Human Resources Specialist - Part-Time

About the role

The Human Resources Specialist will manage the daily functions of the Human Resources department. Duties include payroll functions, recruitment and talent acquisition, personnel documentation, benefits administration, and policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Payroll: Responsible for running bi-weekly payroll in the Paylocity payroll system to ensure that payroll is submitted in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Coordinating with supervisors to ensure timecards and leave requests are approved and correctly entered in the Paylocity payroll system.
  • Maintaining payroll reports as requested by the finance team and for the annual fiscal audit.
• Recruitment and Talent Acquisition: Responsible for updating and maintaining job descriptions, in collaboration with supervisors.
  • Reviewing job applications to provide a slate of qualified candidates to the supervisors.
  • Cooking interviews between the candidates and supervisors; participating in the interview process if requested.
  • Facilitating job offer processes which include contacting professional references and conducting pre-employment criminal background checks and drug screenings.
• Personnel Documentation: Responsible for updating electronic personnel records in the Paylocity payroll system, including new hires, terminations, and other personnel matters such as pay rate, position, and supervisor changes.
  • Maintaining physical personnel files for current and former employees and other pertinent documentation in alignment with retention schedules.
• Benefits Administration: Coordinating with GUM’s insurance brokers on the annual open enrollment processes.
  • Ensuring the Employee Navigator benefits administration system has up-to-date employee information.
  • Providing monthly benefits invoices to finance team for payment and providing employees with benefits information including insurance cards as needed.
  • Cooking with GUM’s retirement plan administrators to ensure payroll contributions are entered and assist employees with enrollments, contributions, and withdrawals.
• Policies and Procedures: Ensures that GUM’s employment policies and practices follow federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
  • Reviews GUM employee handbook policies and procedures and provides updates or addresses issues as needed.
  • Aids employees with Worker’s Compensation, Family Medical Leave Act, and short-term/long-term disability as needed.
• Other Functions: Assist the Finance Specialist as needed.
  • Attend and participate in Greensboro Urban Ministry staff meetings.
  • Other duties as the leadership may deem as necessary.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• At least one year of human resources experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Speaking, standing, sitting, walking, driving, lifting, climbing, writing, keyboarding, organizing, problem solving, planning, interpreting data, supervising others.
• Ability to utilize and create documents and spreadsheets using Microsoft Office.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Skills

• Ability to build and sustain positive and collaborative professional relationships.
• Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and work well in a team environment that supports GUM’s mission, vision, and values.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong skills in organization and attention to detail.