HR GENERALIST Job Nashville Tennessee USA,HR/Recruitment

Position: HR GENERALIST 2 - 01202026- 74491

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time: 01/20/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time: 01/26/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly): $4,057.00 - $5,078.00

Salary (Annually): $48,684.00 - $60,936.00

Job Type: Full-Time

City, State

Location:

Nashville, TN

Department:
Human Services

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

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This is a remote position

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to one year of professional human resources work.

Substitution of Education for

Experience:

Additional graduate coursework in human resources administration or other related acceptable fields may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year.

Substitution of Experience for

Education:

Qualifying full‑time professional or paraprofessional human resources experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

None.

Examination Method:
Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Overview

Summary:

Under direction, performs human resources administrative work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features:
This is the second level in the HR Generalist series. An incumbent in this class is employed in the Department of Human Resources (DOHR) or one of the shared services agencies. An employee in this class is responsible for implementing human resources services including: prepare, process and maintain complex human resources transactions and analysis; may act as the human resources generalist for a medium to large size field office or institution such as a correctional facility, or for a medium to large sized department.

This class differs from the HR Generalist 1 in that an incumbent of the latter performs work of a lesser scope and complexity. This class differs from the HR Generalist 3 in that an incumbent of the latter may act as the human resources generalist for a large sized department and may lead employees of this class.

Responsibilities

Interprets a variety of current human resources rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and documents for internal and external business partners to facilitate understanding, enhance communications, and ensure compliance.

Prepares, processes, reviews, audits and corrects and analyzes human resources documents such as employee appointments, promotions, demotions, reclassifications, flex class changes, separations, terminations, transfers, retirement, security access changes, highly confidential transactions, information changes, leave and attendance, overtime reports, pay differentials, longevity, supplemental payroll, unemployment and performance management processing and in addition to other human resources activities.

Enters employee information, including but not limited to schedule information, general and personal information, leave information, worker's compensation, and other human resources related transactions, into appropriate database tracking software specific to the state and agency, electronic and paper tracking logs and spreadsheets, and other forms.

Conducts agency specific and specialized training, orientation/on‑boarding, and benefits meetings for agency employees to comply with departmental, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, processes, and procedures and prepares standard operating procedure documentation.

Assists internal business partners with investigations of employee relations issues according to departmental, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, processes, and procedures to develop an action plan for resolving the issue.

Determines employee qualifications for a variety of employment benefits, including but not limited to FMLA, worker's compensation, and qualifying events for insurance to ensure compliance with standards and identify next steps.

Collects and provides survey data to determine its relevancy to and effects on human resources processes and procedures and inform reporting.

Resolves benefit, time and attendance, pay, and other issues using departmental, state, and federal laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, processes, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely processing.

Evaluates qualifications and background check results to determine if candidate/employee is in compliance with minimum qualifications and/or necessary special qualifications and inform decisions on who should be interviewed.

Prepares, analyzes, audits and maintains a variety of reports with…


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