Program Overview and Purpose

To provide comprehensive human resource management services, serving as planners, consultants and strategists to our state and local customers in support of social services programs.

Functional Areas

• Salary Administration, and Compensation and Classification
• Employment
• Training and Development
• Employee Relations and Equal Employment Opportunity
• Policy Administration
• Benefits, Records Management and Human Resource Information Systems

Program Legal Authority

Sections 63.1-26 and 63.1-87 of the Code of Virginia and Federal 5CFR, Part 900 subpart F(b).

Number of People Served

The Division provides comprehensive human resource management services to 120 local departments of social services, comprised of approximately 8,000 employees.

The Division also provides human resource management services to 1600 state employees, inclusive of approximately 134 managers and supervisors, five regional offices and 22 District Child Support Offices, four of which are privatized.