Salary : $72,125.46 - $120,208.82 Annually
Location : FAIRFAX (FJ16), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 25-01361
Department: Circuit Court & Records
Opening Date: 07/19/2025
Closing Date: 8/1/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S25
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

This position serves as the HR manager for the Fairfax Circuit Court, responsible for managing the Court's daily human resources operations. Acts as the HR-subject matter expert for senior management, managers, supervisors, and employees on a wide range of HR activities.

Areas of expertise include recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, performance management, payroll, benefits, EEO, FMLA, ADA, and workers compensation. Facilitates and manages recruitments, providing guidance and direction to managers on recruitment, interviews, selection process. Responsible for writing position descriptions and job announcements. Provides counsel and guidance to managers and employees on employee relations issues. Ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations. Provides guidance to and works with senior management to coordinate workforce planning and strategic planning efforts.

Supervises one or more administrative staff in the HR team. Drafts HR policies and procedures for the Court. Manages the annual Employee Appreciation Day activities for the Circuit Court. Performs other duties as directed.
Illustrative Duties
(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

• Provides managers with guidance on employment, employee relations and other HR issues;
• Makes recommendations and revisions to departmental HR policies & procedures;
• Gathers, tracks and analyzes HR metrics, reports, and plans;
• Manages on-boarding, exit interviews, and other HR-related departmental programs;
• May supervise clerical and/or paraprofessional personnel in HR-related matters.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities
(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Knowledge of human resources administration and management principles and practices;
• Ability to perform a variety of increasingly complex work in human resources;
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
• Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software to prepare documents and store, manipulate, analyze and present information;
• Ability to train and supervise staff.

Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in human resource management, public administration, or a related field; plus two years of professional-level human resources experience.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to the position must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources management, business administration, public administration, or a related field.
• Human resources certification from SHRM, HRCI, or IPMA.
• Considerable knowledge of, and three years of experience with, human resources policies and procedures in a local government setting, particularly employee relations, performance management, recruiting and retention, payroll, organizational development, and workforce and succession planning.
• Considerable experience and a high level of proficiency using FOCUS HCM, PEAQ, NEOGOV, and JDMS (or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) HCM system, applicant tracking system, and position description database).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite computer software, particularly Word and Excel.
• Considerable knowledge of, and three years of experience with FMLA, ADA, EEO.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated success as a supervisor, including coaching and training.
• Ability to exercise tact, discretion, initiative, creativity, and independent judgment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Duties are generally sedentary.
• Employee may be required to walk, stand, bend, and carry items weighing up to 15 pounds.
• Must be able to input and retrieve data from a computer.
• Must be able to travel to other sites to attend meetings/trainings.
• All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39% of residents speak a language other than English at home () and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. EEO/AA/TTY.

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Requisition 25-01361
Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:

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Non-Merit Positions

1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
   • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
   • Flexible Spending Program
   • Deferred Compensation
2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
   • No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

Is your degree in one of the following disciplines?

• Human resources management
• Public administration
• Business administration
• Industrial/organizational psychology
• Industrial/labor relations
• Not applicable

03

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list the discipline of your degree. If this question does not pertain to you or you do not possess a degree, enter "N/A".
04

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

05

How many years of full-time equivalent professional-level human resources experience do you have?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six or more years

06

Do you possess any of the following human resources professional certifications? Check all that apply.

• SHRM-CP
• SHRM-SCP
• PHR
• SPHR
• IPMA-HR CP
• IPMA-HR SCP
• Other (human resources related certification)
• None of the above

07

In reference to the previous question, if you selected one or more certifications, specify the issuing organization, issue date, and expiration date for each certification. If this question does not pertain to you or you do not possess a human resources certification, enter "N/A".
08

How many years of full-time equivalent supervisory experience do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six or more years

09

Do you have at least three years of professional-level experience in any of the following human resources areas? Check all that apply.

• ADA
• FLSA
• FMLA
• Employee relations
• Payroll supervision
• Performance management
• Position classification
• Recruiting/hiring
• Workforce planning
• None of the above

10

How many years of full-time equivalent professional-level human resources experience do you have working for a local, state, or federal government?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six or more years

11

Please list all Human Resources systems/software in which you have experience using. If this question does not pertain to you or you do not have the aforementioned experience, please enter "N/A".
12

Are you proficient in any of the following Microsoft Office Suite applications? Check all that apply.

• Outlook (Composing email messages; sending and receiving email messages; organizing email messages into folders; managing contacts; scheduling appointments & meetings, managing tasks)
• Word (Knowledge of common functions such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; indenting paragraphs; using tabs and tables; inserting a hard page break; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; adding comments and tracking changes)
• PowerPoint (Creating a template and working with a design template; working with graphics, animation and multimedia; building interactive presentations using hyperlinks)
• Excel (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents; creating and modifying pivot tables; using formulas and links to other cells/worksheets)
• None of the above

Required Question