BereaCorps HR Systems Associate

Please note that references provided at the time of application for staff positions will not be contacted until the applicant has been offered the position. Description BereaCorps positions are grant-funded, one-year contract positions from June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026, with the possibility of a one-year extension. The positions are only available to 2024 and May 2025 Berea graduates, that have completed all of their coursework by May 2025. This developmental position provides new HR professionals the opportunity to rapidly grow their careers. The BereaCorps HR Systems Associate will work closely with the Manager of HR Systems and Services to utilize and maximize the College’s usage of our current workforce management platform, HRIS system, and benefits and timekeeping platforms. The HR Systems Associate also has the responsibility of assisting in the planning, design, and delivery of training and educational resources associated with these platforms for faculty and staff. The HR Systems Associate works within a highly collaborative and team-based organization providing hands-on skills, knowledge, and project management to address the training, programming and systems needs of campus. Your Key Responsibilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Assist with refining NEOED, the College’s workforce management platform, to facilitate career development and improve retention and morale.Assist HR with upgrading the orientation experience to assure new employees understand the Berea culture, Student Labor supervision, and how to support students on campus in general. Work with HR, IT and other departments to identify duplicate applications and systems and work toward the reduction of their inefficiencies and cost. Opportunities have been targeted in the areas of timekeeping, training platforms, intake of benefit services and documents.Provide customer service and training to employees concerning benefits, compensation and use of HR Systems such as the benefits enrollment portal and workforce management and timekeeping platforms.Monitor, evaluate, and record training activities and training program effectiveness.Schedule and coordinate training events (e.g., room reservation, food orders, setup, etc.).Work with HR, IT, and vendor partners such as Ellucian to implement efficiency improvements to Banner, NEOED, etc. that will allow HR to more actively support Berea Balance and Students First initiatives. Assist the Manager of HR Systems and Services in assessing training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers or customer representatives. Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty, and students. Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students. What You'll Bring Education required to ensure success in this position: Bachelor’s Degree from Berea College with a graduation date in 2024 or spring 2025 Experience required to ensure success in this position: History of success in a higher education setting and/or working collaboratively with diverse faculty/staff, alumni, donors, and students. Special skills, knowledge and abilities: Strong understanding of and appreciation for the Berea College purpose and Great Commitments.Ability to work independently and recognize opportunities and create effective strategies to engage prospects with Berea College resulting in increased support. Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills. Strong organizational skills and ability to set priorities and meet deadlines. Demonstrated personal traits of initiative, integrity, discretion, patience, persistence, good judgment, and a strong sense of self. Attention to detail, creativity, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently.Flexibility to learn and execute varied tasks is essential. The capacity to integrate disparate information and to organize and prioritize complex tasks. License, certification, or registration necessary: Valid driver’s license and good driving recordRequired background check Physical requirements: Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and groundsAbility to travel independently by car and/or planeAbility to occasionally lift up to 20 lbs. Environmental conditions: Professional office environment with interruptions and noise due to frequent visitors, students, staff and facultyOccasional travel required for meetings, conferences, etc. Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment: Computer literacy and strong aptitude for the following tasks: use of internet and e-mail; navigating Argos, Banner, NEOED, data entry; word processing; experience with Excel and PowerPoint.Standard office equipment (copier, cell phone, office phone system/voice mail)Vehicle- college vans/cars Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 44 states and U.S. territories and more than 60 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides every enrolled student with a fully funded degree that covers 100% of tuition, housing, food, supplies, and fees without loans, for all four years. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only 10 federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus, building professional skills in a real-world learning environment. Washington Monthly ranked Berea College the #1 Best College for your Tuition and Tax Dollars, 2025. Berea also ranks #1 in educational access by The New York Times, 2023 and #1 for lowest educational debt by U.S. News and World Report, 2025 and 2026. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2026. Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 17,000) lies 40 miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu. Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here. Our Benefits Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement. Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work an average of twenty-four hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis. To learn more details, visit our benefits page at https://www.berea.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits. Our Unique Culture Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments. Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea Labor Supervision In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.