EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SPECIALIST

About the Department

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FROM: ALL PERSON INTERESTED

DIVISION: Employee Relations
REPORTING LOCATION: 611 WALKER
WORKDAYS & HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8AM - 5PM*
*Subject to change

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Provides professional Human Resources and administrative support with Employee Relations activities including Grievances, Employee Concerns, EEOC Complaints, Disciplinary/Corrective Actions, Medical Separations, and Texas Public Information Act requests and records management. Consults with other HR teams in identifying, anticipating and addressing departmental HR needs. The Employee Relations Specialist duties include but are not limited to:

• Maintains and promotes positive relationships among inter-office as well as inter-departmental employees.
• Provides administrative support and coordinate scheduling of grievance meetings, employee concern meetings, interactive meetings, Louder mill meetings and others.
• Participates in reviewing and analyzing various Employee Relations activities such as disciplines, suspensions, absences and grievances.
• Assists with the preparation, editing, and revision of correspondence, documents, and reports as required.
• Processes Grievances, Employee Concerns and ensures compliance of related rules, procedures and timelines.
• May attend Louder mill hearings, Medical Separations meetings, Civil Service Commission hearings and Unemployment Hearings.
• Interprets policy and procedure to ensure appropriate administration.
• Participates in research and analyses to assist in developing reports and projects for client and internal departmental use.
• Maintains Employee Relations records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Duties

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Social Science, Liberals Arts or a related field. 

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
One year of professional experience related to human resources is required.

SUBSTITUTION: Pertinent experience at the professional level may be substituted for the education requirement on a year for year basis. 

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
None

Minimum Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the following:

• Reviewing and processing Employee Discipline recommendations
• Coordinating Grievance Hearings
• Coordinating Medical Separations / Interactive Meetings
• Participating in Unemployment Hearings
• Facilitating Policy Training
• Valid Drivers License