Job Details
Job Location
Family Support Services of Suncoast - Largo, FL
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
High School
Travel Percentage
None
Job Shift
Day
Description
Human Resources Specialist
Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education.
• Health Insurance: Choose from three comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.
• Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer-paid dental plan for our valued employees.
• Life Insurance: Your peace of mind matters to us. We provide employer-paid life insurance.
• Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well-being program.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan. You can even earn three additional days per plan year!
• Bereavement Leave: We offer 3 paid days of bereavement leave annually to ease the burden during a family member's passing.
• Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays without the worry of receiving a paycheck (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate!
• 401k Plan with Matching: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan and employer matching.
• Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more.

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.
Job Summary:
The Human Resource Specialist will perform administrative tasks and services to support effective and efficient operations of the organizations human resource department.
Essential Duties:

• Performs reference checks both electronically and by phone.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date human resource files, records, and documentation.
• Answers frequently asked questions from applicants and employees relative to standard policies, benefits, hiring processes, etc.; refers more complex questions to appropriate senior-level HR staff or management.
• Maintains the integrity and confidentiality of human resource files and records.
• Performs periodic audits of HR files and records to ensure that all required documents are collected and filed appropriately.
• Provides clerical support to the HR department.
• Conducts or assists with new hire orientation.
• Assists with planning and execution of special events such as benefits enrollment, organization-wide meetings, employee recognition events, holiday parties, and retirement celebrations.
• Serves on the Wellbeing and Employee Engagement Committee as the Human Resources Representative.

Other Duties as Needed:

• Back up support for Front Desk
• Assumes other duties as assigned

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Experience:
Prior related office experience preferred.
To perform the Human Resources Specialist job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. These requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the knowledge, skill, and ability required of the companys Human Resources Specialist. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to:

• Demonstrate initiative, be proactive and offer a solution-oriented approach
• Represent self and the organization in a professional manner
• To be reliable, committed and able to perform duties involving confidential and sensitive information as well as maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Accurately enter and maintain data in systems
• Organize, prioritize, manage and carry out duties efficiently and within established timeframes
• Establish and maintain effective collaborative working relationships with employees at all levels
• Make accurate mathematical calculations
• Effectively use technology in daily work, including email, spreadsheets, and databases

Knowledge of:

• Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology.

Skills:

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as strong customer service skills including the ability to exercise discretion in determining the importance and urgency of telephone messages, correspondence and inquiries from the public external agencies, and employees at all levels
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Internet
• Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn payroll management, human resource information system (HRIS), and similar computer applications.
• Strong follow-up and follow through
• Strong organizational and time management
• Detail Orientated

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration:
Valid drivers license.
Other Requirements:

• Clear a Level II background screening
• Clear a reference check.
• Clear a local background check from the County in which you reside
• Clear a substance abuse screen
• Provide a copy of all degrees prior to your first day of employment
• Clear an E-Verify check to substantiate that the successful candidate meets the Department of Homeland Security authorization requirements to work in the United States (for more information visit www.dhs.gov/e-verify)

Schedule & Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm.
Family Support Services team members follow 5 core values:
Partnership :At FSS, a belief that we are better together is core to who we are. Partnership is an essential component of a healthy system of care. Our team is committed to a respectful, open-minded, collaborative approach to co-creating solutions with the community. This extends to the children and families we serve as well.
Excellence :FSS challenges ourselves to always strive for better on behalf of those we serve. We foster innovative practices, encourage continuous quality improvement, and engage in strategic planning with our partners to achieve the highest possible outcomes for children, families, and the community.
Accountability : FSS recognizes our leadership role within the system of care and strives to be accountable to the community by being trustworthy partners. FSS is committed to ethical and transparent practices, and to operate with integrity as we pursue positive outcomes.
Compassion :We recognize that we often meet families at their most challenging moment and people are more than the sum of their circumstances. We provide trauma-sensitive care for the children and families in our system to reach their full potential. We embrace a service leadership approach and commit to finding the strengths in everyone we encounter while we foster resiliency.
Equity :Equity goes beyond the fair treatment of all people. For FSS, equity is the commitment to recognize the social justice issues intrinsic to our work with marginalized communities. We strive to amplify the voices of individuals and families impacted by poverty, racism, and discrimination in any form. We obligate ourselves to a belief that none of these factors should be a predictor of child welfare involvement or outcomes.
FSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. FSS is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at c6.hr@fssnf.org.