Human Resources Assistant and Wellness Program Coordinator

Job Summary

Virginia Wesleyan University is seeking a Human Resources Assistant to perform a variety of administrative, technical, and professional tasks in support of the various functions of the Human Resources Office while maintaining a very high degree of confidentiality.

Duties and responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Director of Human Resources by filing, scanning, copying, and other administrative tasks, as needed.
• Coordinate the Wellness Program in Health Advocate by monitoring the budget, arranging events, attending meetings, sending out information to employees and coordinating the quarterly and grand prizes.
• Recruiting, to include job posting and monitoring of applicants.
• Onboarding of new hires, by distributing and collecting paperwork, and adding confidential information to the University systems.
• Offboarding of exiting employees.
• Employee benefit administration including health, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, long term care, retirement accounts, flexible spending health and dependent care accounts.
• Assist employees with questions and provide excellent customer service.
• Assist with institutional and departmental initiatives associated with human resources.
• Prepare, maintain, and monitor employee files, employment agreements, financial records, statements, and institutional contracts.
• Distribution and monitoring of Employee Performance Evaluations.
• Work closely with all divisions, including Academic Affairs, Advancement, Campus Life and Operations, Enrollment, Intercollegiate Athletics, and the Office of the President.
• Other administrative duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate degree. Bachelor’s degree, preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Human Resources office environment, Higher Ed experience, a plus.
• Experience using HRIS Software. ADP or Oracle Cloud experience, preferred.
• Experience using MS Office (Word, Excel).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.