HR Associate

at  RCHPAHC Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corp

Job Description – Human Resources Associate
Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corporation

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this position is to fulfill human resource services employees of the Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corporation (RCHP-AHC). The Associate works closely with the HR, payroll, and technology teams to ensure compliance with hiring and onboarding requirements, and benefits management.
This position is full time out of the Highland Park, NJ office.

Responsibilities Include

• Collaborate with the HR team including HR Associate and COO to implement HR processes and continually troubleshoot and innovate best practices for an evolving organization
• Recruit strong candidates for open positions utilizing the organization’s cloud-based HR platform, BambooHR, including the following tasks: uploading and maintaining job listings, reviewing and vetting resumes, communicating with candidates for phone screenings and to schedule interviews, support program staff in all interviews.
• Create and/or manage paperwork associated with personnel prior to hire including offer letters, employment contracts, letters of recommendation, CARI background checks, fingerprinting, CPR certification, and other pre-employment requirements.
• Ensure personnel files are complete and up to date including renewals and recertifications of trainings, background checks, and other items as necessary in electronic and paper format
• Set up group trainings when necessary.
• Provide payroll with new hire, payroll change, and termination information in a timely, clear, and comprehensive manner
• Communicate with IT to order and set up technology for new employees including computers, phones, MS Office, email addresses, etc.
• Manage employee HR profiles in employee portal (BambooHR), and in paper files, ensuring complete, accurate, and up-to-date files
• Enter and keep up-to-date employee benefit data updated for life insurance, health insurance, and 403b employee retirement savings programs.
• Receive employee personnel issues in a professional, kind, and clear manner, following established protocol, and involving senior staff as needed
• Provide HR data to COO as required for program and organizational audits
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated knowledge of working effectively in a team and independently.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Experience in Human Resources support.
• Experience with HR online platforms preferred.
• Computer proficiency with an emphasis on Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook).
  This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer of RCHP-AHC.
  COMPENSATION: This position is 40 hours/week at $55,000/year plus benefits.

• Collaborate with the HR team including HR Associate and COO to implement HR processes and continually troubleshoot and innovate best practices for an evolving organization
• Recruit strong candidates for open positions utilizing the organization’s cloud-based HR platform, BambooHR, including the following tasks: uploading and maintaining job listings, reviewing and vetting resumes, communicating with candidates for phone screenings and to schedule interviews, support program staff in all interviews.
• Create and/or manage paperwork associated with personnel prior to hire including offer letters, employment contracts, letters of recommendation, CARI background checks, fingerprinting, CPR certification, and other pre-employment requirements.
• Ensure personnel files are complete and up to date including renewals and recertifications of trainings, background checks, and other items as necessary in electronic and paper format
• Set up group trainings when necessary.
• Provide payroll with new hire, payroll change, and termination information in a timely, clear, and comprehensive manner
• Communicate with IT to order and set up technology for new employees including computers, phones, MS Office, email addresses, etc.
• Manage employee HR profiles in employee portal (BambooHR), and in paper files, ensuring complete, accurate, and up-to-date files
• Enter and keep up-to-date employee benefit data updated for life insurance, health insurance, and 403b employee retirement savings programs.
• Receive employee personnel issues in a professional, kind, and clear manner, following established protocol, and involving senior staff as needed
• Provide HR data to COO as required for program and organizational audits
• Additional responsibilities as assigne