Human Resources Assistant

Daily job duties and responsibilities of today’s HR assistants include:

• Answering employee questions
• Processing incoming mail
• Creating and distributing documents
• Providing customer service to organization employees
• Maintaining computer system by updating and entering data
• Setting appointments and arranging meetings
• Maintaining calendars of HR management team
• Compiling reports and spreadsheets and preparing spreadsheets

HR assistants are involved in a number of areas of human resources, including:

Recruitment/New Hire Process

• Participating in recruitment efforts
• Collecting employment and tax information
• Ensuring background and reference checks are completed
• Preparing new employee files
• Overseeing the completion of compensation and benefit documentation
• Orienting new employees to the organization (setting up a designated log-in, workstation, email address, etc.)
• Conducting benefit enrollment process
• Administering new employment assessments
• Serving as a point person for all new employee questions

Payroll and Benefits Administration

• Processing payroll, which includes ensuring vacation and sick time are tracked in the system
• Answering payroll questions
• Facilitating resolutions to any payroll errors
• Participating in benefits tasks, such as claim resolutions, reconciling benefits statements

Record Maintenance

• Maintaining current HR files and databases
• Updating and maintaining employee benefits, employment status, and similar records
• Maintaining records related to grievances, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions

• Performing file audits to ensure that all required employee documentation is collected and maintained
• Performing payroll/benefit-related reconciliations
• Performing payroll and benefits audits and recommending any correction action
• Completing termination paperwork and assisting with exist interviews

Qualities of HR Assistants

To effectively perform the duties of a human resources assistant, individuals must be able to demonstrate a number of competencies that are essential to the position, which include:

• Must be adept at problem-solving, including being able to identify issues and resolve programs in a timely manner
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills
• Must be able to communicate clearly, both written and orally, as to communicate with employees, members of the HR management team, and in group presentations and meetings
• Must be able to effectively read and interpret information, present numerical data in a resourceful manner, and skillfully gather and analyze information
• Must be able to prioritize and plan work activities as to use time efficiently
• Must be organized, accurate, thorough, and able to monitor work for quality
• Must be dependable, able to follow instructions, respond to management direction, and must be able to improve performance through management feedback

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• HR sourcing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Talent acquisition: 1 year (Preferred)
• Employee relations: 1 year (Preferred)
• Recruiting: 1 year (Preferred)
• Human resources: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $14 - $18