Human Resources

• Serve as the first point of contact for Oregonians in the field office
• Provide a welcoming environment for families interacting with the department
• Support day-to-day office operations and business functions
• Assist Oregonians in person, by phone, and by email with questions about the Oregon Eligibility system and ODHS, OHA, and DELC programs
• Provide trauma-informed support
• Track, issue, and account for financial actions and requirements when assigned
• Work through the Oregon Eligibility Partnership to facilitate access to vital services
• Manage frequent public contact, including potentially de-escalating customers experiencing emotional and financial stress
• Perform high-volume computer work in a fast-paced team environment
• Adapt to changing priorities and procedures

Public Benefits Specialist – Entry, Bilingual Required

• Independently determine how to complete client deliverables according to each project's contract scope of work
• Conduct HR compliance audits
• Create and interpret policies
• Perform compensation and benefits analysis
• Provide HR coaching and advising
• Implement benefits
• Conduct investigations
• Support workplace culture initiatives, reviews, and evaluations
• Facilitate client meetings and produce deliverables according to agreed timelines
• Create high-quality work products and deliver client services without generative AI
• Produce expert-level client deliverables independently or within a team
• Respond to internal Slack queries and external client emails within two business days
• Proactively create agendas and schedule client meetings
• Send tasks and reminders after meetings
• Maintain comprehensive notes and project-manage follow-up work

Associate HR Consultant

• Coordinate assigned division responsibilities in employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment/employment, retention, and legal compliance
• Maintain knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions
• Partner with training department or identify external resources for employee and manager development
• Coach and assist managers with employee relations issues in alignment with SBM and CBA policies and procedures
• Drive people engagement through management-team training, site visits, mobile-app use, and quarterly ESAT action plans
• Draft, execute, review, and maintain personnel transaction records and employee statistics for government reporting
• Champion talent review processes throughout the year
• Prepare employee separation notices, RIF actions, and supporting documentation while assessing risk
• Conduct exit interviews and train managers on handling separations
• Consult with managers and finance on pay activities, wage reviews, and pay changes
• Provide management guidance on performance management, including discipline, PIPs, and CAPs
• Complete special projects through objective clarification, scheduling, research, information organization, and transaction fulfillment
• Communicate project status and issues, resolve concerns, analyze time and cost issues, and prepare reports
• Investigate employee-relations issues and grievances and participate in personnel-related hearings
• Establish strong relationships with operations teams and maintain communication with sites and managers
• Carry out management responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, assigning work, performance evaluations, discipline, complaint resolution, and employee training

HR Generalist

• Independently lead full-cycle recruitments, including developing job announcements, posting advertisements, reviewing applications, and participating on interview panels
• Deliver excellent customer service to candidates
• Represent the agency at career fairs and networking events
• Engage with community partners and professional networks to identify recruitment opportunities and broaden talent sourcing
• Conduct position classification analyses by reviewing duties, responsibilities, and distinguishing features
• Perform equal pay analyses to evaluate compensation, identify disparities, and ensure compliance
• Provide guidance to employees, managers, and HR analysts on FMLA/OFLA, workers’ compensation, ADA, classification and compensation, recruitment, training, and performance evaluations
• Create a welcoming, approachable, and inclusive workplace environment
• Maintain positive working relationships with employees at all levels
• Support HR compliance, recruitment, employee relations, grievance resolution, return-to-work programs, performance management, training, and affirmative action initiatives

Human Resources jobs in Oregon

Public Benefits Specialist – Entry, Bilingual Required

Associate HR Consultant

HR Generalist

HR Generalist – Human Resource Analyst 2, Job Rotation or Limited Duration