Salary : $76,742.00 - $122,603.00 Annually
Location : 100 Edison Park Dr Gaithersburg MD 20878 USA
Job Type: Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2025-00458
Department: Department of Police
Division: POL 47 MSB Personnel Division Administration
Opening Date: 07/29/2025
Closing Date: 8/5/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Exempt
About the Position The potential salary range for the Telestaff Administrator (Grade N23) role upon hire is $76,742 -- $118,292. WHO WE ARE The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is made up of approximately 1,300 sworn officers and approximately 650 support personnel. The Police Department was established in 1922, and today is responsible for providing service to a County with a population of over one million people.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We seek to fill the Administrative Specialist III (Telestaff Administrator) position within our Personnel Division. We are looking for an individual who has experience with Kronos Telestaff with applying scheduling laws, rules, regulations and procedures and experience working with MS SQL's.
What You'll Be Doing Employee will be responsible for managing the Telestaff program for the 2000+ employees in the Police Departmen t.
- Overseeing the development and implementation of the Telestaff scheduling program
- Configure the system to align with current pay rules for various employee groups. Troubleshoot and resolve system issues while planning for future needs. Must interpret labor rules, union contracts, and organizational policies, translating them into TeleStaff logic
- Configuring Telestaff program to ensure schedule compliance and mapping of pay codes for the Kronos MCtime Time and Attendance program
- Working with the Telestaff team, County agencies (Department of Technology Systems, Office of Human Resources and Department of Finance), departmental personnel and other outside agencies
- Training departmental staff in the use of the Telestaff system
- Updating the Telestaff system; ensuring data accuracy; running reports; and handling all issues involved in the maintaining of the Telestaff system and planning and implementing changes needed in the future
- Investigating and implementing enhancements to the Telestaff system to update department system and add increase functionality to the system
Minimum Qualifications Experience: Three (3) years of professional administrative experience working in Kronos Telestaff or a similar program.
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree.
Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences - Experience in applying scheduling laws, rules, regulations and procedures; especially related to Kronos Telestaff and Kronos Time and Attendance systems.
- Experience in Kronos Workforce Central, Timekeeper and other Kronos cloud-based installations.
- Experience in MS SQL and establishing views.
- Experience in problem solving issues related to scheduling.
- Experience in preparing training materials and training employees how to use new systems.
- Experience in using computer systems, especially as it relates to scheduling software in public safety agencies. Demonstrated knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite is preferred
IMPORTANT INFORMATION The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.
Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.
All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.
This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.
If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.
Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.
Leave Benefits Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
Retirement Benefits All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.
Free Mass Transit Benefit County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.
Reduced Child and Health Care Costs Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.
Employee Wellbeing We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.
Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team.
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Do you have a degree from an accredited college or university and 3 years of experience or a combination of education/experience equivalent to 7 years experience working in Kronos Telestaff or a similar program?
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