Human Resources Assistant
About The Position
The Human Resources Assistant provides administrative and clerical support to the Human Resources Department in the areas of recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, and recordkeeping. This position ensures efficient daily operations by maintaining personnel files, scheduling activities, and supporting employee programs. The HR Assistant works closely with the HR Manager to ensure compliance with company policies and employment regulations while fostering a positive, organized, and professional workplace environment. This position offers structured progressive advancement through developmental goals outlined in the job description.
Requirements
- This position reports directly to the Human Resources Manager.
- This position is considered regular, full-time, and requires a minimum in-office schedule of 40 hours per week.
- Associate’s degree or equivalent experience considered.
- Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Certified Professional certificate will be required within first year of holding job position.
- Confidentiality, integrity, dependability, and cooperation.
- Valid driver’s license and dependable transportation.
- Must agree to (and pass) a background check and drug screening testing.
- Prior HR experience required.
Responsibilities
- Operate telephone switchboard to answer, screen, forward calls, and provide information.
- Greet persons entering establishment, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations.
- Review employment applications and job orders to match applicants with job requirements; conduct reference or background checks, interview to obtain information on work history, training, education, or job skills; select qualified applicants or refer them to managers, making hiring recommendations when appropriate.
- Schedule or administer skill, intelligence, psychological, or drug tests for current or prospective employees.
- Contact job applicants to inform them of the status of their applications.
- Perform searches for qualified candidates, using sources such as computer databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources, media advertisements, job fairs, recruiting firms, or employee referrals.
- Develop or implement recruiting strategies to meet current or anticipated staffing needs.
- Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
- Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data.
- Ensure the HR Department is organized and operates to support employees.
- Interpret and explain human resources (HR) policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
- Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, opportunities for promotion and employee benefits.
- Confer with management to develop or implement personnel policies or procedures.
- Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), labor laws and ensure compliance of federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
- Thinking creatively, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, developing objectives and strategies, making decisions and solving problems, updating and using relevant knowledge, interpreting the meaning of information for others, judging the qualities of things, services, or people.
Benefits
- Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance (employee coverage paid by company) after 30 days.
- 401K with an employer 5% match.
- Two weeks PTO time your first year and paid holidays.
- Employee Educational Assistance program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
