Oversee employee performance, provide guidance, support, identify developmental needs, and manage the reciprocal relationship between staff and the organization so that each is successful.

• Diligently execute professional human resources support in the areas of classified staffing, reinstatements, and civilian staffing.• Train and develop new employees into Recruiting role.• Accurately and effectively screen, monitor, interview, track, and process potential applicants.• Posted civilian positions, sourced, and placed candidates into vacant positions and completed hiring paperwork. Screened and evaluated candidates to ensure they met minimum qualifications.• Play a vital role in developing policies, procedures, and desk manuals.• Administer testing components of the hiring process.• Serve as Team Lead in various functions/roles within the HFD hiring process.• Audit Team member files for accuracy and completeness.

• Effectively directed, planned, and coordinated recruitment and examination division of professional and sub-professional employees. Hired and trained qualified employees, dealt with understaffing, performance management, and administered disciplinary procedures. Spearheaded the development and recommendation of rules, policies, and procedures relating to human resources management.• Researched and streamlined all legal issues and best practices related to human resources.• Accurately interpreted data and evaluated statistical analysis and reported findings.• Examined results of studies and special projects performed by staff and explained results to the director and/or assistant director. Rendered effective assistance in developing and implementing departmental goals and objectives. • Participated in Personnel Board meetings by representing the department in meetings, hearings, or on interagency/jurisdictional committees, and/or task forces. • Delivered human resources professional staff support to City-Parish departments, including interpreting the plan of Government, Rules Governing Employees in the Classified Service, and other related ordinances, policies, and procedures.• Stayed abreast of current legislation involving employment practices, updated programs as required, and trained the Managers and Human Resources personnel to remain in compliance.• Analyzed employment applications for minimum qualifications. Rendered results-oriented counseling to applicants and employees on career development and opportunities as well as City-Parish rules and procedures. • Directed certification processes and maintained the official list of eligible applicants. • Organized and performed complex special projects and statistical analyses relating to various human resources issues.• Conducted corrective conferences, investigative interviews, witness interviews, pdcs, and/or presents disciplinary actions as requested.