Human Resources Assistant

Purpose of the Role: The Human Resources Assistant plays a crucial role in supporting the HR department's daily operations and ensuring a smooth workflow within the organization. This position is responsible for assisting with recruitment processes, onboarding new employees, and maintaining employee records, which are essential for fostering a productive work environment. The HR Assistant will also help in implementing HR policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations. By providing administrative support, the HR Assistant contributes to the overall efficiency of the HR team and enhances employee satisfaction. Ultimately, this role is vital in promoting a positive workplace culture and supporting the organization's strategic goals through effective human resource management.

Location: Onsite in Hyannis MA

Key Responsibilities 

• Assists HR with the hiring process, including job postings and scheduling interviews. 
• Responsible for new hire pre-employment screenings, to include background checks and pre-employment physical and drug screens.
• Welcomes new employees to the organization by conducting HR orientation. 
• Process weekly payroll and 1099 contractor payroll.
• Sets up tax withholding and unemployment for new hire states. 
• Promotes a positive workplace culture.
• Assists with planning and execution of special events such as organization-wide luncheons, monthly HR events, and employee recognition events.
• Assists with developing processes such as onboarding checklists, candidate review forms and other HR processes.
• Maintains the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive employee data and company information.
• Performs periodic audits of HR files and records to ensure that all required documents are collected and filed appropriately.
• Provides clerical support to the HR department.
• Performs general office duties and other duties as assigned.

Qualification requirements 

• Must possess strong interpersonal skills, these skills are vital for building relationships with employees and fostering a supportive work environment.
• Experience with ADP a plus or the ability to quickly learn payroll management, HRIS and similar computer applications
• Must be detail oriented and very organized.
• Must be a self-started with the ability to work independently and resourcefully.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Prior related office experience preferred.

Core Competencies

• Safety – Observes and enforces safety procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Quality-  Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve a process that is implemented
• Productivity - Manages workload, works efficiently, meets goals and objectives
• Employee Engagement – Passionate about job and company, committed to the company and puts discretionary effort into work.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification.  The description is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required to employees assigned to this job.