HUMAN RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVE

Job Requisition ID: 59613 Opening Date: 10/30/2026Closing Date: 11/17/2026Agency: Department of Juvenile JusticeClass Title: HUMAN RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVE - 19692 Skill Option: None Bilingual Option: NoneSalary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $5,834/month; Full Salary Range: $5,834-$8,307/monthJob Type: SalariedCategory: Full TimeNumber of Vacancies: 1Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCMEMerit Comp Code:
Work Hours: Monday - Friday (8:00 AM-4:00PM)
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: 4 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needsHeadquarter Location: 30 W 200 Ferry Rd, Warrenville, Illinois, 60563Work County: DuPageAgency Contact:

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is seeking a motivated, organized, and detail-oriented Human Resources professional who brings energy, organization, adaptability, and a solutions-focused mindset to a dynamic team at IYC Warrenville. This position is essential to the daily operations, handling workers compenation, employee leaves and benefits, personnel transactions, and supporting recruitment and hiring initiatives. The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter, exceptional team player, and resourceful problem-solver who can confidently navigate competing priorities in a fast paced, 24-hour congregate care setting. If you understand that trauma-informed practices, sound judgment, confidentiality, and complaince with applicable laws, rules, regulations is essential to success and you're ready to put your HR expertise to work, embrace new challenges, and make a meaningful impact every day, this is your opportunity to shine! IDJJ encourages all qualified and interested applicants to apply.

Essential Functions

• Under direction, serves as point of contact for Human Resources related inquiries and requests.
• Serves as Group Insurance Preparer (GIP).
• Serves as Worker's Compensation Coordinator.
• Keyboards and submits forms required for background investigations of applicants, employees, and service providers, including summary of Background Investigations forms and fingerprint cards.
• Serves as State Employee's Retirement System (SERS) coordinator at facility.
• Provides advice and interpretation and instruction to staff as to Human Resources procedures, eligibility for examinations, career development, tuition reimbursement, upward mobility, leaves of absence, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other employee concerns and issues.
• Maintains files of employee job descriptions.

Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college and one year of professional experience, preferably in human resources, or satisfactory completion of an approved training program.

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance)

• Prefers two (2) years of experience working in Human Resources within Illinois state government employment.
• Prefers working knowledge of the Personnel Code, Rules, Position Classification Plan, Pay Plan, Collective Bargaining Agreements, departmental policies and procedures.
• Prefers two (2) years of experience working with Leaves of Absences, Group Insurance, and/or Workman's Compensation laws, rules, and processes.
• Prefers ability to process a high volume of information; sort information into like categories and verifies by a systematic method the reliability of held information.
• Prefers ability to articulate human resources administration information in descriptive terms to others not well versed in the personnel system.
• Prefers ability to read, assimilate information and data, and recall, with a reasonable degree of proficiency, facts and figures.
• Prefers the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining a high level of confidentiality in handling sensitive information.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to pass an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC)/Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of position held, is prohibited.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends. This also requires the ability to work in a 24 hour 'on call' capacity.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Benefits

The Department of Juvenile Justice offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Paid parental leave
• Pre-tax benefits programs including but not limited to: Deferred Compensation, Medical, Daycare, etc.
• Employees earn twelve (12) paid Sick Days annually
• New Employees earn ten (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to twenty-five (25) paid Vacation Days annually (based on years of service)
• Employees earn three (3) paid Personal Days annually (pro-rated based on start date)
• Thirteen-Fourteen (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)
• Flexible work schedules in many program areas (remote work may be an option for certain positions)

This position DOES NOT contain "Specialized Skills" (as that term is used in CBAs).

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Use the "Apply" button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.

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State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees - a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.

Non-State employees should log in on the using the "View Profile" link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com - click "Application Procedures" in the footer of every page of the website.

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