Job Description
Job Details Job Location Palm Beach Atlantic University - West Palm Beach - West Palm Beach, FL
Position Type Full Time
Education Level Post High School Training Required
Job Category Admin - Clerical
Human Resources Assistant SUMMARY In support of the university's mission and objectives, the Human Resources Assistant serves as the central office coordinator and first point of contact for human resources inquiries, delivering top-level, exceptional service with a people-first approach. This role provides administrative support for the Vice President for Human Resources and the entire Human Resources team.
Human Resources Operations - Coordinates daily human resources operations and front desk activities, such as calendar management, room reservations, meeting logistics, office supply management, upkeep of office equipment, and maintenance of the general office function and aesthetics.
- Monitors the human resources inbox and appropriately responds to, and routes as necessary, incoming and outgoing calls, email, and mail.
- Manages the activities, schedules, and time clock approvals of student employees direct reports.
- Creates, edits, and produces forms, letters, reports, documents, and other correspondence.
- Troubleshoots candidate application inquiries, escalating as needed to supervisor.
- Coordinates the university-wide name badge and business card requests.
- Serves as the primary point person for the employment eligibility verification process and collaborates with supervisor for guidance on non-confirmation cases.
- Reconciles credit card purchases for the department monthly ensuring all receipts are obtained and submitted to accounting with proper documentation.
- Processes expenses and creates and processes purchase orders for all Human Resources invoices and expenses.
- Tracks departmental budget expenditures and provides reports to the Vice President for Human Resources.
- Maintains an office-wide paper and electronic filing system for the department.
- Creatively maintains digital signage for Human Resources university-wide communications.
- Maintains intranet webpages for human resources.
Student Employment Processing - Manages the university student employment hiring and onboarding processes.
- Enters student employment data in preparation for payroll processing.
Administrative Support Functions - Provides administrative support in highly sensitive situations to the Vice President for Human Resources, including scheduling confidential meetings, maintaining and reviewing confidential communications, and interacting with constituents over sensitive matters.
- Provides administrative support to the team in areas such as talent acquisition, new employee onboarding, and student employment.
- Provides project support as needed.
Qualifications EDUCATION: Post high school training required; Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience.
EXPERIENCE: 3+ years' experience supporting teams in a fast-paced environment. Prior experience in a human resources office setting, preferred.
ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) - Customer Service Orientation - Keeps internal and/or external key stakeholder(s), students, parents, faculty, staff and community partners in mind at all times.
- Professionalism - Displays a high level of professionalism, e.g. timeliness, reliability, communication, and work ethic.
- Christ-first Faith - Provides spiritual support to community members, including students, on their Christian faith journey.
- Adaptable/Flexibility - Ability to change or adjust to change.
- Attention to Detail -Ability to efficiently and accurately focus on a specific task or number of tasks. Reviews details with a critical eye.
- Confidentiality - Maintains the necessary confidentiality and discretion required for the position.
- Conflict Management -Functions professionally and wisely during difficult conversations, while under stress, and while managing challenging situations.
- Develops Others - Ability to promote continuous improvementwithin teams and/or individuals.
- Effective Communication - Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated messaging across a wide variety of audiences.
- Establishes Trust - Gains the confidence of others by actions and words that promote being honest, forthcoming, and vulnerable.
- Problem-solving - Anticipates, evaluates, diagnoses, and resolves problems in a systematic and fact-based manner.
- Project and Time Management - Effective planning and priority setting. Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Results Orientation & Accountability - Takes accountability and identifies, executes and drives actions to consistently achieve desired results.
- Self-development - Grow one's self-awareness, abilities, skills, and/or talent
- Teamwork & Collaboration - Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others both departmentally and cross-functionally.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: - Ability to work non-routine hours during certain times of the year.
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time.
- Ability to traverse campus and stairs.
- Ability to lift/move objects up to 25 pounds.
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