Career Opportunity

Senior Human Resources Analyst - Department of Homelessness & Supportive Housing - (1244) - (126029)

Recruitment: RTF0126028-01153037

Published: September 27, 2022

Accepting applications until: September 30, 2022

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About:

**This is a Temporary Exempt, full-time position, not to exceed 6 months or 1040 hours in a fiscal year. This position is temporary until we can fill the permanent position. Applicants must apply to the permanent position's job announcement (PBT-1244-125762) if they want to be considered for the permanent position which is currently open 9/9/2022 - 9/27/2022.**

Link to Permanent Application: PBT-1244-125762

Application Open: Friday, September 2, 2022
Application Deadline: This announcement can close at any time, but no earlier than Friday, September 30, 2022 
Compensation Range: $112,642 - $148,980 annually 
Recruitment ID: TEX-1244-126029

Who We Are

Through the provision of coordinated, compassionate, and high‐quality services, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) strives to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one time. The Department provides assistance and support to homeless and at‐risk youth, adults, and families to prevent imminent episodes of homelessness and end homelessness for people in San Francisco. Services including outreach, homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, drop‐in centers, transitional housing, supportive housing, short‐term rental subsidies, and support services to help people exit homelessness. For more information about the department, please visit our website at https://hsh.sfgov.org.

What We Do

San Francisco is a pioneer in homeless services and a leader in providing supportive housing as a permanent exit from homelessness. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), founded in 2016, is a national leader in the movement to end homelessness by developing a coordinated, equity-driven, client-focused system of compassionate services while piloting innovative models, and implementing best practice solutions with measurable results. HSH’s Homelessness Response System (HRS) oversees and implements a system of care that shelters, houses, and serves approximately 14,000 people daily. Major programs include: street outreach and service connection through the Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT); 3,000-bed shelter system for adults and families including shelters for members of the LGBTQ community; rapid rehousing rental subsidies for families, adults, older adults, and transitional aged youth; the Problem Solving and flexible financial assistance programs; and robust supportive housing programs with nearly 10,000 units which provide permanent housing and services to formerly homeless individuals and families.

Role description

What We're Looking For

The Senior Human Resources Analyst operates as a human resources business partner and performs duties in a wide variety of functional areas.  The biggest need in the department involves recruitment and selection, and employee/labor relations. As the incumbent in the position can work more independently and demonstrate proficiency in their work assignments, they will supervise a HR Analyst, sometimes on a rotational basis, depending on staffing. Examples of work will include but are not limited to:

• Providing advice, consultation and information to managers, supervisors and employees regarding organizational structures, appropriate staffing patterns, discipline, classification, compensation, budgetary issues and related personnel rules, policies and procedures.
• Coordinating and leading projects to advance HSH’s Racial Equity Action Plan goals.
• Completing various recruitment types (permanent civil service examinations and exempt) from start to finish.
• Conducting disciplinary hearings.
• Responding to discrimination complaints.
• Monitoring appropriate use of FMLA
• Determining ADA reasonable accommodations.
• Reviewing worker’s compensation claims.
• Meeting and conferring/consulting with employee organizations. 
• Responding to requests for salary and wage adjustments.
• Participating as a member of a bargaining team during labor contract negotiations.
• Preparing correspondence, reports, and memos; and making presentations to boards and commissions.
• Carrying out, interpreting, explaining, and enforcing existing policies, methods and procedures relating to personnel administrative matters.
• Making regular contacts with candidates, employees, employee representatives, other agencies, and personnel at various levels to furnish and obtain information.
• Gathering, preparing, compiling, reviewing, and maintaining important personnel information reports and records.
• Other related duties as required.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary Exempt, full-time position not to exceed six months or 1,040 hours in a fiscal year. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, is considered "at will" and shall serve at the discretion of the Department Head.

How to qualify

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university AND
• Experience: Three (3) years of verifiable professional human resources experience, similar to 1241 Human Resources Analyst, in one or more of the following areas of activity: recruitment and selection, classification and compensation, employee and/or labor relations, benefits administration and human resources operations. 
• Education Substitution: Additional qualifying work experience as a professional human resources analyst may be substituted for up to two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis (30 semester/ 45 quarter units equals one year).
• Experience Substitution:
  • Completion of a 12 month human resources trainee program equivalent to the City and County of San Francisco's 1249 Human Resources Training Program may substitute for one (1) year of required professional experience OR
  • Possession of a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Master's degree in Personnel Administration, Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Public Administration or Clinical/School/Industrial-Organizational Psychology may substitute for one (1) year of the required professional experience.

Desirable Qualifications:

The stated desirable qualifications listed below may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring.

• Experience completing job analysis, developing examinations, preparing job announcements, and screening applications for minimum qualifications.
• Experience in a human resources capacity working with employees, management, boards, and labor unions/employee associations.
• Experience using database systems such as PeopleSoft HRMS and spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel.
• Experience developing and conducting training programs and preparing Standard Operating Procedure documents.
• Working knowledge and experience with the reasonable accommodation interactive process, FMLA/CFRA.
• Experience functioning as a technical and functional lead over technical and administrative support positions.
• Ability to provide critical analytical support to a management team about human resources issues, functions and programs.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment and apply professional knowledge and skills to various personnel programs and problems.
• Ability to work with discretion on confidential and sensitive issues.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Verification:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements. 
Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.
Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Selection Procedures: The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited to participate in the oral/performance interview.

What else should I know?

HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.
• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst at Christine Salam at christine.salam@sfgov.org. 

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.