Human Resources Specialist

Date Posted: April 8, 2026

Compensation: $38,000-$40,000, Yearly
Required Education Level: High School

Job Description

Human Resources Specialist

Redlands Community College invites applications for a Human Resources Specialist. This full‑time support staff position includes an excellent benefits package and provides important assistance to the daily operations of the Human Resources Office. Primary responsibilities include supporting payroll processing, maintaining personnel records, assisting with benefits administration, helping coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding, supporting recruitment activities, and assisting with digital workflow management. The Human Resources Specialist helps ensure the timely preparation of payroll‑related information and provides courteous support to employees, supervisors, and applicants.

Key Responsibilities

• Process hourly and full‑time payroll, including verification of hours worked, deductions, benefits, and leave balances.
• Support benefits administration by helping update payroll information related to enrollments, terminations, life events, and retirement changes.
• Maintain accurate personnel and payroll records, HR forms, communication templates, and process documentation.
• Support employee onboarding and offboarding processes and ensure completion of all required employment forms.
• Assist employees and supervisors with HR systems, documentation requirements, and digital workflow navigation.
• Maintain HR digital workflows, including DocuSign webforms, and the HR public drive.
• Assist with recruitment activities, including posting vacancies, reviewing applications, scheduling interviews, and supporting hiring committees. Conduct background checks and process/review reference checks.
• Process employee status changes and prepare employment verifications.
• Prepare and assist with routine HR reports, required state and federal reporting.
• Participate in institutional committees and support emergency operations as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• High level of accuracy, meticulous attention to detail, and confidentiality are all essential.
• Strong organizational, time‑management, and multi‑tasking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn and use HR systems and digital workflow tools, such as DocuSign and Ellucian Colleague.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• College education or coursework in Human Resources, business, or a related field.
• Experience in Human Resources, payroll, benefits administration, or related administrative work.
• Experience in higher education or a similar organizational environment.

Applying

To apply for any positions please complete the online employment application and upload the documentation specified in the advertisement.

For additional information contact Kim Andrade, Director of Human Resources, at 405.422.1267 or email her at Human.Resources@redlandscc.edu.

Benefits

You can view our Employee Benefits page, to learn more about working for Redlands.

Faculty

All Faculty must meet our Standard of Practice - Minimally Qualified Faculty degree qualifications.

Background Check

Any applicant selected for an interview will be required to complete a Background Screening Authorization form, along with their personal Background Check Information. A background check will not be run on you unless you are recommended for the position. For a summary of your rights under the Fair Credit Report Act, any background check disclosure statements, an authorization for background check, and a form to list your personal background check information, please see the links listed below:

2019 Background Check Disclosure Document
2019 Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
2019 Authorization for Background Check including Personal Information
2019 California Disclosure Document
2019 New York Disclosure Document
2019 San Francisco Disclosure Document
2019 Various States Disclosure Document

Additional Information

Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. Redlands Community College will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Redlands Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, or status as a veteran, in any of its educational programs, activities, policies, practices, or procedures, including, but is not limited to, admissions, employment, eligibility for financial aid, and educational services, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and other federal laws and regulations. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College's nondiscrimination policies: Compliance Officer, Redlands Community College, 1300 S. Country Club Road, El Reno, OK 73036-5304, 405.262.2552.

Clery Statement

Redlands Community College is committed to providing a safe place to live, work, study and visit. Part of this effort includes sharing information regarding the safety and security of our campuses.

Redlands provides email notifications to all students, faculty and staff when a Clery Crime occurs in or near Redlands Community College campus or any of its sites. These notifications are primarily sent if the incident poses an ongoing safety threat as determined by the President of the College or his designee. The act requires colleges and universities to make “timely warnings,” known as “Safety Alerts” at Redlands, to campus community members about specific types of crime if an ongoing threat is believed to exist.

Information regarding our recent three-year period Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, as well as the Emergency Preparedness Guide, can be found on the Campus Security page.