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Human Resources Specialist

Austin, TX

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Working with Austin Water provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, training opportunities, and more. Please click here for more information on benefits.


Position Overview

The person in this position will provide administrative assistance to the Austin Water Human Resources Employment & Compensation team. Duties will include:

  • Performing reference checks, employment verifications
  • Administer new employee paperwork to candidates
  • Assist with external job postings
  • Preparing interview packets and closing out hiring packet
  • Travel to other locations for file reviews and document transfers
  • Coordinate the pre-employment physicals
  • Other duties as assigned


Minimum Qualifications

  • Graduation with an Associate degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a related field, plus two (2) years of related HR experience.
  • Any combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience performing Human Resources administrative tasks
  • Experience performing post-interview activities, such as reference checks, employment verification’s, and/or new employee paperwork, etc.
  • Experience performing duties related to pre-employment physicals, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Criminal Background checks, etc.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint or similar business productivity software applications
  • Ability to travel to more than one work location


Location: Waller Creek Center, 625 E. 10th St., Austin, 78701

Pay Rate: $20.81 – $26.54 per hour, commensurate


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