Human Resource Assistant I

Title: Human Resource Assistant 1

Salary

$40,685.00 - $60,714.00 Annually

Location 

Dauphin County, PA

Job Type

Civil Service Permanent Full-Time

Job Number

CS-2026-51365-05620

Department

Executive Offices

Division

EX OA HROO LI/BG ERWS

Job Code

05620

Position Number

00062871

Union

Non-Union

Bargaining Unit

A3

Pay Group

ST04

Bureau / Division Code

00813307

Worksite Address

651 Boas Street

City

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

THE POSITION

Join the Human Resource (HR) Office for Labor & Industry and Banking & Securities as a Human Resource Assistant 1 and contribute to a mission that supports employees across multiple agencies. This role allows you to strengthen your organizational skills while working in a supportive environment. You will help keep key HR processes moving and ensure employees receive timely assistance. Step into a position where your efforts keep daily operations running smoothly.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position provides administrative and technical support for human resource programs within the Employee Relations & Workforce Support Division. Your work helps ensure HR processes are accurate, timely, and aligned with agency policies. As a Human Resource Assistant 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Performance Review Support: Review Employee Performance Reviews, monitor timelines, and provide feedback to ensure compliance with requirements
• Timekeeping Duties: Code overtime, enter leave requests, run error reports, and correct discrepancies for HR team members
• Document Management: Scan, upload, certify, and purge documents in electronic personnel files while ensuring quality control
• Claims and Forms Handling: Assist with unemployment claim responses and review Financial Disclosure forms for accuracy and completion
• Information Monitoring: Manage email resource accounts, research policy information, and respond to routine inquiries
• Separation Processing: Prepare separation notices, submit ePARs, and track processing to ensure timely completion

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of clerical or other comparable experience which involved obtaining, providing, and evaluating information in accordance with established standards; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. 
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.