Human Resources Consultant 2

5% King County Premium Pay will be added to final salary

This position is responsible for providing professional-level consultation and guidance to managers, supervisors, employees, and campus partners on a wide range of human resources matters throughout the employee lifecycle. Under general direction, Human Resources Consultant 2 independently administers onboarding and offboarding processes, maintains the accuracy and integrity of employee and position data within ctcLink.

The role supports operational continuity by ensuring compliance with HR policies, maintaining data integrity, and contributing to workforce planning. It requires sound professional judgment, confidentiality, and the ability to resolve multifaceted issues while balancing institutional priorities.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE:

Green River College's student body is made up of approximately 41% Academic Transfer students, 34% Professional-Technical students, 15% Adult Basic Education student, and 3% Applied Bachelor degrees.  Green River College has four campuses, including the main campus in Auburn, Washington, with satellite campuses in Kent, downtown Auburn, and Enumclaw.  Green River programs serve high school graduates, Running Start students (dual enrollment in local high schools and the college), those seeking retraining for the workforce, international students, students learning English, and Continuing Education students. Green River's service areas are increasingly ethnically diverse, comprising African Americans, African immigrants, Asian Americans, Asians, Latinx, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Middle Eastern Americans, among other communities.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION:

We commit to be an anti-racist institution where all students, faculty, and staff receive the access, resources, and services needed to achieve their educational, career, and personal goals. Green River College makes social and economic justice, equity, and inclusion our highest priorities.

The Green River College definition of equity encompasses all identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, economic status, gender identity, sexual identity, disability, religion/spirituality, immigration status, age, and culture. We understand individual needs vary widely, and the effects of discrimination and historical oppression must be taken into account while aiming for equitable opportunities and outcomes for all.

Onboarding and Offboarding

• Meet with all new employees, including classified, exempt, full-time faculty, temporary part-time faculty, temporary hourly and student hourly, to collect required onboarding documents.  Run all new employees through E-Verify and Business Services Online to confirm eligibility of work in the United States.

• Create position numbers, job codes, and department codes within ctcLink.

• Keep executive leadership informed of current legal requirements and regulatory changes related to new employee onboarding.

• Serve as the subject matter expert on Form I-9 compliance and new hire immigration regulations, ensuring adherence to evolving federal requirements.

• Collect and record transcript information.

• Process personnel actions including employee name changes, supervisor changes, title changes, and department changes.

• Perform ctcLink data entry, updates, audits, and validation to ensure accuracy and integrity.

• Maintain the Human Resources preferred name list.

• Set up jobs in job data for faculty workload.

•  Work with employees who are separating from the college to collect required paperwork and provide notice to campus partners when employees separate.

• Maintain and monitor the 18-month separation tracking list for adjunct faculty.

Job Descriptions and Performance Assessments

• Work with supervisors to collect signed job descriptions for new employees and coordinate updates as needed.

• Collect performance assessments from supervisors and send reminders when needed.
• Track the collection of performance assessments and job descriptions.
• Collaborate with Recruitment, Compensation, and Labor Relations to review job descriptions prior to recruitment, reorganizations, reallocations, promotions, and other personnel actions.

Human Resources Operations

• Monitor and track 350-hour and 1,050-hour employee work limits.

• Maintain accurate employee and position records within ctcLink.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Two years of human resources consultant/generalist OR equivalent education/experience.
• Ability to work with all levels of an organization, building good working relationships.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure data integrity while entering, auditing, and maintaining confidential employee and position records.
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple projects, process management and meeting deadlines.
• Demonstrated competency in coordinating and organizing, planning, accountability, adaptability/flexibility, enforcing the rules, problem solving, detail-oriented, accuracy, confidentiality, and initiative.
• Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to accurately manage complex personnel records and multiple competing priorities.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently and handle numerous interruptions by phone and in-person customers.

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• AA in Human Resources or related field.

Required Training:

•       Non-discrimination
•       FERPA
•      Ethics
•      Child Abuse and Neglect
•      Safety Orientation
•      Title IX
•      Campus Safety Authority (CSA)

Working Conditions: 

• Must have the ability to sit for prolonged period of time at a desk/computer workstation
• Frequent repetitive arm, hand, and finger motions
• Frequent use of computer and exposure to terminal screen in performing work assignments
• Work in an office setting with frequent interruptions
• Must be able to maintain “regular and predictable attendance”
• May need to carry, lift or move equipment/supplies
• Work schedule: 8:00 to 5:00 Monday to Friday
• Term of Position: 12 months full-time

At this time, Green River College is not sponsoring for H1-B Visas.

All offers of employment are subject to background checks. (Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted.  Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.)
 
Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law RCW 28B.112.080.
  
Green River College is a tobacco free campus. For more information on the tobacco policy, please visit the following link: https://www.greenriver.edu/campus/policies-and-procedures/general-administrative-policies/ga-2-tobacco-use-policy/
  
Jeanne Clery Statement: Notice of Availability of Annual Security and Fire Safety Report— Green River College’s Annual Safety and Fire Report is available online at www.greenriver.edu/CleryASFR, containing mandated information about current campus policies concerning safety and security issues, required statistics, and other related information for the past three calendar years. To obtain a paper copy of the report, please call 253-288-3350.
  
The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Executive Director of Human Resources, 12401 SE 320th Street, Auburn, WA 98092-3622, (253) 288-3320.
 
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Support Services at (253) 833-9111, ext. 2631; TTY (253) 288-3359.
 
Equal Opportunity Employer and Statement of Non-Discrimination:  Green River College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status age, perceived or actual sensory,  physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran  or military status, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal.
  
Green River College prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sex-based harassment, and sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to Green River College’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both.
 
Reporting:  Any employee, student, applicant, or visitor who believes that he, she or they have been the subject of discrimination or harassment should report the incident or incidents to the College’s appropriate Title IX Coordinator identified below. If the complaint is against that Coordinator, the complainant should report the matter to the President’s office for referral to an alternate designee.
 
For students/employees/public/visitors/applicants:  Korland Simmons, Title IX Coordinator • Equity, Diversity, Inclusion