Human Resources Office Staff

Job Title: Human Resource Specialist

Location: Ft. Worth, TX (On-site)

Job Type: Non-Exempt

Department: Human Resources

Reports To: Assoc. VP for Human Resources

Date: 2/5/2025 Last Revision

Standard of Christian Commitment

The candidate must be a professing Christ follower who possesses a strong commitment to the mission and core values of Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College, possess a clear understanding of Southern Baptist heritage and culture, and agrees to serve in accordance with and not contrary to the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message.

Southwestern Seminary, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a confessional institution. While the Seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the Seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders within our denominational context.

Since duties of this position require the employee to represent the Seminary to prospective and current students, candidates must abide by the Seminary bylaws, the Employee Handbook, and the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message as a condition of employment.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Human Resources Specialist assists the Payroll Administrator on payroll prep and serves as a backup for this task while also playing a key role in administering timekeeping and employee changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Timekeeping administration
• Provide payroll Support and back-up duties
• Ensure payroll deductions are set up and accurate
• Complete monthly benefit billing reconciliation
• Complete data entry for all employee changes
• Effectively prioritizes assignments to complete work in a timely and accurate manner under pressure of deadlines, and with frequent interruptions and competing priorities.
• Interact professionally with diplomacy, patience, and courtesy with diverse groups; ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships while providing exceptional customer service.
• Comply with a range of best practices and compliance requirements in human resources.
• Develops, implements, and interprets policy and procedures related to the position and keeping others informed.

· Maintain confidentiality of information, records organization and retention per policy.

· It is the employee and supervisor’s shared responsibility to regularly meet to discuss performance, suggest job description updates and set mutually beneficial goals.

· Perform additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned to support the team and institutional goals.

· Responsible to provide service to internal and external customers in line with Seminary values.

Specific Skills and Qualifications

• One year of experience in an HR role

• Familiarity with HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems), payroll systems, and applicant tracking systems (ATS).

· Ability to interpret and analyze HR metrics and make data-driven decisions.

· Understanding labor laws, compliance requirements, and regulations.

· Ability to build relationships, communicate effectively, and manage conflict.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and priorities effectively.

• Proficiency in identifying issues and developing practical solutions.
• Ensuring accuracy in records, compliance, and documentation.

· Successful completion of background check, education verification, work verification and credit check may be required.

• Ability to provide proof of Work Authorization in the U.S. and proof of identity.

Physical Requirements

• Employment is generally in an office setting which requires personnel to be able to interact with others by various means of communicate and be able to traverse campus by any mode of personal transportation.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so they may perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to the institution. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation.

About Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, established in 1908 under the visionary leadership of B.H. Carroll, was born out of the urgent need for trained ministers in America’s rapidly growing Southwest. Initially part of Baylor University, the seminary became an independent institution in Waco before relocating to Fort Worth in 1910. Carroll’s unwavering commitment to orthodoxy, gospel-centered education, and the Great Commission shaped the seminary’s mission. Training God-called men and women for ministry, Southwestern has an expansive academic program training pastors, missionaries, and ministry leaders in theology, missions, evangelism, music and worship, and education. Today, it stands as a beacon of faithfulness, equipping generations to serve Christ’s church globally.