Job Description

Salary $45,635.20 - $67,100.80 Annually Location Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA Job Type Full-time Agency 645 Iowa Department of Transportation Job Number 23-03511 Closing 4/27/2023 11:59 PM Central Point of Contact Jenny Veale, Jenny.Veale@iowadot.us The Iowa Department of Transportation is looking for a new member to join its Benefits and Employment team. We re driven by passion, optimism, and providing exceptional customer service! We re looking for a team member who wants to positivity impact our employee s lives!

In this role, you will serve as a Human Resources Associate and contribute your experience and knowledge towards fulfilling our Mission -Making Lives Better Through Transportation. Through your behaviors and actions, you will demonstrate the IDOT s Core Values:?Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your IDOT teammates.

We re looking for someone who has a high level of customer service and commitment to working on a collaborative team. A strong attention to detail, self-organization, and flexibility are a must in this role but we will help expand your knowledge in all things Human Resources.

What you ll do:
As a Human Resources Associate you will be dedicated to performing a variety of Human Resource functions; including, but not limited to benefits, FMLA, catastrophic leave, absences, time-entries, retirement processing, and long-term disability. You will gain a strong knowledge of our Human Resource Information Systems (Workday) and will work closely with Department of Administrative Services-Human Resource Enterprise staff and other sister State Agencies.
As a Human Resources Associate, you will work very closely with all managers, supervisors, and employees to properly complete personnel transactions and become the expert on all things employment or benefit related!

Where you ll work:

• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment - Monthly insurance premium (Iowa Choice*):
  
  • Single: $54/mo. employee share; $715/mo. state share
  • Family: $180/mo. employee share; $1,624.00/mo. state share
  • Other insurance options available. Please review?HERE (Download PDF reader)?(Download PDF reader)
• Opportunities for professional growth and development?
• Paid time off?effective immediately - Biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package and optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (cellular, fitness, recreation, travel, etc.)
  

As for scheduling, this position offers flexibility and part time remote work. It is required to report, in person, to the Ames Central Complex weekly.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the following email:?aa-eeo@iowadot.us
Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.
Minimum Qualification Requirements Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Four years of full-time work experience in administrative support, at least two years of which were in a human-resources-related program area.
2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
a. One year of full-time work experience in administrative support in a human-resources-related program area; and
b. A total of one year of education and/or full-time experience in administrative support in a human-resources-related program area, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
c. A total of two years of education and/or full-time experience in general administrative support, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to 12 months of full-time work as a Human Resources Technical Assistant, Human Resources Technical Specialist, Secretary (any level), or Administrative Assistant (any level).
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