LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST - 67072413

Requisition No: 840989 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST - 67072413

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67072413 

Salary:  $57,000.06 - $62,110.10 

Posting Closing Date: 11/21/2024 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Labor Relations Specialist - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

POSITION NUMBER: 67072413

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

*This is an ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.
 

This position is not a Telework position and is required to report to the APD office located in Tallahassee, Florida.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission.

SALARY RANGE

$57,000.06 - $62,110.10  Annually                       $2,192.31 - $2,388.85  Bi-weekly

Position Summary

The position involves managing, coordinating, and carrying out technical functions of the Human Resource Office. It is a highly responsible professional position that necessitates the ability to perform a significant portion of duties assigned with minimum supervision, work well with staff and all levels of management, and provide excellent customer service.

The incumbent must also use discretion and independent judgment in completing job duties, which include, but are not limited to, complying with all guidelines for handling confidential information, being productive under stringent time frames, and balancing multiple priorities. Professionalism, teamwork, and consistent attendance are essential functions of this position.

The Work You Will Do 

Perform independent and complex HR functions, including employee and labor-related functions that affect the efficient operation and management of the Human Resource Office. These duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Coordinates the EEO and Affirmative Action (AA) program and ensures compliance with state and federal employment laws, equal opportunity, and civil rights policies/procedures.

• Investigates and responds to complaints alleging violation(s) of employment laws, Civil Rights laws, employee misconduct, harassment, and/or retaliation.

• Participates in developing and implementing department goals, training, systems, and policies and procedures.

• Manages the Agency's interactive ADA process for staff.

• Manages the Agency’s performance management process.

• Manages the reemployment process.

• Helps employees, supervisors, and department heads to settle work-related conflicts through advice consultations and recommendations.

• Prepares statistical and narrative reports, including comprehensive reports for reviews.

• Works with various HR and related management and record keeping systems.

• As needed, assists with other functional areas within Human Resources/Employee Relations, including the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Family Supportive Work Program (FSWP), Disciplinary Actions, and Workers’ Compensation.

• Performs related work as required. 

Minimum Qualifications

At least four years of professional Human Resources/Personnel experience in Employee/Labor Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Civil Rights programs, personnel, interviewing, or counseling.

Two years of professional experience performing HR and labor relations functions, including progressive responsibility with dispute resolution programs and internal complaints, grievance handling or investigations, and performance management.

A valid Driver’s License to travel for work purposes.

Travel to surrounding areas, including overnight stays, for job responsibilities and to serve as an essential team member assisting with emergency operations as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of:

• The basic principles of personnel administration
• Research tools, personal computers, data collection, and analysis methods.
• HR subject areas of employee relations, employee discipline, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Family Supportive Work Program (FSWP), the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Workers' Compensation, performance management, labor relations, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and records management.  

Ability to:

• Work with minimal supervision.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Hold sensitive and confidential information in confidence.
• Understand and apply applicable human resource rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Use critical thinking to provide alternative approaches.
• Prioritize, plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
• Utilize problem-solving techniques and make independent decisions.
• Communicate effectively, both verbal and written.
• Conduct training classes involving a large group of attendees.
• Ability to travel.

Demonstrate Skills in:

• Effectively using communication principles and techniques to convey information orally and in writing.
• Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint to query, interpret, prepare, and report data.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile and “see resume” will not be considered an acceptable response.

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.

Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government’s employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287.

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.