The Department of Administration (DOA), Division of Personnel Management, currently has openings for two Human Resources Assistant – Advanced positions within the Human Resources team serving the Department of Veterans Affairs. Both positions offer a casual office atmosphere and flexible work schedules including some telework based on position requirements.

The first position is located at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove (WVHUG). The Union Grove facility is located off Highway 11 in-between Burlington and Racine and is a short drive from Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and other key locations throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.

The second position is located at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King (WVHK). The King facility is located on the picturesque shoreline of the Chain O'Lakes, off Highway 10 between Stevens Point and Appleton.

Both locations are 24/7/365 long-term care facilities that specialize in providing comfort, support, and professional healthcare services to elderly or disabled veterans and their spouses.

DOA employees have access to an excellent comprehensive benefit and compensation package, this includes paid time off so you can truly have a work/life balance! Our competitive benefits package also includes:

• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of vacation to start, 9 paid holidays, and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year.
• Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits.
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan.

DOA employees may also be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. To learn more about DOA's complete compensation package, please visit our Total Rewards Calculator!

The State of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer seeking a diverse and talented workforce.

Both positions perform a wide variety of staffing and administrative support functions. The primary emphasis is on coordinating daily workflow, assisting human resources staff, facility employees, and maintaining human resources records.

The duties and responsibilities include drafting and editing personnel documents; disseminating information to agency staff; developing and preparing human resources reports; providing technical assistance to professional human resources staff; providing administrative support to HR management; and organizing new employee orientation and benefit presentations and information. These positions also enter transaction data into the agency’s Human Resources Information System (HRIS).

The starting pay rate is between $24.00 and $26.00 an hour. Current state employees pay will be based on the provisions in the State of Wisconsin Compensation Plan. This classification is in Pay Schedule 81, Pay Range 04. A twelve-month probationary period will be required.

Due to the nature of this position’s duties, DOA will conduct criminal background checks prior to an offer of hire.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the U.S., a lawful permanent resident, an alien authorized to work in the U.S. without WDVA sponsorship) at the time of application.

Employment in this position is contingent upon passing a pre-employment tuberculosis (TB) skin test.

Employees at this healthcare facility are required to provide documentation of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by date of hire. Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis for exemptions to this requirement in accordance with applicable law.

Minimally-qualified applicants will have experience:

• Providing administrative support in an HR setting (drafting correspondence, preparing personnel documents and employment letters, maintaining files and records, etc.); and
• Coordinating recruitment activities (e.g. drafting job announcements, advertising, preparing job descriptions, updating organizational charts, scheduling interviews, checking references, maintaining recruitment files, etc.).

Well-qualified applicants will also have experience:

• Conducting new employee orientation or providing training;
• Maintaining employee information in a Human Resource Information System (e.g., PeopleSoft, Taleo, Kronos, etc.);
• Retrieving and analyzing data for reports or audits.

To be considered for this position, you must complete the online application. For instructions, refer to the following link: Applying to State Service. A current letter of qualifications and resume must be attached to the online application.

Your letter of qualifications and resume are very important parts of your application and will be used during our evaluation process to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job. For instructions on developing your application and what should be included in these materials, click here.

Submitted materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to an interview.

Permanent classified state employees who are eligible for consideration (transfer, voluntary demotion, or reinstatement) should complete the application process as described above by the stated deadline.

Veterans with a 30% or greater service-related disability rating are eligible for non-competitive appointment. If you meet this eligibility criteria, please send a letter of qualifications, resume, DD-214 (honorable discharge), and documentation of your service-connected disability rating (dated within 12 months) to the contact listed below. Current state employees in permanent positions are not eligible for non-competitive appointment.

Questions can be directed to Kevin Roberts at kevin.roberts@wisconsin.gov.

All application materials must be received by 11:59 PM on April 12, 2023.