It’s our experience that you are hard to find! You are the professional expert Human Resource Consultant/Advisor/Generalist we seek. You partner with your customers to provide comprehensive consultative human resource services. Your advanced knowledge of human resource practices blended with your ability to understand people and react to barriers is essential.

It’s time to join us. We are a strong team of dedicated professionals committed to the work we perform and the people we support. L&I is a dynamic organization offering fulfillment in a job well done. We support the state’s economic well-being by protecting the safety of Washington’s workers, providing benefits to injured workers and ensuring fair wages and quality industry services.

Preferred Qualifications:

Three years of progressively increasing responsibility providing broad-based professional human resource services, including facilitating organizational development or change, and advising and consulting on complex human resource issues.

Knowledge of:

RCWs, WACs, CBAs, policies in Human Resources – Thorough working knowledge of RCWs, WACs, policies and procedures, and collective bargaining agreements as they pertain to commonly-applied personnel actions.

Skills and Abilities:

• Anticipate problems, identify issues and develop options when consulting and advising managers and supervisors on corrective action issues.
• Strong conflict resolution, negotiation and facilitation skills.
• Able to be proactive, prioritize work and handle multiple assignments in a timely manner.
• Fosters effective working relationships, propose solutions to resolve conflict and builds consensus.
• Strong PC skills including Microsoft Office applications; Outlook, Excel and Word.
  
  

Special Note:

• Prior to any new appointment into L&I, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted.
• Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver’s license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately-owned vehicle.

Application Process:

We are looking for evidence that you have the skills and abilities required for this job. The information you provide will be used to decide who will be selected for the next step in the process.

1. Fill out this version of the L&I Employment Application
2. Include a letter of interest that describes the following:
   
   • Your skills providing guidance in the application of advanced human resource practices relating to position evaluation, classification and position management.
   • Your ability to use consensus building, negotiation, coalition and conflict resolution techniques.
   • Your experience with performance management and disciplinary action.
     

Submit your Labor & Industries Job Application form and letter of interest using one of the following methods:

NOTE: We are unable to accept .ZIP attachments.

Some locations where you may access computer terminals:

• Work Source Centers.
  (See locations at: http://www.wa.gov/esd/work/localconnections.htm)
• Public libraries.
  (See locations at: http://wlo.statelib.wa.gov/libsearch.cfm)
• Department of Personnel, 600 S. Franklin, Olympia, Washington.
  

As a condition of employment the successful candidate accepting this position will be required to comply with the Union Security clause contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the State of Washington and the Washington Federation of State Employees or the Coalition.

Persons with a disability, who need assistance in the application or assessment process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 902-9152. Applicants that are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1.

The State of Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer