The Human Resources Specialist carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: benefit administration, tuition assistance, onboarding, recruitment, and payroll. This role is critical in ensuring our professional staff and student employees have a fantastic work experience.
Position Roles and Responsibilities
- Assist recruitment efforts for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students, and temporary employees..
- Manage background check /drug screening process and all client driven credentialing requirements.
- Onboard and conduct new hire orientations.
- Handle employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling, and exit interviewing.
- Maintain company organization charts and the employee directory.
- Maintain human resource information system and SharePoint.
- Assist with processing tuition assistance applications.
- Recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of the department and services performed.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in HR related field.
- 2-3 years relevant HR experience.
- High level of integrity and professionalism in dealing with confidential information.
- Ability to evaluate, implement, and follow-up with projects.
- Ability to work independently within restrictive deadlines.
- Ability to effectively coordinate and execute special projects.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with proven experience in employee communications
- Strong organizational skills.
- PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP certification preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (ADA) PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AGAINST QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL IS QUALIFIED, THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF EACH JOB MUST BE IDENTIFIED. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS ARE THOSE THAT ARE INTRINSIC TO THE POSITION, AND THAT THE INDIVIDUAL(S) WHO HOLDS THE JOBS MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM WITH OR WITHOUT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.
