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Human Resource Assistant 2

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Salary
Montgomery, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/16/2026
Are you meticulous, goal-driven, and always striving for excellence? If so, consider joining the Department of Transportation's Human Resource Office, Field Operation Division as a Human Resource Assistant 2. This position gives you the opportunity to utilize your strengths as you perform a variety of clerical and technical human resource duties, providing essential support to the office. Join our team of dedicated professionals and elevate your human resource career!

This position supports hiring, staffing, and human resource (HR) operations for Engineering District 6-0. The role helps ensure recruitment, personnel actions, and employee records are handled accurately while providing assistance to managers and employees. As a Human Resource Assistant 2, you will perform the following duties:

  • Recruitment Support: Coordinate hiring activities, prepare requisitions, review referrals, schedule interviews, and process hiring actions
  • Staffing Coordination: Partner with hiring managers to identify workforce needs and support seasonal, intern, and permanent staffing programs
  • HR Transactions: Review and process personnel actions including promotions, separations, reclassifications, and supervisory changes
  • Employee Services: Assist with new hire onboarding, employment eligibility verification, and maintenance of electronic personnel files
  • Records And Reviews: Maintain position descriptions, coordinate employee performance reviews, and generate human resource reports
  • Policy Compliance: Provide customer service, respond to inquiries, and help ensure adherence to human resource policies and procedures


Drive into a new chapter in your career and help us shape, build, and maintain a strong workforce!


Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.


Work Schedule and Additional Information:

  • Full-time employment
  • Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
  • Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in King of Prussia. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
  • Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
  • You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

  • One year as a Human Resource Assistant 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
  • One year of clerical or other comparable experience and one year of beginning level paraprofessional human resource or equal opportunity work; or
  • An equivalent combination of experience and training.


Other Requirements:

  • You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines. 
  • You must be able to perform essential job functions.


How to Apply:

  • Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
  • If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. 
  • Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
  • Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. 
  • All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.


Veterans:

  • Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.


Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 

  • 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).


If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.


The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

  • Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
  • Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. 
  • Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
  • You must provide complete and accurate information or:
    • your score may be lower than deserved.
    • you may be disqualified.
  • You may only apply/test once for this posting.
  • Your results will be provided via email.

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