HR Assistant: Front Desk & Onboarding

Northern California Behavioral Health System; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Healthcare Spending Account

Life Insurance

Short and Long-Term Disability

PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay

Job summary

Northern California Behavioral Health System is seeking an HR Assistant to support essential HR administration, onboarding, and front-line duties. You will serve as the first contact for employees and visitors, manage onboarding workflows, and maintain personnel records with confidentiality and accuracy.

You will help with HRIS updates, status changes, and regulatory compliance while coordinating with the HR team on projects and process improvements.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of HR administration, office support, or customer-service focused work.
• Familiarity with HRIS systems (e.g., UKG) preferred.
• Experience with onboarding workflows and personnel file management preferred.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication; discretion and confidentiality.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Admin, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary front desk representative for HR and employee inquiries.
• Process employment status changes and HR documentation.
• Support pre-onboarding, onboarding workflows, and background checks.
• Maintain accurate employee records in HRIS and files.
• Assist with compliance tracking and audits.
• Provide administrative support and cross-functional HR coordination.
• Support Kudos program nominations and communications.

Skills

HR administration

Onboarding workflows

Front desk operations

Customer service

Discretion & confidentiality

HRIS (UKG)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS software (UKG)

Job description

Northern California Behavioral Health System is seeking an HR Assistant to support essential HR administration, onboarding, and front-line duties. You will serve as the first contact for employees and visitors, manage onboarding workflows, and maintain personnel records with confidentiality and accuracy.

You will help with HRIS updates, status changes, and regulatory compliance while coordinating with the HR team on projects and process improvements.