Human Resources Staff Assistant

iCare Health Network•East Windsor, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Human Resources Staff Assistant serves the daily human resources needs of care center employees and leadership. The role maintains a highly visible presence in the care center, builds personal connections with employees, responds to basic questions and concerns, coordinates employee appreciation initiatives, and performs administrative tasks. In-person attendance at the care center is an essential job function. The position is on-site Monday through Friday.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency.
At least one year of experience in an office setting.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Exceptional customer service skills, in person and over the phone.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with company leadership and staff.
Ability to maintain confidential information.
Ability to work on-site Monday through Friday.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in human resources or customer service.

Responsibilities

Assist employees with basic human resources questions.
Perform care center recruitment functions, including using the company’s applicant tracking system to communicate with candidates and document candidate contact.
Coordinate employee appreciation events recognizing birthdays, milestone work anniversaries, and retirements.
Plan events or activities for holidays and designated national appreciation dates, including nursing appreciation week and Long-Term Care Administrator appreciation week.
Assist employees with basic payroll questions.
Meet with new hires regularly and track and document their status.
Run a monthly report identifying employees due for annual evaluations; prepare and distribute evaluations to department heads and track returned evaluations.
Complete the First Report of Injury form for employee work-related injuries and illnesses.
Distribute HR forms to employees and assist with their completion and transmission to appropriate departments.
Conduct daily rounds in all work areas to remain visible and assist employees.
Post and communicate policies and forms, and collect them as directed by the Regional HR Generalist or VP of HR.
Distribute weekly paychecks to employees.
Escalate complex questions or concerns to the Regional HR Generalist and/or the VP of HR.
Perform other duties as assigned.