Human Resources Generalist

The DOJ-Office of the Attorney General is seeking a Human Resources Generalist to support the Administrative Services Division in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This onsite role focuses on administering a range of personnel actions, coordinating key HR processes from recruiting through onboarding and offboarding, and supporting accurate reporting through state HR systems.

As a member of the HR team, you will process employment and pay-related transactions, guide employees on benefits and required documentation, and help ensure compliance through employment verification and eligibility checks.

What you will do

• Process the full range of personnel actions for appointments, merit increases, promotions, transfers, separations, and related actions using the LaGov/HCM system.
• Compute routine pay changes.
• Explain employee benefit program options to State employees, review benefits documentation for accuracy and completeness, and forward materials to the appropriate parties.
• Provide onboarding and out-processing documents to employees, offer guidance on each document, and follow up to confirm new hires complete required forms on time.
• Manage the recruiting cycle, including extending employment offers, coordinating pre-employment background checks, and handling fingerprinting and drug-screening steps.
• Generate personnel reports from the LaGov HCM System to verify accuracy of HR data.
• Verify prior state service by contacting previous employers to ensure adjusted leave service dates are processed in LaGov.
• Process verification of employment (VOE) requests for active and inactive employees.
• Process Federal Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) using the E-Verify system.
• Coordinate the LADOJ New Hire Orientation program in its entirety.
• Process and maintain the LADOJ Volunteer/Intern Programs.
• Review job files routinely to help ensure current job descriptions are maintained for all positions.
• Collect and compile statistical data needed for required reports.
• Assist agency personnel with routine or limited Federal and State laws, and with department policies and procedures in assigned areas.
• Post vacancy announcements through LaCareers, including preparing vacancy announcements, forwarding eligible applicants to the hiring manager, keying hire authorizations within 30 days, and archiving exam plans.

Required qualifications

• Two or more years of professional level experience.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or a related field is preferred.
• Preference may be given to candidates with professional-level State Government HR experience in: LaGov HCM, Organizational Management, and/or Talent Acquisition/Recruitment.

Systems and tools used

• LaGov HCM
• LaCareers
• E-Verify
• LaGov/HCM system
• LaGov system

Compensation and additional information

• Location: Baton Rouge, LA (onsite), East Baton Rouge Parish.
• Salary: USD 45,884 - 56,222 per year.
• Employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory background check, drug testing, and reference verifications.
• As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled as a Human Resources Generalist A-C, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).
• Salary offered will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.
• Resumes may be accepted as an attachment; education and experience must be included at the time of application.
• Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree must submit an official college transcript prior to appointment (transcripts may be faxed to (225) 326-6795).
• Benefits: Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.