Human Resources Technician 3

Posting number: 2026-04341

Department: ADMIN - DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Job classification: HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN 3

Posting type: Open Competitive

Categories: Human Resources

The Division of Human Resource Management (DHRM) of the Nevada Department of Administration is seeking an Human Resources Technician 3 in Las Vegas. The incumbent performs advanced technical human resource duties with primary emphasis on the accurate processing, auditing, and maintenance of employee personnel actions for multiple State agencies. Responsibilities include administering transactions in CORE.NV; conducting detailed audits of personnel actions, NVPERS and PEBP records, and submissions to Central Records and agency payroll clerks; and ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and agency policies. The position also maintains tracking logs and databases, processes benefit-related documentation, and prepares onboarding materials for new hires and transfers. Additional duties include supporting agency recruitments by reviewing materials for compliance, assisting hiring managers with NEOGOV processes, and auditing recruitment and personnel records in NEOGOV and CORE.NV. The incumbent may provide guidance to HR Technician 2 staff, assist HR Officers and Analysts, and present or support new hire orientations. While the primary focus remains on personnel action processing, the position may assist the leave team with FMLA, ADA accommodations, military leave, Paid Family Leave, catastrophic leave, and workers’ compensation tracking, ensuring confidential and compliant handling of sensitive information. This role requires exceptional accuracy, strong organizational skills, advanced technical proficiency, and the ability to perform journey-level work in accordance with federal and state human resource requirements.

Human Resources Technicians perform a wide variety of Human Resources activities including Human Resources records processing, recruitment and examining, new hire orientation, list certification, and payroll support duties. While payroll support duties may be performed a portion of the time by Human Resources Technicians, the majority of duties involve Human Resources activities. Positions dedicated to payroll duties are appropriately classified in accounting-related series. Some positions in this series specialize in one or more Human Resources functions and others may serve in a generalist capacity. Supervisory responsibility may be assigned at any level in the series, but this responsibility does not, by itself, warrant allocation to a higher level.

Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of technical personnel/payroll experience which included researching information, applying r ules and regulations, and problem solving in areas such as recruitment and examining, payroll, interviewing and selection, and other related personnel/payroll functions; OR one year of experience as a Human Resources Technician II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Receive and review requests and authorization to fill a vacancy; verify selective recruitment criteria needs and obtain approval; check availability of existing hiring lists and/or consider alternative methods of filling vacancies according to established policies and regulations; certify eligible hiring lists or request certified hiring lists from centralized Human Resources; maintain accurate hiring lists by updating the Human Resources database after interview results are received, and surveying applicants for interest, availability and/or special skills.

Develop or assist in the development of recruitment plans; draft job announcements; participate in outreach activities including job fairs; prepare and place advertising in newspapers, trade journals, and websites.

Receive and evaluate employment applications for eligibility according to required minimum qualifications and notify applicants; schedule appropriate examination; administer or coordinate testing; process results and notify applicants; generate certified eligible hiring lists in accordance with pertinent statutes, rules and regulations and monitor list usage for compliance.

Review hiring packets for required approvals and documentation in accordance with Human Resources regulations; provide new hire orientation and information regarding retirement, pay schedules, insurance benefits, timekeeping, leave, and agency and State policies.

Process various types of employee Human Resources transactions; enter into the Human Resources/payroll database in a live production environment, or audit transactions processed by others to ensure accuracy; participate in automated system testing as needed.

Research Human Resources and payroll problems and process corrections for overpayments, underpayments, and leave accrual and pay progression errors; determine benefit eligibility; process and monitor Human Resources/payroll actions related to FMLA, workers’ compensation, catastrophic leave, and longevity pay.

• Provide liaison services for employees regarding workers’ compensation; coordinate early return to work and modified duty; complete necessary forms, monitor lost time, and arrange for FMLA to run concurrently.
• Maintain Human Resources, recruitment, and training files and records in accordance with established records retention schedules.
• Respond to Human Resources and payroll related questions from employees, management and the public by researching applicable laws, regulations and policies; provide requested job announcements, applications, forms and other Human Resources documents as requested.
• Conduct basic research, compile data and assist in the preparation of final reports.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Under limited supervision, incumbents perform the highest-level paraprofessional and technical Human Resources assignments a majority of the time. Assignments at this level vary considerably and duties may include: certify and maintain accurate hiring lists; plan and implement internal, external, and difficult recruitments, with responsibility for all aspects of the recruitment process; assist management with disciplinary/grievance issues by gathering information and facts, processing required forms and providing involved parties information, NAC/NRS references, and proper procedures during the initial stages of disciplinary actions, complaints and grievances; audit, reconcile and authorize Human Resources/payroll documents and transactions completed by others; and recommend approval/disapproval of FMLA and catastrophic leave requests. Incumbents may research the most complex Human Resources/payroll issues and process transactions such as workers’ compensation buy-backs and overpayments.

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of:Human Resources principles, practices, and methods used in recruitment, examination, selection and/or payroll; automated systems and applications typically used to support personnel and payroll.

Ability to: perform complex Human Resources and/or payroll operations including researching rules and regulations, auditing documents, and calculating and reconciling Human Resources/payroll transactions; make appropriate Human Resources decisions following agency policies and past precedents; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with all levels of management and employees; work independently and follow through on assignments with minimal direction.

Skill in:writing and composing grammatically correct job announcements, business correspondence and reports; coordinating oral examination boards and/or interview and selection panels.