Lake County
Lake County
Are you looking for a challenging role within an organization that provides rewarding compensation, an excellent benefit package and career growth opportunities? If so, Lake County Government is the place for you! Comprised of nearly 3,000 employees, it is our goal to positively serve the residents of Lake County while working with a purpose. We believe our employees should take pride in the work they accomplish while truly respecting a collaborative work environment.
Under general supervision, individuals in these positions must be able to work successfully within a team environment to successfully perform a variety of professional and technical Human Resources duties across the spectrum of services provided by the Department.
Essential Functions
Depending on the assignment, the incumbent may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties, and perform related duties as assigned:
- Timely and professionally responds to inquiries from and provides assistance along with advice to employees, retirees and applicants on a wide range of topics including, but not limited to recruitment processes, IMRF/SLEP (retirement benefits), 457 Plans, Personnel Policies, medical, dental, optical and life insurance and other employee benefit plan provisions.
- Provides technical and professional assistance in the administration of Human Resources functions; develop program revisions and procedural changes when asked; participate on and facilitate committees to provide input and recommendations.
- Conducts research on topics when asked, taking the steps to determine appropriate methodology. Gathers, compiles and analyzes raw data from a variety of sources. Transforms data into reports for technical and non-technical audiences. Uses statistics to analyze data to answer specific questions or provide information for potential changes. Conducts surveys, analyze results and provides recommendations.
- Successfully works with team members and supervisors to identify and successfully resolve Human Resources issues.
Develops and maintains Human Resources related data in information systems, databases, records and files. - Implement recruitment and selection strategies; provide guidance and assistance to improve the recruitment processes to enable the County to recruit and retain the most highly qualified and diverse workforce.
- Participate in the new hire onboarding processes and annual open enrollment processes.
- Consult with existing and separating employees regarding benefit changes and options
- Responsible for the accurate and timely inputting of changes to employee benefits (IMRF/SLEP, insurance, 457) into the appropriate systems.
- Processes applications for the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), responding to the employee and supervisor.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, public administration, human resources or a related field is preferred; Between 2 – 3 years of progressively responsible experience in the development and delivery of human resources services or general office administration with the ability to learn human resources functions; Or any combination of education and experience that provides the candidates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties prescribed to the position (above).
Salary: $61,609.60 – $70,000.00 Annually
To view full job description and to apply online, please visit: Human Resources Generalist | Job Details tab | Career Pages
Lake County is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
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