Human Resources Associate - Bridgeport CT

Liberation Programs Inc.•Bridgeport, CT

31d

About The Position

The HR Associate will provide ongoing administrative assistance to the Senior Director of Human Resources within specific areas of human resources including recruitment, onboarding, employee benefits, payroll collaboration, staff training, file maintenance and risk management. The HR Associate will work collaboratively with Agency management in order to provide assistance with human resources activities in order to promote and enhance the Agency’s credibility and professional reputation and decrease risk management exposure for Liberation Programs, Inc.

Responsibilities

Manages the recruitment and hiring of new employees for the agency including but not limited to: the requisition process, internal job posting, external advertising of new positions, review and screening of internal and external applicants, testing & credentialing of new hires.
Develops and maintains a variety of recruiting resources, including but not limited to: on-line job boards, career centers at local colleges & universities, networking with colleagues in the mental health/substance abuse field, and promoting employee referrals.
Maintains agency vacancy report and turnover statistics.
Ensure that all pre-employment verifications (references, background check, and medical/physical exam) are completed on all new employees and volunteers including education, licensure/certification, criminal and credit check and DMV driving record (if applicable)
Provide new hires with an offer/acceptance letter outlining initial terms of employment
Request email and computer access for new employees
Meet with new employees to complete applicable paperwork and set up employee file.
Take employee’s picture and generate ID badge.
Create new electronic file in payroll
Attends new hire benefits enrollment meetings for all eligible staff
Timely submission of benefits enrollment paperwork to ensure receipt of benefit ID cards on or before effective date.
Timely submission of terminations to benefit companies for dis-enrollments.
Monthly reconciliation of benefit billing statements
Assist with annual benefits open enrollment and employee health fair
Assist management team with timely completion of personnel action forms, following up as needed
Maintain and update employment changes in the payroll system, including new hires, terminations, transfers, benefits, and LOA’s.
Assist with tracking and updating benefit time accruals.
Provide backup coverage for payroll processing as needed.
Prioritize and communicate any issues or problems to the Senior Director of Human Resources or Director of Finance.
Assist with coordination of monthly staff training
Maintain records for proof of attendance at all trainings, and meetings, as necessary
Create, maintain and close out personnel files as requested by Vice President of Human Resources
Assist with the tracking of employee performance appraisals, physicals/PPDs, CPR/First Aid, professional license and certifications
Perform routine employment verifications as needed
Process all invoices and check requests for the Human Resources Department
Special projects as requested by the LPI management team
Assist with employee recognition and celebration events
Contribute to the development of plans and strategies
Offer assistance to other administrative departments as requested