"Specialist, Human Resources"

Specialist, Human Resources

Company: Valencia College

Job Location: Orlando, 32802

Category: Human Resources

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Position Number: HR0664

Employee Class Description
C3-Staff PT (ed. support)

General Position Description
Responsible technical work independently assisting with a major human resources function such as: benefits; records processing; employment/applicant processing; or faculty credentialing.

Flexible Work Arrangement
Primarily Remote: Employee performs the majority of job duties remotely and may occasionally work on site, based on operational needs with advance notice, when possible.

Posting Number: S3801P

Location(s)
Orlando, FL 32811 - West Campus

Proposed Work Schedule (Please note hours subject to change based on business needs)
This position is primarily remote; however, the ODHR Staff must be available to report to any Valencia College campus as business needs require.
Monday - Friday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Hours subject to change based on business needs.

Posting End Date: 03/30/2026

Salary Range: 38646.4

Description of Job Function

1. Reviews employment applications, employee insurance applications, or personnel action forms for accuracy, completeness and compliance with policies and procedures. Calculates salaries, salary payments, and employee insurance deductions. Reconciles data with payroll and accounting. Reviews, records, files, and retrieves faculty credentials applications, transcripts, and supporting documentation.
2. Contacts employees, supervisors, or applicants to resolve problems relating to employment applications/recruitment activities, employee insurance applications, processing of personnel action forms, or credentialing.
3. Enters applicant, employee benefits, employee records data, or credentialing data into PeopleAdmin and Banner, or other software programs using a personal computer.
4. Sets up and maintains detailed records and files related to employment, employee benefits and records processing activities, faculty selection and credentialing, and employee evaluations.
5. Answers questions about employment opportunities and applicant processing, faculty/staff records requirements and employee benefits including but not limited to retirement, leave, insurance, sick leave pool, flex plan, background checks, drug testing, and contracts.
6. Prepares personnel actions forms, correspondence, reports, employment verifications, schedules, mass mailings and other administrative materials as required. Accesses, inputs, and retrieves data from a computer. Compiles data for personnel reports.
7. Processes criminal background checks and finger prints, drug screenings, credit checks, and driver license histories as required. Reports results as appropriate.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.

Drivers License Requirement
Not Applicable

Required Minimum Education
High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

Preferred Type of Experience
Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
Progressively responsible experience in a human resources environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to interpret and apply personnel laws, policies, and practices related to the position.
Ability to handle multiple priorities and confidential assignments, organize work, and function independently.
Ability to effectively interact with other staff and applicants.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to access, input, and retrieve computer based data/information.
Ability to function effectively under a heavy workload and during peak periods.
Ability to work effectively in a diverse community and meet the needs of diverse student populations.

General Working Conditions
This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.
The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job specific working conditions
This position has a reasonably low access to protected health information (PHI) and is required to participate in specialized training relative to handling of PHI.

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