What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Assistant (HR Assistant) position at City of Arlington?
Job Details
Under general supervision, provides a wide range of administrative support to Human Resources staff, enabling timely and quality responses to employee and citizen inquiries. This role is the face of Human Resources and requires a high level of competence in customer service and attention to detail.
Essential Job Functions
Attends the Human Resources Reception desk to receive customers.
Greet all visitors in a kind and courteous manner.
Comfortability with a significant portion of work including interpersonal interaction.
Notify COA staff in a timely manner that a visitor has arrived.
Correct routing of phone calls to COA staff
Calendar management, scheduling a wide range of events and venues.
General office support: office supplies ordering, restocking, and mail pickup
Personnel file maintenance (electronic and physical)
HR Department Support: HR contact lists, door access, technical support
HRIS data entry for HR-related personnel actions
Performs pre-employment processing and follow-up procedures.
Employment verifications
Administration of all activities related to employee IDs (badges)
Scheduling and administrative maintenance of Language Proficiency Testing
Careers e-mailbox maintenance, HR e-mailbox maintenance
Process new hires through their required HRIS onboarding tasks.
Conduct research, gather, compile, and summarize data for special projects, as needed, including independent creation of presentations and graphs.
Organize and expedite the flow of work, which includes answering various types of inquiries, initiating follow-up action, escalating customer concerns, and communicating supervisor's instructions or desires to various individuals and/or departments utilizing a thorough knowledge of departmental operations.
Other duties as assigned.
Other Job Functions
Special projects assigned to aid all Human Resources divisions
Attend meetings to act as scribe for those in attendance.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of office and administrative practices and procedures.
Skill in using PC Software including current Microsoft Office Suite of applications.
Skill in communicating professionally and tactfully with other city employees and the public by oral and written means.
Skill with organization and attention to detail.
Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment utilizing knowledge of the organization's policies.
Ability to work independently under general instructions.
Ability to perform a variety of physical skills including but not limited to filing, pulling, seeing, sorting, squatting, standing, stooping, twisting body, typing, walking, and writing.
Ability to operate various office equipment including but not limited to PC, telephone, calculator, scanner, and copier.
Ability to prioritize deadlines and tasks.
Ability to learn new systems and procedures quickly.
Ability to plan, organize, monitor, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish unit objectives.
Ability to understand mathematical calculations involving fractions, percentages, and decimals.
Ability to work within a set schedule.
Ability to learn cloud and application-based software quickly.
Ability to quickly operationalize instructions to produce required outputs.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize and work independently.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately.
Strong customer service skills.
Qualifying Education And Experience
High School diploma
2 or more years in a customer-facing role
Preferred Qualifications
Human resources policies and procedures.
HRIS systems
Preferred Education And Experience
2 or more years in a customer-facing role, preferably in an office / professional setting
Bachelor's degree in Human Resou ces, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field required.
Employment Screenings Required
Criminal background check
Under general supervision, provides a wide range of administrative support to Human Resources staff, enabling timely and quality responses to employee and citizen inquiries. This role is the face of Human Resources and requires a high level of competence in customer service and attention to detail.
Essential Job Functions
Attends the Human Resources Reception desk to receive customers.
Greet all visitors in a kind and courteous manner.
Comfortability with a significant portion of work including interpersonal interaction.
Notify COA staff in a timely manner that a visitor has arrived.
Correct routing of phone calls to COA staff
Calendar management, scheduling a wide range of events and venues.
General office support: office supplies ordering, restocking, and mail pickup
Personnel file maintenance (electronic and physical)
HR Department Support: HR contact lists, door access, technical support
HRIS data entry for HR-related personnel actions
Performs pre-employment processing and follow-up procedures.
Employment verifications
Administration of all activities related to employee IDs (badges)
Scheduling and administrative maintenance of Language Proficiency Testing
Careers e-mailbox maintenance, HR e-mailbox maintenance
Process new hires through their required HRIS onboarding tasks.
Conduct research, gather, compile, and summarize data for special projects, as needed, including independent creation of presentations and graphs.
Organize and expedite the flow of work, which includes answering various types of inquiries, initiating follow-up action, escalating customer concerns, and communicating supervisor's instructions or desires to various individuals and/or departments utilizing a thorough knowledge of departmental operations.
Other duties as assigned.
Other Job Functions
Special projects assigned to aid all Human Resources divisions
Attend meetings to act as scribe for those in attendance.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of office and administrative practices and procedures.
Skill in using PC Software including current Microsoft Office Suite of applications.
Skill in communicating professionally and tactfully with other city employees and the public by oral and written means.
Skill with organization and attention to detail.
Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment utilizing knowledge of the organization's policies.
Ability to work independently under general instructions.
Ability to perform a variety of physical skills including but not limited to filing, pulling, seeing, sorting, squatting, standing, stooping, twisting body, typing, walking, and writing.
Ability to operate various office equipment including but not limited to PC, telephone, calculator, scanner, and copier.
Ability to prioritize deadlines and tasks.
Ability to learn new systems and procedures quickly.
Ability to plan, organize, monitor, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish unit objectives.
Ability to understand mathematical calculations involving fractions, percentages, and decimals.
Ability to work within a set schedule.
Ability to learn cloud and application-based software quickly.
Ability to quickly operationalize instructions to produce required outputs.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize and work independently.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately.
Strong customer service skills.
Qualifying Education And Experience
High School diploma
2 or more years in a customer-facing role
Preferred Qualifications
Human resources policies and procedures.
HRIS systems
Preferred Education And Experience
2 or more years in a customer-facing role, preferably in an office / professional setting
Bachelor's degree in Human Resou ces, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field required.
Employment Screenings Required
Criminal background check
