Human Resources Assistant

The Human Resources Assistant provides receptionist services for the Human Resources Department for internal and external customers in person or on the phone and provides administrative support to Human Resources.  Is responsible for the Human Resources filing and maintaining employee files.  The Human Resources Assistant primarily supports the recruitment, compensation and benefits areas with various functions and tasks.

1. Serves as the initial customer service contact and provides personal reception duties to internal and external customers for the Human Resources Department.
2. Receives, places and transfers telephone calls using appropriate etiquette.  Takes accurate, complete and timely messages for the Human Resources staff.
3. Maintains filing for all employee personnel records.
4. Assist the Human Resources department (i.e. HR mail, various mailings, office supply ordering, HR conference room calendar, stat news articles, employee file audits).
5. Assists the Compensation/Benefits areas with various job functions and tasks (i.e. mailing of cobra initial notices, address, phone and name changes, logging of wage theft forms, preparation of employee termination files, various month end reports, 403(b) on-site announcements, alphabetizing of pay adjustments).
6. Completes special projects as assigned.
7. Other duties as assigned.

1. High school diploma or GED required.
2. Two years previous office experience required, Human Resources experience preferred.
3. Personal computer and word processing ability required.  Excel and Word preferred.
4. Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and customer service skills.
5. Must be highly organized, service and detail oriented.
6. Ability to prioritize, perform and complete multiple job responsibilities in a timely manner.
7. Ability to work independently while handling continuous interruptions.
8. Ability to exercise sound decision making regarding internal and external customer service concerns and/or issues.

 As applicable, the individual has training/competency in attending to the special needs and/or behaviors appropriate to the age of the patients for which care is being provided.