Josephine County
HR Generalist Job at Josephine County in Grants Pass
Josephine County, Grants Pass, OR, US, 97527
Salary : $59,261.80 - $63,613.68 Annually
Location : Grants Pass, OR
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 25-166
Department: Human Resources
Opening Date: 10/24/2025
Closing Date: 11/24/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
SUMMARY
An employee in this classification performs human resources and risk management related duties of a detailed and complex nature. Provides assistance to departments and employees to comply with and support the County's Human Resources program. Oversee County training and recruitment initiatives. Work is performed under the supervision of the Interim Human Resources Director who reviews work primarily based on accuracy, thoroughness, results attained, and compliance with County policies, collective bargaining agreements, personnel rules, and State and Federal laws.
Typical Daily Tasks
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(Illustrative Only. Any single position in the classification will not necessarily involve all the listed duties below and other positions will involve duties which are not listed. These duties represent the essential functions needed of persons in this classification.)
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Incumbents must possess strong oral and written communication skills. Intermediate knowledge of employment law with emphasis in recruitment and training. Basic knowledge of employment laws in areas of HRIS maintenance, benefit administration, Worker Comp, and risk management. Requires considerable knowledge of general office management practices and software applications. Ability to teach and train assigned subjects. Ability to present materials to groups and/or the public.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Associates degree and four (4) years related experience; or any satisfactory combination of experience and training. Some risk management experience preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, benefit providers and the public; read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and communicate effectively.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent in practical situations and to create and interpret graphs and charts.
REASONING ABILITIES
Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in completing tasks and responsibilities; solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Skill in assessing when autonomous decision making is appropriate based on potential litigation or employee grievance risk.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Skill in the operation of standard office equipment.
Supplemental Information
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Those employed in this position may be subject to pre-employment drug testing and a background investigation, including but not limited to criminal background investigation. Conviction of a crime will not necessarily disqualify an individual for this classification.
Follow this link to our benefits page.
01
Please describe how your education, training, and experience make you the most qualified candidate for this position. What particular strengths and weaknesses do you possess as related to this type of profession?
02
What is your highest level of education?
03
How much experience do you have in a Human Resources Department?
04
Do you have experience with employment laws in the areas of HRIS maintenance, benefit administration, Worker Comp, and risk management?
05
How much experience do you have with general office management practices and software applications?
06
Request for Confidentiality: Certain documents that are submitted to the County may be disclosed to the public under state public records laws. If you are submitting your application on the condition that it will be kept confidential, please select "yes", if not, please select "no".If you select "yes" to this supplemental question, the County will use good faith efforts to keep your application confidential. This request will not be used to consider your employment with the County.
Required Question
Location : Grants Pass, OR
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number: 25-166
Department: Human Resources
Opening Date: 10/24/2025
Closing Date: 11/24/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
SUMMARY
An employee in this classification performs human resources and risk management related duties of a detailed and complex nature. Provides assistance to departments and employees to comply with and support the County's Human Resources program. Oversee County training and recruitment initiatives. Work is performed under the supervision of the Interim Human Resources Director who reviews work primarily based on accuracy, thoroughness, results attained, and compliance with County policies, collective bargaining agreements, personnel rules, and State and Federal laws.
Typical Daily Tasks
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(Illustrative Only. Any single position in the classification will not necessarily involve all the listed duties below and other positions will involve duties which are not listed. These duties represent the essential functions needed of persons in this classification.)
- Assists departments, employees, and the public with inquiries regarding County policies, procedures, programs, and other information pertaining to County human resources functions.
- Provides assistance and appropriate forms to employees on County benefit programs, including medical, vision, dental, prescription, deferred compensation, employee assistance, Family Leave, and long-term disability.
- Maintains employee information and enters data into HRIS/employee database system(s). Organizes, files & catalogs material; maintains all employee personnel files to include filing appropriate documents.
- Conducts new hire orientations. Serves as backup for processing layoffs and conducting exit interviews with terminating employees. Provides benefits enrollment and continuance notifications when required.
- Prepares correspondence, forms, and reports as necessary.
- Assists in gathering data/statistical information for wage surveys, classification development, salary comparisons, union negotiations and benefit comparisons as assigned. Prepares reports, narrative summaries, and other related documentation to display and present information as necessary.
- Assist in employee recruiting, screening, selection and hiring processes. Processes employment applications to include accepting applications, removing confidential data, forwarding applications to departments, tracking EEO data for each vacancy, maintaining signed Authorizations for use in pre-employment checks (such as background, criminal, credit, etc.). Documents applicant eligibility for Veterans' Preference points and tracks screening/selection processes for compliance.
- Helps departments with full scope of recruitment process including position needs assessment, skills testing, interview question formulation, and serving on interview panels. Ensure compliance with labor law, County policy, and union contracts.
- Oversee County Volunteer program.
- Tracks and processes status changes to include benefits enrollment entries or changes, address and name changes, adding and deleting dependents, step increase, and other changes.
- Provides assistance to the Interim HR Director and/or Safety Coordinator with Safety and ADA tasks. Processes and tracks incident/accident reports and workers' compensation forms as assigned. Coordinates with the Interim HR Director on incident processing and response.
- Participates in internal audits and quality improvement projects related to reducing overall risk and liability to the County.
- May participate as an active member of County Safety Committee and performs administrative support functions for the committee.
- Coordinates County-wide training plan, including developing annual calendar, distributing curriculum announcements, providing information and training regarding access to programs, tracking and monitoring attendance, as necessary. Conducts in-person training as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Incumbents must possess strong oral and written communication skills. Intermediate knowledge of employment law with emphasis in recruitment and training. Basic knowledge of employment laws in areas of HRIS maintenance, benefit administration, Worker Comp, and risk management. Requires considerable knowledge of general office management practices and software applications. Ability to teach and train assigned subjects. Ability to present materials to groups and/or the public.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Associates degree and four (4) years related experience; or any satisfactory combination of experience and training. Some risk management experience preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, benefit providers and the public; read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and communicate effectively.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent in practical situations and to create and interpret graphs and charts.
REASONING ABILITIES
Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in completing tasks and responsibilities; solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Skill in assessing when autonomous decision making is appropriate based on potential litigation or employee grievance risk.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Skill in the operation of standard office equipment.
Supplemental Information
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Those employed in this position may be subject to pre-employment drug testing and a background investigation, including but not limited to criminal background investigation. Conviction of a crime will not necessarily disqualify an individual for this classification.
Follow this link to our benefits page.
01
Please describe how your education, training, and experience make you the most qualified candidate for this position. What particular strengths and weaknesses do you possess as related to this type of profession?
02
What is your highest level of education?
- High School or Equivalent
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree or higher
03
How much experience do you have in a Human Resources Department?
- Less than 2 years
- 2-3 years
- 3-4 years
- 4 years or more
04
Do you have experience with employment laws in the areas of HRIS maintenance, benefit administration, Worker Comp, and risk management?
- Yes
- No
05
How much experience do you have with general office management practices and software applications?
- No experience
- Novice experience
- Intermediate experience
- Advanced experience
06
Request for Confidentiality: Certain documents that are submitted to the County may be disclosed to the public under state public records laws. If you are submitting your application on the condition that it will be kept confidential, please select "yes", if not, please select "no".If you select "yes" to this supplemental question, the County will use good faith efforts to keep your application confidential. This request will not be used to consider your employment with the County.
- Yes
- No
Required Question