Department Personnel Coordinator

Boulder County, CO

$67K — $96K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Five years of combined relevant education and experience in human resources or administration
  • Supervisory experience preferred or willingness to obtain a supervisory certificate
  • Knowledge of employee benefits principles and practices
  • Strong bookkeeping and clerical skills
  • Technical proficiency in HRIS systems for record-keeping

Responsibilities

  • Verify accuracy of personnel schedules and budget FTEs
  • Ensure correct payroll job ledger codes are maintained
  • Oversee Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) coordination with relevant parties
  • Conduct criminal background checks for new hires
  • Collect employee information for reports and research
  • Initiate new-hire procedures and coordinate start dates
  • Supervise administrative staff, including training and performance evaluations

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plans with vision and dental coverage
  • Access to family-forming benefits including infertility treatment
  • Twelve weeks of paid caregiver leave
  • Wellness program participation
  • Generous paid time off including vacation and medical leave
  • Tuition assistance program for further education
  • Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Full Job Description
Salary : $67,068.00 - $96,600.00 Annually
Location : Boulder County, CO
Job Type: Full-time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 6817(AT5)
Department: Community Services
Division: CSD Administration
Opening Date: 07/22/2026
Closing Date: 8/4/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt

Description
Boulder County Community Services Department is seeking to hire a Department Personnel Coordinator. The Personnel Coordinator is an administrative professional classification who may also be a work lead or supervisor. The Personnel Coordinator is responsible for performing professional and technical duties in coordinating department personnel related actions, budgeting and may perform supervisory duties.

This is a full-time, benefited position that will work Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm. This position will work remote and out of 3482 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado. Under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guidelines, this position is exempt.

Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.

Hiring Salary Range: $67,068.00 - $81,834.00 Annually

Tentative Hiring Timeline:
  • Phone Screening: Week of August 10th
  • First Round Interviews: Week of August 17th
  • Second Round Interviews: Week of August 24th
  • Reference Check: Week of August 24th


New employees receive an of vacation at the time of hire, in addition to 8 hours of both vacation and medical leave accruals each month (Must not have been employed at Boulder County during the 12 months prior to re-hire date to qualify). Boulder County offers including pension contributions.

Boulder County employees may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Visit for more information.

Examples of Duties

  1. Verifies accuracy of the personnel schedules ensuring all FTE's of department are budgeted correctly
  2. Verifies accuracy of employee timekeeping job ledger codes for department
  3. May oversee FMLA/STD coordination with division supervisors, county payroll, and HR Benefits Specialist
  4. May conduct criminal background investigations for all prospective new employees
  5. Oversees and coordinates the collection of employee information for reports and statistical research
  6. Coordinates start dates for new employees with supervisors and initiates employee new-hire procedures ensuring all internal policies are followed
  7. Provides information to employees, reviews, verifies and processes documents requiring expertise interdepartmental procedures, state statutes and legal forms
  8. Prepares budgeting spreadsheets regarding pay increases/bonuses to ensure the department stays within budget
  9. Oversees and coordinates the recruitment process with supervisors and provides them with a checklist for interviewing and hiring a new employee
  10. May oversee operations, procurement, travel coordination, supply ordering, and general office management
  11. May manage use of County-issued purchasing cards (p-cards), Oracle systems, and departmental purchase orders to track and control spending
  12. May be the work lead or supervisor of administrative staff; provides training, mentorship, coaching, performance evaluations, and corrective action as needed
  13. May delegate and approve expenditures within budgetary guidelines; monitors departmental spending, conducts budget audits, and ensures accurate financial coding
  14. May review, maintain or update various logs, schedules, procedures, or certifications as appropriate based on the department
  15. May coordinate building operations or maintenance
  16. Performs special projects of complex administrative, technical or confidential nature
  17. Performs related work, as required
  18. May be reassigned during emergency situations

Required Qualifications
PLEASE NOTE: When completing your application describe all relevant education and experience, as applications are assessed based on the required qualifications listed. Resumes and other attachments are not accepted in lieu of completed applications and will not be reviewed in the initial screening process. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your attachments will then be shared with the hiring team.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Boulder County is looking for well qualified candidates to fill our positions. Any combination of relevant education and experience is encouraged. In this position, we are looking for a minimum of
  • Five (5) years of combined education and experience

Additional related education may count towards required experience.

BACKGROUND CHECK:
  • A job offer is contingent on passing a background investigation

Supplemental Information
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • 1 (one) year of supervisory experience or willingness to get a supervisory certificate within a year of hire

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of employee benefits
  • Bookkeeping and clerical skills
  • Ability to deal effectively with other employees and the public
  • Strong technical ability in the county HRIS system for accurate record keeping
  • Knowledge of departmental personnel practices

As well as offering competitive pay and a caring work environment, Boulder County offers employees an array of benefits. For all FTE and Term employees, we provide:
  • Outstanding options of comprehensive health plans that include vision and dental coverage. Information can be found
  • Additional Benefits can be found
    • Including:
      • Family-forming benefits- infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy reimbursements
      • 12 weeks Paid Caregiver leave
      • Breast feeding friendly-work environment
      • Sick child care, an infants-at-work policy
      • Access to LifeMart discount hub, including discounts on childcare centers, event tickets, travel and more!
      • Access to a nationally-recognized wellness program
      • Employee Assistance Program
      • PERA 401k
      • Social Security retirement plans
      • Additional Life and Disability Insurance
      • Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
      • County-paid tuition assistance
      • Eligible for PSLF-
      • Free EcoPass
      • Hospital Indemnity
      • ID Theft Protection
      • Pet Insurance
      • 8 Hours of Paid Public Service Leave
  • Generous paid time off
    • Holidays
      • New Year's Day January 1
      • Martin Luther King's Birthday January
      • Presidents' Day February
      • Memorial Day May
      • Juneteenth June 19
      • Independence Day July 4
      • Labor Day September
      • Indigenous People's Day
      • General Election Day November (first Tuesday after the first Monday, even years)
      • Veterans' Day November 11
      • Thanksgiving Day November
      • Friday after Thanksgiving*
      • Christmas Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
      • Christmas Day December 25
      • New Year's Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
    • Vacation**
      • 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire
      • Eight hours of vacation per month for the first year of continuous service, then accrue twelve hours of vacation per month after the first year of continuous service.
    • Medical**
      • Eight hours of medical leave for each month employed.
  • PERA- The County and all employees pay into both Social Security and PERA
    • Employer contribution to Social Security: 7.65% of salary
    • Employer contribution to PERA (Local Government Division- most county employees: 14.76%

*The District Attorney's Office observe Francis Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and omit the Friday after Thanksgiving
**Vacation and Medical leave are based off of full time FTE accruals. Part-time FTE/term employees accrue leave based on the percentage of time they work.
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Please describe how you meet the minimum requirement of five (5) years of combined education and experience.
02

Briefly explain your experience working in or with local government or related field.
03

Provide a specific example of how your attention to detail prevented a financial error or resolved a complex clerical discrepancy?
04

Describe a time you successfully led or supported a team to achieve a shared goal.
05

Why do you value racial equity and social justice? What work have you done that demonstrates this? Provide an example of how your life and/or professional career has embodied racial equity and social justice.
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In what way do you see that racial equity is relevant work for Boulder County as an organization?
Required Question

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