HR Assistant-HR Service Center

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi Medical Center seeks an HR Assistant to support the HR Service Center across employment, benefits, employee relations, classification, HRIS, training and development. This role provides routine guidance to departments, staff, and the public on policies and required documentation.

Education/experience: an Associate or Bachelor’s degree with one year in HR is required. The position emphasizes data integrity, report preparation, and accurate records management in a

Qualifications

• Education and Experience Required: Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) and one (1) year's work experience in human resources

Responsibilities

• Explains and applies human resources rules, policies or regulations.
• Collaborates in the resolution of policy-related, process-related, or procedural problems and/or inquiries received from department representatives, employees, and/or applicants.
• Receives, reviews, scans, enters, retrieves, organizes, maintains, and ensures the accuracy and completeness of documents, files, and data.
• Provides assistance in the administration of a variety of human resource functions such as employee training and orientation, benefits enrollment, and employment examinations.
• Gathers data and prepares reports, statistics and statistical summaries, narrative summaries or graphic representations of data.
• Schedules and arranges meetings, employments examinations and interviews, and/or new employee orientation; prepares examinations, and job advertisements, assist in job fairs, and/or other outreach activities.

Skills

HR processes

Verbal/written communication

Interpersonal skills

Data gathering

Education

Bachelor's/Associate's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

PC software

Job description

Job Summary

Provides specialized support and assistance to the human resources department in one or more functional areas such as employment, benefits, employee relations, classification, human resources information systems, training and development. Provides routine advice, assistance, and follow-up to client departments, employees, and/or the general public in the application of specified policies, procedures, and documentation.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required: Degree (Associate's or Bachelor's) and one (1) year's work experience in human resources

Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of human resource processes, procedures, and documentation.

Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications.

Records maintenance skills.

Verbal and written communication skills.

Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with employees and team members.

Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.

Ability to interpret and analyze informational needs and provide advice and guidance in area of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Explains and applies human resources rules, policies or regulations.


• Collaborates in the resolution of policy-related, process-related, or procedural problems and/or inquiries received from department representatives, employees, and/or applicants.


• Receives, reviews, scans, enters, retrieves, organizes, maintains, and ensures the accuracy and completeness of documents, files, and data.


• Provides assistance in the administration of a variety of human resource functions such as employee training and orientation, benefits enrollment, and employment examinations.


• Gathers data and prepares reports, statistics and statistical summaries, narrative summaries or graphic representations of data.


• Schedules and arranges meetings, employments examinations and interviews, and/or new employee orientation; prepares examinations, and job advertisements, assist in job fairs, and/or other outreach activities.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type and Compensation

Time Type: Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: No

Pay Class: Hourly

FTE %: 100

Work Shift: Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded: No

Job Posting Date: 09/10/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified)

Location

Location/s: Main Campus Jackson

Job Requisition

Job Requisition ID: R00053683

Job Category: Professional and Technical

Organization: HR Service Center

Job Title: HR Assistant-HR Service Center

University of Mississippi Medical Center

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