Human Resources Technical Assistant
State of Iowa - Executive Branch
Date: 14 hours ago
City: Des Moines, IA
Contract type: Full time

Job Description
The Iowa Department of Education has a bold Vision and Mission. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to make this a reality.
Vision
Building an excellent education system that empowers all students to achieve their full potential.
Mission
Ensure all students experience a world-class education
If you share our HR Vision, have solid administrative experience, strong Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite skills, thrive in a team oriented collaborative environment, and are committed to providing excellent customer service, we want you on our HR team!
HR Vision Statement
Attract the best and cultivate an engaged, empowered, and impactful workforce.
HR Mission Statement
Hours: 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M., Monday – Friday; occasional in-state and out-of-state travel
Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate The Following
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
The Iowa Department of Education has a bold Vision and Mission. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to make this a reality.
Vision
Building an excellent education system that empowers all students to achieve their full potential.
Mission
Ensure all students experience a world-class education
If you share our HR Vision, have solid administrative experience, strong Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite skills, thrive in a team oriented collaborative environment, and are committed to providing excellent customer service, we want you on our HR team!
HR Vision Statement
Attract the best and cultivate an engaged, empowered, and impactful workforce.
HR Mission Statement
- Promote a culture of fairness and accountability
- Partner in success
- Recruit, develop, and retain top talent
- Act with respect and integrity
- Communicate clearly and effectively
- Ensure operational excellence
- As a valued member of the Department of Education Human Resources Team you will support the department, by ensuring consistency of human resources policies, work rules, policy enforcement, talent acquisition, classification and compensation, leave management, and customer service.
- Monitor employee performance evaluation status and notification of supervisors on a monthly basis of evaluation due dates. Review the evaluation forms/goals to assure that they are correctly completed. Route completed reviews for signatures, and enter into Workday.
- Assists with the hiring process. Duties include, but are not limited to: routing of vacancy paperwork for approval, answer hiring manager questions, posting positions to NEOGov and TeachIowa, and assist hiring managers with applicant screening process.
- Process Workday transactions. Maintain official personnel files, digital and paper, in accordance with DAS-HRE requirements. File human resources documents, position description questionnaires, performance evaluations, and other materials in employee personnel files.
- Assist with off-boarding process. Duties include, but are not limited to: routing internal notification and separation form and communicating off-boarding requirements with exiting employee.
- Respond to employee inquires via phone, in person, and the HR Inbox.
- Completes verification of employment and salary requests for the agency.
- Other duties as assigned.
Hours: 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M., Monday – Friday; occasional in-state and out-of-state travel
Successful Candidates Will Demonstrate The Following
- Passion for pursuing common goals in pursuit of public service
- Knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to human resources (or ability to learn)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Solid Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and/or Google Chrome (Sheets, Docs, Slides) skills
- Opportunities to make a widespread difference in the lives of children, their families, and Iowa communities
- Collaborative, positive work environment
- Talented and passionate work colleagues that will help you learn and grow
- Opportunities to collaborate with experts from around the country
- Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
- Competitive salary and benefits package:
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
- Two years of full-time work experience performing administrative support work.
- A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where 30 semester hours of accredited post-high school course work equals one year of full-time experience.
- Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to one year of full-time administrative support work in a human resources-related program area.
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