About Our Job

Who We Are

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) provides essential services and support to the 13,000 employees and more than 40 agencies that make up the City and County of Denver. OHR touches every City department and supports every employee, from the moment they file a job application, to the day they retire, and everything in between.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $26.00 - $30.00/hour, based on experience and education. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement plan
• 132 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The Office of Human Resources within the City and County of Denver utilizes a hybrid model workplace that balances the responsibilities of public service with the benefits of a flexible work environment. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the field three days a week and telecommute remotely at a designated workplace within the State of Colorado the remaining days. The mandatory in office day is Monday, and core business hours are between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm.

What You’ll Do

The Office of Human Resources has an opening for an HR Technician II to join our Records Team.  This team is responsible for ensuring all personnel-related transactions are submitted and approved in compliance with applicable policies, procedures, rules, and employment law, and also provides consultation and answers questions related to these requests.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality control on all personnel transactions to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, career service rules, city charter and federal and state regulations
• Audit and reconcile all personnel transactions by identifying the desired result and codifying the request to ensure that all applicable rules, policies, and procedures are adhered to
• Stay current with changes in related career service rules, employment laws, and procedures to ensure accurate processing of personnel transactions
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal HR partners and external city agency clients and serve as a consultant and liaison to handle non-routine questions, resolve problems and misunderstandings
• Educate internal and external customers on career service rules, OHR policies and practices
• Review and verify the legal authorization to work in the United States of all new employee hires
• Maintain employee personnel files and creates, audits, and distributes employee files in accordance with internal policies and procedures, career service rules and federal law
• Receive and respond to CORA requests, including redaction of sensitive information
• Conduct impromptu and formalized training on employee records processing, including preparing job aides, presentations, and other documentation to educate HR staff, employees, and management on how to accurately submit and process employee transactions utilizing HRIS self-service functionality
• Develop and continuously review internal processes and procedures to ensure continuous quality control of personnel transactions
• Make suggestions for changes in business processes and participates in the development and testing of said processes

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level. 

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:  

• Strong sense of professionalism and proven ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive and private information
• Demonstrated ability to provide outstanding customer service and develop productive working relationships with all stakeholders
• Initiative & self-management; the passion and ability to dive into the work and accomplish tasks within established timeframes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Workday experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or the possession of a GED, HiSET or TASC Certificate
• Two (2) years of experience in an administrative environment
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements
• License/Certifications: None

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until June 8th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than June 8th at 11:59 p.m. MST.

About Everything Else

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The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact [email protected] with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

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