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Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services Director Employee Relations in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore City
6776 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21215
POSITION DUTIES
This is a MANAGEMENT SERVICE position with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. The incumbent serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
This position provides professional support in the administration of the Departments employee relations program by serving as an advisor and consultant to Appointing Authorities, DPSCS Executive Leadership, and
employees. The incumbent is responsible for resolving disputes between employees, and
disciplinary cases, including terminations, with Appointing Authorities, the Office of
Administrative Hearings (OAH), and hearing boards under provisions of the
Correctional Officers Bill of Rights. The incumbent serves as a subject matter expert
and has vast knowledge of employment laws, including but not limited to State
Personnel and Pensions Titles 10, 12 and 17; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal
and State EEOC regulations; Americans with Disabilities Act; Injured Worker
Insurance Fund; collective bargaining agreements, such as AFSCME MOU, and agency
personnel management directives.
Examples of work performed in this position include:
- Interpreting and applying agency personnel management policies and procedures, as well as applicable federal/state employment laws.
- Advising management on labor agreements and contracts during and outside of negotiation periods; ensuring that policies are consistent with union agreements.
- Develops, reviews, and updates human resource policies incompliance with DBM policies, union agreements, and federal and state law.
- Collaborating with key stakeholders and facilitating multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure consistency in the application of policies and disciplinary actions.
- Planning, organizing, and directing a team of professional staff responsible for administrating the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services employee relations programs.
- Providing technical assistance to management advocates to ensure completion of assignments.
- Training and coaching when applicable.
- Conducting investigative inquiries, conducting interviews, and preparing case findings.
- Coordinating settlement conferences.
- Litigating cases in administrative or judicial proceedings.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must meet all minimum qualifications and license requirements to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire. Please read all requirements before applying.
Education:A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Human Resources, Business Management or Administration, Industrial Organizational Psychology or related field.
Experience:Five (5) years of experience in Human Resources. Four (4) years of this experience must have been professional HR experience involving Employee Relations, including making determinations based on related employment law and regulations, reviewing employee grievance and disciplinary matters, conducting grievance and disciplinary investigations, andrepresenting management before an administrative law judge in hearings at the Office of Administrative Hearings, or similar adjudicatory setting.
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preference will be given to applicants who possess the following preferred qualification(s). Include clear and specific information on your application regarding your qualifications.
Admission to practice law before a State or Federal court
Current certification in mediation, arbitration, and/or alternate dispute r
