Human Resources Analyst

Location: Gloucester

Salary: $53,560.00 - $66,995.00 Annually
Location : Gloucester, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: HUMAN RESOURCES
Opening Date: 01/28/2026

Description
The Gloucester County Human Resources Department is eagerly searching for a passionate, dedicated, and meticulous individual to join us as our Human Resources Analyst. If you have a heart driven by excellence and a keen eye for detail, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact and be a vital part of our team. We believe in finding someone who is genuinely inspired to foster growth, support our community, and uphold the core values that make our department thrive.

Under limited supervision, the Human Resources Analyst is responsible for providing professional work and a full range of personnel support to County departments. Work involves coordinating programs and policies in assigned areas such as compensation and recruitment, position classification, employee relations, employee benefits. The position routinely deals with sensitive and confidential matters, and requires sound judgment, personal initiative and discretion in completing assigned tasks.

Reports to the Human Resources Director.
Job Highlights

• Answers phone and greet visitors, providing customer service to all Gloucester County employees' inquiries and external inquiries regarding position openings.
• At the Department Directors direction make updates to job descriptions, may research, compile and analyze comparable market salary information for positions, departments or job classes.
• Provides back-up assistance for the recruiting, interviewing and selection process functions for County departments. Creates advertisement strategies designed to support workplace staffing initiatives.
• Functions as the department Family Medical Leave Act Coordinator for Family Medical Leave Act inquires, processes, and paperwork and stays abreast of employee absences to notify the employee and department leader of FMLA rights and benefits.
• Provides back-up assistance for benefit processes. Assists employees by answering a wide variety of questions regarding County benefits to include routine questions regarding medical and dental benefits, Virginia Retirement System benefits, deferred compensation, optional life insurance and direct deposit information.
• Facilitates bimonthly new employee orientation explaining personnel policies and benefits and assisting with completion of new hire onboarding paperwork.
• Provides human resources department support for pre-employment activities along with employee onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Coordinates compliance ensuring applicable best practices, policies, and laws are followed for areas such as I-9, and medical documentation.
• Responsible for records management and retention and destroys records in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Oversees line of duty benefits with communication with Gloucester Sheriff's office and fire and rescue personnel for census entered and provided to the Virginia Retirement System.
• Assists with special projects as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

For a complete job description: Human Resources Analyst

Qualifications

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in human resources, personnel management or a related field.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible human resource roles.
• Any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

To be considered for this position, your online application must include a cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references.
Professional references are individuals who can attest to your job related knowledge, skills and abilities while working or in a volunteer capacity and are not family or personally related. Professional references should include job title, company name and address, phone numbers and email address if available.
Gloucester County is an Equal Opportunity Employer & Drug Free Workplace
OUR Community:
Gloucester County
Special Requirements

Professional designation such as Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or Public Sector Human Resources Association (PSHRA-CP), or equivalent preferred.
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