Coordinator, Human Resources and Operations

University of Maryland; United States; On-site; USD 67,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland is seeking a Coordinator of Human Resources & Department Operations for the Accessibility and Disability Service (ADS). This role provides core HR and operational support, including recruitment, onboarding of student employees, payroll, and timekeeping, while ensuring compliance with policies.

The position reports to the Assistant Director for HR and Administrative Services and helps maintain an efficient, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• One year of professional HR or payroll experience.
• Additional work experience may substitute for up to four years of required education.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and onboarding of student employees.
• Manage payroll and timekeeping processes.
• Oversee HR communications workflow with students, faculty, staff, and other community members.
• Maintain accuracy, timeliness, and confidentiality of personnel transactions.

Skills

HR policies

Payroll knowledge

MS Office

Multitasking

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday

CMS

Job description

Department Overview

The Accessibility and Disability Service (ADS), a department within the Division of Student Affairs, facilitates reasonable accommodations, auxiliary aids, and support services for University of Maryland students in compliance with the ADAAA and Section 504. Serving approximately 11% of the total undergraduate and graduate student body across all colleges and schools, ADS coordinates academic, housing, and experiential learning accommodations to champion disability inclusion and ensure equal access to all aspects of campus life.

General Responsibilities

The Coordinator of Human Resources & Department Operations provides core human resource and operational support for Accessibility and Disability Service (ADS). This position assists with broad HR functions—including recruitment and onboarding of student employment, payroll, and timekeeping—while overseeing the workflow of communication from students, faculty, staff, and other community members. This staff member will report directly to the Assistant Director for Human Resources and Administrative Services. The Coordinator ensures the accuracy, timeliness, and confidentiality of personnel transactions in compliance with university, state, and federal policies. By managing key operational workflows, administrative documentation, and front-line communications, this role fosters an efficient, inclusive, and responsive environment that advances the mission of accessibility and equity.

Conditions of Employment

• The position will experience seasonally heavy workloads, which may require evening and weekend work.
• Visit other buildings and attend meetings at alternative locations near or off campus.
• Standard office work.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: One (1) year of professional human resources or payroll experience.
• Other: Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of human resources policies and procedures, and federal, state, and other applicable human resources related laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances.
• Knowledge of payroll functions.
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.
• Ability to analyze situations and determine the best recourse for response.

Additional Job Details Preferences

• Experience providing effective supervision, leadership, guidance, and administrative support to student or hourly employees within a higher education environment.
• Experience processing payroll, managing timekeeping, and performing transactional human resources functions using Workday or other HCM systems.
• Overseeing front desk operations and providing responsive, professional customer service in a high-volume, service-oriented environment.
• Basic web editing/CMS maintenance skills.

Financial Disclosure Required No. For more information on Financial Disclosure, please visit Maryland’s State Ethics Commission website.

Department VPSA-Accessibility and Disability Service Worker Sub-Type Staff. Regular Salary Range $67,000 - $68,900. Benefits Summary. For more information on Regular Exempt benefits, select this link.

Background Checks: Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify anyone from employment. Before any adverse decision, the finalist will have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding disclosable background check information. The University reserves the right to rescind the offer of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.

Employment Eligibility: The successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization. Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.

EEO Statement: The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.

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