HR & Benefits Administrator

About the role

Mary’s Place provides safe and inclusive shelter and services for women, children, and families on their journey out of homelessness. We operate a women’s day center and several 24/7 family shelters throughout King County. We serve hundreds of families each year, providing a safe place to stay, nutritious meals, essential services, and access to housing and employment resources.

Responsibilities

• 30%: HR Administration, Compliance & Employee Support - Maintain employee personnel records and HR documentation, ensuring completeness, confidentiality, and compliance with organizational policies and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

• 25%: Leave of Absence & Accommodation Administration - Administer employee leave and accommodation programs, including FMLA, Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML), military leave, ADA accommodations, pregnancy-related accommodations, workers’ compensation-related leaves, and other protected leaves.

• 35%: Payroll & Benefits Administration - Support payroll administration by maintaining employee information within Paylocity, creating and maintaining employee records in HRIS, payroll, benefits, and related systems, and assisting with open enrollment process.

• 10%: Recruitment & Onboarding Support - Support recruitment and hiring activities, assist with onboarding coordination, and prepare and process hiring documentation and employee records associated with onboarding and orientation activities.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources or related field; HR certification strongly preferred (PHR or SHRM-CP)
• 1-2 years of relevant experience with systems in ACA, COBRA, & Medical/Dental, 401k/403b plans, FSA/HSA
• Knowledge and experience in the open enrollment process
• 2 years of relevant Human Resources experience including Leave and Accommodations management, support for recruiting (interviewing, background and reference checks, onboarding), policy interpretation and application, and skilled HR admin support
• Superior organizational and time-management abilities; able to prioritize as well as manage a continuous stream of details
• Working knowledge of employment law on a local, state and federal level
• Working knowledge of the ADA, federal and state leave and disability accommodation regulations and best practices

Other Details

• Mary's Place offers the following benefits to full-time staff:
• Medical and dental insurance with the cost for core employee coverage paid at 100% by the company and competitive family rates
• Basic Life Insurance of $50,000 at no cost to employee; option to buy up for additional coverage
• 403(b) plan with a 50% employer match on the first 6% employee contribution
• Unlimited use ORCA pass for a small deduction per pay period
• 10 days paid time off (PTO) each calendar year (accrued by pay period)
• 10 days of sick time each calendar year (accrued by pay period)
• 10 days of flexible floating holidays each calendar year (accrued 40 hours on January 1st and 40 hours on July 1st).
• Prorated based on date of hire for first year of employment.
• Employee Assistance Program