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Human Resources

Important Applications Instructions:

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license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

Job Requisition ID:

R00046739

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

HR Business Partners

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

HR Leave Specialist-Human Resources

Job Summary:

Administers the overall day-to-day leave processing.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree and one (1) year of human resource experience.

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required:  N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of personnel programs and processes to include equal employment opportunity, hiring, terminations, and compensation.  Verbal and written communication skills.  Interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Receives, reviews, and acknowledges all requests for leave of absence (LOA, TDL, FMLA, intermittent FMLA, military, etc.).  Assures proper documentation from employee, supervisor, physicians or other health care providers for completeness, eligibility, and approves or denies requests according to institutional policy, and state and federal regulations.
• Performs data entries and updates in Workday to maintain employee records including but not limited to submitting electronic Workday actions and appropriate reports and updates.  Sets up, monitors and tracks leave statuses. Utilizes systems to access attendance and leave data to compile and generate appropriate reports.  Maintain archives and filing system for active and inactive leaves.
• Reviews and resolves escalated issues regarding the disposition of FMLA/LOA requests from employees.  Explains policy. Effectively communicates with managers and employees regarding the status of leave and returning employees from leave.  Works closely with HR business partners and managers to resolve time sensitive leave issues and clarify interpretation of policies.
• Administer overall process for donor leave requests including but not limited to adherence to UMMC donor leave policies and compliance with state regulations, eligibility determination, tracking time use and refunding unused time.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands
Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, occasional sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

No

Pay Class:

Hourly

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

11/7/2025

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):