HR GENERALIST - DHR

HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

EEO Division

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $72,000

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59 pm CDT on 03/25/2024

Under general supervision, provides professional Human Resource (HR) services and support to professional HR staff within the Department of Human Resources (DHR) for the development, implementation, and delivery of human resource programs, services and activities, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

EEO/Diversity Office/Reasonable Accommodation

* Works to coordinate the administration of Citywide HR Programs (e.g., Violence in the Workplace, Sexual Harassment, Reasonable Accommodation)

* Works with the Disability Officer in providing information to and interpreting the City's Reasonable Accommodation (RA) policies to employees

* Receives and reviews requests for accommodations, including medical documentation, to ensure program requirements are met

* Meets with employees to discuss the RA and reassignment program

* Conducts job reassignment searches as part of the reasonable accommodation process

* Coordinates the acquisition of furniture and equipment needed to fulfill reasonable accommodation requests by placing orders, maintaining order tracking records, and corresponding with vendors

* Researches and identifies possible accommodations that will comply with employees' medical restrictions and makes recommendations to the Disability Officer

* Assists in compiling and maintaining statistical data for the preparation of EEO reports

* Acts as a resource with operating departments on various HR/personnel policies, procedures, standards, and regulations, and laws

* Works with DHR staff on various special projects and assignments requiring the application of research, analytical and writing skills

* Maintains and updates human resource documents, such as departmental organizational charts, forms, and HR policy documents

NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.

Location: 121 N LaSalle Suit 1100

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

* Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Public Administration or a directly related field, plus one year of human resources experience.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected

For Information on our employees' benefits, please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure, visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor