HR GENERALIST 3 - 09102025-71171

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

For more information, visit the link below:
https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/correction/documents/PositionAffirmativeActionOfficer1.pdf.

Qualifications

Education And Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to three years of full-time increasingly responsible professional general personnel or other work which involved some affirmative action/equal opportunity and/or staff development.

Substitution of Education for Experience: additional graduate coursework in personnel administration or other related acceptable field may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year.

OR

Two years of increasingly responsible professional general personnel or other work with the State of Tennessee which involved some affirmative action/equal opportunity and/or staff development work.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time professional experience in affirmative action/equal opportunity may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions. For Executive Service positions, Minimum Qualifications, Necessary Special Qualifications, and Examination Method are determined by the appointing authority.

Overview

Under general supervision, the Affirmative Action Officer 1 is responsible for professional affirmative action administrative work of average difficulty and supervisory work of routine difficulty along with performing related work as required. An incumbent of this class may supervise a very small number of professional analysts and participate in internal and/or external affirmative action or equal opportunity development and enforcement work. This class may supervise other professional staff members, serve as the acting departmental affirmative action officer, and be assigned central human resource department duties such as assisting with the execution of the department's operating functions and assisting the director. This class differs from that of Affirmative Action Officer 2 in that incumbents of the Affirmative Action Officer 2 class have higher supervisory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

1. Interprets the meaning of Civil Rights Laws, performs Local Office Reviews to determine compliance/non-compliance of Civil Rights Laws, and advises or provides information to others on matters relating to Civil Rights Laws.
2. Reviews and analyzes random samples of data to determine compliance; reviews and measures facilities for accessibility for individuals who may qualify under the Americans with Disability Act as Amended (ADAAA).
3. Completes wage survey table to determine if all protected classes are being placed in position that pay comparable wages and provides a written report of all Equal Employment Opportunity findings along with recommendations to correct any non-compliance issues.
4. Conducts investigative interviews with complainants, accused, witnesses and/or persons with knowledge of a filed compliant.
5. Establishes effective relationships with all departments, divisions, and community groups with minority, lower-skilled, and disadvantaged individuals, to promote and coordinate equal employment opportunity activities; performs outreach to community groups on a regular basis to share information on services that can be provided by various agencies for the State of Tennessee.
6. Facilitates Equal Employment Opportunity training for new employees and managers.

Competencies (KSA's)

1. Business Insight
2. Manages Ambiguity
3. Decision Quality
4. Plans and Aligns
5. Communicates Effectively

Knowledge:

1. Law and Government
2. Personnel and Human Resources
3. Psychology

Skills:

1. Active Listening and Learning
2. Monitoring
3. Writing

Abilities:

1. Instructing
2. Deductive Reasoning
3. Oral Expression
4. Written Comprehension
5. Written Expression

Tools & Equipment

1. Personal Computer
2. Telephone
3. Fax Machine
4. Printer
5. Copier
6. Calculator