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Employee Services Consultant I - 992107

Apply Now Job Number: 506339
Work Type: Full Time with Full Benefits
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Department: EMSA-Administration
Categories: Admissions / Financial Aid / Enrollment Management

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Job Title: Employee Services Consultant I - 992107
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Work Type: Full Time with Full Benefits
Job Category: Exempt
Hiring Range: $54,000.00 annually
Pay Basis:

Annually
Subject to Grant Funding?: No  
Essential Job Functions: 1. Serves as a link between management, employees, and Human Resources by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts, and helping resolve work-related problems.
2. Confers with management to implement personnel policies or procedures.
3. Performs searches for qualified job candidates, using sources such as computer databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources, media advertisements, job fairs, recruiting firms, or employee referrals.
4. Provides current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages and contracts, opportunities for promotion, and employee benefits.
5. Contacts job applicants to inform them of the status of their applications.
6. Interviews job applicants to obtain information on work history, training, education, or job skills.
7. Reviews and evaluates applicant qualifications or eligibility for specified licensing, according to established guidelines and designated licensing codes.
8. Selects qualified job applicants or refers them to managers, making hiring recommendations when appropriate.
9. Conducts reference or background checks on job applicants and vendors, and assists with employee drug and background screenings.
10. Interprets and explains human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
11. Maintains current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
12. Monitors and corrects time and attendance records. Serves as the unit’s primary Payroll coordinator.
13. Sends and complies new hire paperwork to candidates, including I-9 employment verification, and sends it to the Office of Human Resources for processing.
14. Utilizes NSU Careers to initiate the new hire workflow, to update job descriptions and submit reclassifications.
15. Prepares or maintains employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
16. Assists Managers with questions related to Student Employment hiring, as well as navigating the university’s student employment portal, JobX.
17. Processes student hires for the division’s central administrative unit.
18. Submits scholarships and maintains accurate records of funds disbursed for assigned unit.
19. Maintains and updates human resources documents, such as organizational charts, directories, or performance evaluation forms.
20. Provides management with information or training related to interviewing, performance appraisals, counseling techniques, or documentation of performance issues.
21. Maintains employee data integrity and confidentiality.
22. Completes special projects as assigned.
23. Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Marginal Job Functions:  
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Administration and Management – Working knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, budgeting, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and/or coordination of people and resources.
2. Personnel and Human Resources – Working knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, and personnel information systems.
3. English Language – General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
4. Customer and Personal Service - General knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
5. Proficient knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Skills:
1. Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2. Management of Personnel Resources - Basic skills in motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
3. Social Perceptiveness - Basic skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
4. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
5. Coordination - Basic skills in adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
6. Critical Thinking - Basic skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
7. Judgment and Decision Making - Basic skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
8. Active Learning - Basic skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
9. Complex Problem Solving - Basic skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Abilities:
1. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
2. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
3. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Physical Requirements:
1. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
2. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
3. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
4. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
5. May be required to work nights or weekends.
Job Requirements:  
Required Certifications/Licensures:  
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree
Major (if required):  
Required Experience: Two (2) to four (4) years of human resources experience.
Preferred Qualifications:  
Is this a safety sensitive position? No  
Background Screening Required? No  
Pre-Employment Conditions:

 
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