Mercy Home for Children is recruiting for a Part-time (21 hours per week) Human Resource Assistant that will perform administrative tasks and services to support effective and efficient operations of the organization's human resource department. Represent the Agency by promoting and modeling the mission and core values of the Sisters of Mercy and Mercy Home.

Essential Functions:

• 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.
• Process documentation and prepare reports relating to personnel activities (staffing, recruitment, training, background checks)
• 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Functions:

• Provide great customer service to all employees.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn human resource information systems (HRIS), and similar computer applications.
• PC skills—Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Employee(s) in this position must have the ability to:

• Sit and stand for extended periods.
• Heavy phone work daily and during peak business times in the year.
• Speak so that others may understand at normal levels and on the telephone.
• Walk, bend over, reach overhead, grasp, push, pull and move.
• Lift and move items, equipment or otherwise weighing 30 lbs or more.
• Work indoors in a standard, open space office environment and be in direct contact with other employees, individuals, and the public.
• Enter data in the computer and operate standard office equipment
• See and read a computer screen and written documents/correspondence.

Education:

• College Junior or Senior to gain experience in the human resources field.
• Prior related office experience preferred.

Certification/License:

• Valid New York State Driver’s License preferred.