Courts Human Resources Generalist

Hall County, GA - Gainesville, GA

Gainesville, GA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

This position performs specific Human Resource functions such as recruitment, training and development, compensation and benefits, employee incentives as well as employee relations. Administers Human Resources related functions for the departments under the Superior Court of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit (Hall and Dawson County) and the Hall County State Court. Works directly with hiring managers to advertise, recruit and screen applicants for potential employment opportunities. Develop and conduct employee training programs for continuous improvement and assist with dispute resolution. Drafting Human Resources policies and procedures that fit within our organization's mission and goals.

Responsibilities

• Assist departments with identifying personnel needs and creating job descriptions, when needed.
• Coordinates with Human Resources to post and advertise vacant positions, coordinating with relevant departments to ensure postings are correct.
• Manage various social media platforms (i.e. LinkedIn, Indeed) in an effort to recruit candidates.
• Attend job fairs in an effort to recruit en masse while promoting our circuit to potential candidates.
• Assists with applicant screening and conducting interviews.
• Facilitates employment skills assessment based on job criteria vetting all potential new hires thoroughly.
• Notifies Courts Human Resources business partner to onboard a new hire that has been identified.
• Provides support to the departments when an employee issue arises which includes annual performance reviews, verbal reprimands and terminations.
• Attends employee exit interviews with the Courts Human Resources specialist.
• Prepares a quarterly employee newsletter working closely with the departments and the Courts Human Resources business partner to collect data.
• Creates and maintains comprehensive Human Resources policies and procedures as it relates to the circuit's organizational values and goals.
• Prepares, coordinates, and executes training opportunities for employees of our departments.
• Plan and coordinates a variety of events including employee appreciation activities, fund drives, health fairs, annual benefits open enrollment, and others as assigned.
• Coordinate the acquisition of, creation of, and/or release of courthouse news to the public via the Hall and Dawson counties public relations departments and the NEJC website as well as local media outlets.
• Serve as a backup to the front desk, which includes but is not limited to lunch coverage, answering the telephone and giving specific and general information in response to public inquiries when needed.
• Coordinate with the City of Gainesville on seasonal banner designs for the courthouse plaza.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Personnel Management, Business, Public Administration, or related field required.
• Minimum of five to seven years of progressive HR experience, which includes knowledge in all areas of human resources.
• Experience in the Microsoft Office suite of programs (E.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Prior experience in local government (city, county, state) highly preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP or other equivalent programs preferred.