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This internship provides transitioning military members with in-depth, hands-on training in key Staffing and Compensation functions within the City of Virginia Beach Human Resources Department. Areas of focus include recruitment, job classification, applicant tracking, compensation analysis, and onboarding. The HR Specialist SkillBridge Intern will: Assist with new hire onboarding tasks, candidate engagement, and applicant tracking. Research, compile, and analyze data and metrics from various sources (e.g., Applicant Tracking System reports, vendor platform data, and HRIS reports). Support career fair planning and participation. Contribute to the development and delivery of HR-related training and presentations. May assist with other HR functions as needed.
Perform a variety of entry-level paraprofessional duties in support of the City-wide Human Resources program.Representative Work Functions and Responsibilities• Assist departments in filling vacancies by training users on the Applicant Tracking System, answering applicant and hiring manager questions, and referring applicants, and providing advice on selection techniques to ensure timely hiring of the best qualified candidates.• Monitor department selections and responses to applicants for compliance with City policies and procedures and EEO guidelines. • Assist with composing position advertisements and other materials from templates and departmental input in compliance with City policy and EEO laws to fairly and equitably recruit qualified candidates or inform/develop current employees.• Assist with placing job advertisements on external job boards.• Attend career fairs and represent the City at events to promote city employment.• Assist with updating job descriptions and associated working conditions for city classifications.• Organize typing tests for applicants for City entrance and clerical promotional positions as needed to ensure individuals selected possess the required knowledge, skills and abilities.• Establish and maintain secure and confidential filing systems for a variety of applicant, employee, and personnel records.• Prepare correspondence, surveys, tabulations and analyses of surveys as well as basic statistical reports in support of the needs of senior staff members and HR initiatives.• Interpret and explain routine personnel policies, procedures and forms such as applications, onboarding activities, grievances and other employee relations matters, tuition reimbursement, and performance appraisals to applicants, employees and managers as needed.• Assist in the coordination of training sessions through contact with consultants and other agencies, set up rooms and equipment, develop and compile resource materials, and maintain records to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of the City-wide training program.• Conduct basic research to assist in the development and administration of personnel programs.• Perform routine financial transactions and reconciliations related to departmental Accounts Payable/Receivable needs.• Develop and maintain simple automated data-base systems to facilitate recordkeeping, and processing of personnel transactions.• Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge and physical requirements as demanded by those duties described or less. Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on then current workloads and department needs.
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