Job Description

Posting number: 2026-01275

Department: Seattle Center

Job classification: Personnel Specialist

Posting type: Open

Categories: Human Resources

Summary

About Seattle Center — The Cultural Heart of the Pacific Northwest

Seattle Center is a 74-acre civic, arts, and cultural gathering place in the heart of Seattle and is home to more than 30 partner organizations, including Climate Pledge Arena, KEXP, Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Opera, Pacific Science Center, SIFF, and many others.

Anchored by world-class attractions, historic venues, public art, and a dynamic calendar of free and affordable events centered around the iconic International Fountain, Seattle Center brings together arts, culture, sports, and community year-round.

As a department of the City of Seattle and anchor of the Uptown Arts and Cultural District, Seattle Center serves residents from across the Puget Sound region alongside visitors from around the world.

In partnership with Friends of Waterfront Park, Seattle Center provides operations, maintenance, and public safety services for Waterfront Park, while Friends leads park experience, programming, and stewardship along Seattle’s downtown waterfront.

About this position:

Are you people-centered? Would you enjoy helping individuals find meaningful and satisfying work? Are you interested in working with a collaborative, creative and cohesive team in a fun atmosphere? How about this? A flexible, part-time job with full benefits for you and your family? *

Seattle Center is seeking Human Resources Generalist to join our small but mighty team of HR visionaries. This Generalist position will have a primary focus in recruitment and hiring, with the ability to provide human resources consultation and support to management and employees. This position will use knowledge of various human resources functions including, but not limited to, employee and labor relations, leaves, ADA and Worker’s Comp, safety, training, classification and compensation, performance management and employee event management to provide tactical HR support to the organization.

This position champions race and social justice which requires fostering a relational culture and an openness to learn and apply new ideas and skills through an equity lens. This position applies concepts of race and social justice to all work and engages in departmental efforts to eliminate racial disparities and achieve racial equity in City government and broader community.

*This position is currently scheduled to sunset December 31, 2028, pending alternative funding.

Regular hours are 20 hours a week but can anticipate up to 40 hours a week during peak recruitment and hiring or for special projects. Some remote work is possible, up to 2 days a week. In office days will need to be flexible to accommodate on-site interview coordination or other business needs on Campus or the Waterfront.

Examples of duties

Here's more of what you’ll be doing:

• Deliver a full cycle talent acquisition (TA) and retention experience
• Promote excellent candidate experience including candidate notification, offer letters, background checks and/or physicals, onboarding, and assist with start date coordination
• Utilize social media recruiting efforts through online platforms such as LinkedIn, to further Seattle Center’s employment brand
• Interpret and apply a broad range of employment laws, personnel rules, and bargaining agreements
• Maintain the integrity of all HR issues, data and employee information in a confidential manner
• Initiate and drive continuous process improvement, focusing on aligning practices and ensuring consistency, efficiency and equity
• Actively plan, participate and promote Seattle Center at job fairs, career workshops, community outreach and employee events and proactively obtain and maintain relationships
• Perform multiple record entries into the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) and maintain good record keeping
• Assist in resolving benefit issues with employees, such as new hire entries, changes in family status and payroll deduction
• Assist with tracking and intake of Employee or Labor Relations cases, policy and labor contract review and interpretation and other HR related consultations.

These responsibilities are only a summary of main functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. Working as a small team, this position is expected to cross train and be helpful in areas of leave and ADA management, benefits, training and safety and other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• One year of responsible professional public personnel administration experience AND
• A baccalaureate degree in social sciences, human resource management, business administration or related field or an additional two years of equivalent experience and/or training and/or education to perform the work of the class.

You will be successful in this role if you have a passion for:

• Providing and maintaining equity to employees at all levels of the organization
• Continually refining, improving and working as a team on hiring best practices, policies and documentation
• Being organized and enjoy communicating positively
• Being a team player with a strong drive to create a positive, collaborative work environment
• Creative problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills; excellent organizational skills and demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate good judgment.
• Ability to work under pressure of recurring deadlines while juggling multiple tasks, with minimal supervision, in a confidential environment with a clear understanding of management principles.

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performing this position requires:

• A hybrid work environment that includes work onsite at least 2 days a week as well as the option of flexible remote work.
• Repetitive use of hands and wrists and frequent fingering, handling, grasping, and reaching in using computers, telephones, fax machines and other office equipment and supplies
• Sitting often for extended periods while performing desktop activities

Supplemental information

This position is pending budget authority and classification review.

The full pay range for this step-progression position is $43.86 - $51.24 per hour. New employees begin at Step 1 of the pay progression, which is $43.86 hourly. Current City employees’ starting rate of pay will be based on Personnel Rules regarding promotions.

How to Apply:

This position is budgeted for 20 hours/week, with work up to 40 hours/week during certain periods. This position is currently set to sunset December 31, 2028, pending alternative funding.

Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. You must submit the following items to be considered for this position no later than 4:00 pm Pacific Time on October 13, 2026:

1. Completed NEOGOV online application.
2. Supplemental questionnaire responses.
3. Cover letter describing how your skills and experience align with the stated job responsibilities and qualifications.
4. Current résumé indicating relevant experience and education.

Your application may be rejected if these items are missing or incomplete. Note, simply providing a cover letter and résumé is not a substitute for completing the application itself.

Background Check - This position involves background check of conviction and arrest records in compliance with Seattle’s Fair Chance Employment Ordinance, SMC 14.17. Applicants will be provided with an opportunity to explain or correct background information.

Individuals selected to fill this position may be eligible to receive Language Premium Pay (SMC 4.20.360), which provides a $200.00 monthly stipend to qualified bilingual employees who are properly evaluated and assigned to provide direct communication in-language, interpretation, or translation services to the public on behalf of the City of Seattle.

Benefits – The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at: https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits

Why work at the City?

The City of Seattle recognizes every City employee must play a role in ending institutional and structural racism. Our culture is the result of our behavior, our personal commitments, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. To cultivate an antiracist culture, we seek employees who will engage in dismantling racist policies and procedures, unlearn the way things have always been done, and create and provide equitable processes and services. Seattle Office of Civil Rights)

For helpful tips on the application process and recruitment process: Working at the City - Human Resources | seattle.gov

More about Seattle Center:

Seattle Center welcomes nearly 12 million visits annually, generating nearly $3.3 billion in total economic activity, supporting 19,400 jobs, and producing more than $37 million in local tax revenue for the City of Seattle.

With the support of its official partners—Alaska Airlines, The Climate Pledge, Pepsi, Symetra, T-Mobile, and WaFd Bank—Seattle Center is the most-visited arts and cultural destination in the Pacific Northwest.