HR Manager 1

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https://careers.edison.tn.gov/psc/hrprdrs/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant&

or www.tn.gov/careers and look for Job ID 22708

Organization Description:

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (DMHSAS) is charged with planning for and promoting an array of services from prevention and early intervention to resiliency and recovery. The Department oversees four Regional Mental Health Institutes (RMHIs) and contracts with mental health and substance abuse community providers across the state to offer services to Tennesseans. The Department manages a budget of more than $300 million, with funding from dedicated fees, revenue, federal grants, and state general fund appropriations.

Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute (MTMHI) is a psychiatric hospital that has been serving 17 counties in Middle Tennessee since 1995. Hospitalizations are on a voluntary or involuntary basis, or patients can also be referred by the court system for pre-trial evaluations. The hospital offers 4 long-term care units, 3 short-term care units, forensic services, and therapeutic treatment units for a total of 207 beds. Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute’s mission is to provide quality care to the patients and families served by meeting their needs and continuously striving to exceed expectations.

Job Overview:

Under general supervision, is responsible for professional general human resources consultative work of considerable difficulty and supervisory work of routine difficulty; and performs related work as required. Distinguishing Features: An employee in this class has supervisory responsibility for the work of other professional human resources staff and performs work such as may relate to acting as full assistant human resources director in a moderate to large sized operating department.

Work Activities:

• Develops implementation plans based on knowledge, experiences, skills, best practices, and targeted research to address strategic goals and agency needs.
• Develops process improvement suggestions to streamline workflow and improve process cycle times and accuracy.
• Develops policies, procedure manuals, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, form letters, memos, database queries, position advertisements, logs, and other systems as required to facilitate accurate data gathering, tracking, training, and dissemination.
• Incorporates departmental, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, and policies into team best practices and standard operating procedures for efficiency and compliance purposes.
• Develops job performance plans for assigned subordinates to communicate responsibilities and expected outcomes of performance in their role.
• Serves as a mediator for complex issues related to applicant problems with candidates and the public.
• Investigates conflicts between internal business partners and agency employees according to departmental, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, processes, and procedures to develop an action plan for resolving the issue.
• Interprets a variety of current human resources rules and/or labor laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and documentation for internal and external business partners to facilitate understanding, enhance communications, and ensure compliance.
• Interprets specialized information related to division operations for internal and external business partners and assigned subordinates to ensure understanding and facilitate relationships.
• Explains human resources program specific procedures and regulations to the public, persons in other departments or divisions, or outside organizations and representatives as required in response to basic inquiries.
• Conducts agency specific and specialized training for agency employees to comply with departmental, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, processes, and procedures, facilitating change, and improving initiatives.
• Assesses statements made during investigations and disciplinary actions to determine accuracy and relevance.
• Assesses the quality of applicants to inform hiring decisions.
• Assesses assigned subordinate work behaviors, competencies, knowledge, skills and abilities for succession planning, talent management and retention purposes.
• Assesses the quality and importance of suggestions provided by subordinate staff to determine priority of tasks or limitations to achieving objectives.
• Testifies in hearings on behalf of the state related to the results of employee relations investigations as required.
• Answers basic inquiries from persons of high rank outside the organization as required.
• Assists candidates with the application and hiring process.
• Communicates with outside agencies for the purposes of recruitment, employment verification, and background checks.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree and experience equivalent to four years of increasingly responsible full-time professional human resources work.

Additional graduate coursework in human resources administration or other related acceptable field may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of two years.

Qualifying full-time professional human resources experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

OR

Three years of increasingly responsible professional general human resources experience with the State of Tennessee.

Pre-employment criminal background check is required.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $4,091.00 - $6,546.00 per month

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: One location