What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Specialist position at HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CENTRAL ARIZONA?
Job Details
Description
JOB SUMMARY:
The Human Resources Specialist supports the day-to-day operations of HR functions and duties. Responsibilities include payroll administration, benefits administration, new employee onboarding, overall HR administration, workers’ compensation reporting, and assistance with recruitment processes.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Payroll Administration: Process bi-weekly payroll, audit timekeeping, maintain payroll records, and coordinate with accounting for payroll processing. Reconcile payroll and benefit-related accounts.
- Benefits Administration: Administer benefits enrollment, including 401(k) Plan enrollment, and reconciling monthly invoices. Assist with benefits open enrollment and maintain benefits records. Serve as primary contact for employees and plan.
- New Employee Onboarding: Conduct new hire orientation, prepare onboarding packets, and ensure completion of legal employment documentation.
- Overall HR Administration: Manage employee background checks, maintain employee files, handle changes in employee status, and ensure confidentiality of employee information. Keep HR procedure manuals updated and accurate.
- Workers Compensation/Incident Reports: Administer workers’ compensation plan and report incidents to insurance providers. Handle incident reports for customers and volunteers.
- Assist Recruitment: Support recruitment efforts by preparing job advertisements, maintaining applicant tracking systems, and scheduling interviews.
- Cross Training: Participate in cross-training initiatives to ensure all HR staff can assist each other when needed.
- Fulfill additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
- Strong interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
- Effective problem resolution skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree and 3 – 5 years of HR experience or equivalent work experience preferred.
- SHRM-CP or PHR certified preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THIS JOB:
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and/or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl. The employee must also occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision and color vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CONDITIONS:
- The majority of duties are performed in an office setting, performing detailed work sitting at a desk and working on the computer.
- There are also periods of being on an undeveloped or construction site which may be of uneven terrain with exposure to dirt, dust, dampness, construction debris, extreme temperatures, construction noises, fumes, and odors from construction materials.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
- Employee must be proficient in or able to use or learn to use office equipment such as computer, printer, phone, copiers, calculator, fax machine and other communication vehicles.
Salary : $45,000 - $55,000