms
Maintains strict confidentiality of all personnel actions, information, discussions and related information pertinent to the activities/operations of the Human Resource Department
Reviews correspondence, bills, forms, reports, and related documents for accuracy and completeness
Prepares correspondence, forms, reports, and bills via computer; maintains employee database and computerized Human Resources Information System
Schedules drug testing and physicals for new applicants and processes related payments; receives results of drug/physical testing; advises supervisor of results
Conducts orientation of new employees, including enrollment in benefit and medical plans
Processes and distributes mail
Answers the telephone and screens incoming calls; responds to inquires, complaints, and concerns; takes and receives messages and routes to appropriate staff, and conducts telephone inquires to verify information
Compiles and/or tracks administrative data pertaining to departmental operations; performs research; prepares or generates reports; maintains records
Reviews correspondence, forms, reports, and related documents for accuracy
Prepares correspondence, forms, reports, and bills via computer
Performs data entry function on computer system, assists in maintaining employee database
Processes incoming employment applications; screens and distributes; verifies previous employment by applicants
Maintains official records related to the Personnel Board, Police and Fire Pension Board, City Council Committees, employee personnel files, recruitment, selection, examinations, testing, appeals, certifications and other related files
Coordinates scheduling for interviews, test taking, and licensing; facilitates and assists in the administration of employment and promotional exams
Recommends policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of quality services by the Human Resources Department
Incorporates continuous quality improvement principles in day to day activities
Must accomplish the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, in a timely manner
Must meet regular attendance requirements
Must be able to maintain good interpersonal relationships with staff, co-workers, and managers
Performs other related duties as required
Qualification
Required
High school diploma or GED required
One year of administrative, clerical, customer service, or secretarial experience preferably in human resources or a related field
Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license
Must be able to operate a variety of automated office equipment including fax and photocopy machines, computers, typewriters and telephones
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics of data, people, or things
Requires the ability to speak with and/or signal people to convey or exchange administrative information
Requires ability to read a variety of administrative documentation, directions, instructions, and methods and procedures
Requires the ability to write job related documentation and reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar
Requires the ability to speak with and before others with poise, voice control, and confidence using correct English
Requires the ability to learn and understand relatively simple informational principles and techniques
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, and to follow verbal and written instructions
Requires the ability to add and subtract
Requires the ability to visually inspect items for proper length, width, and shape using job related equipment
Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in using automated office equipment
Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, automated office equipment, control knobs, switches, etc
May require the ability to discern color
Requires the ability to deal with and relate to people beyond giving and receiving instructions
Requires the ability to talk, express, or exchange ideas by means of spoken words and/or hear and perceive nature of sounds by ear
Benefits
Retirement
Vacation and illness leave
Paid holidays
Medical and dental insurance
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Other supplemental insurances
Deferred retirement saving plans
Company
City of Tuscaloosa
City of Tuscaloosa is a data-driven, transparent municipal government.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$17.1MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Transportation
2021-11-18Grant· $17.1M
Leadership Team
J
Jonathan Skelton
Chief Technology Officer
M
Mike Montgomery
Chief of Training
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