HR Assistant: Onboarding, Payroll & Records Support

State-of-Missour; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Missouri Department of Mental Health is seeking a paraprofessional HR worker to support onboarding, recruitment, benefits, and records maintenance at a facility in Kansas City, MO. The role emphasizes confidentiality and compliance with federal and state laws.

Responsibilities include payroll actions, time entry, and maintaining HR information systems. The position requires timely handling of screening processes, job postings, and routine HR communications with staff and management.

Qualifications

• Paraprofessional HR duties including onboarding, recruitment support, and records upkeep.
• Ability to process payroll actions and time entry in HR systems.
• Experience handling employee benefits information and compliance with laws.

Responsibilities

• Enter new employees into payroll systems and process personnel actions.
• Maintain Employee Information Center and HR boards; post benefits info.
• Ensure pre-employment screening and health benefit enrollment.
• Process unemployment claims and respond before due dates.
• Handle mailroom duties and distribute correspondence.
• Post job vacancies and manage postings on information boards.
• Serve as backup for applications/resumes and answer main HR line.

Skills

Knowledge of federal and state laws

Discretion and confidentiality

Job description

The Missouri Department of Mental Health is seeking a paraprofessional HR worker to support onboarding, recruitment, benefits, and records maintenance at a facility in Kansas City, MO. The role emphasizes confidentiality and compliance with federal and state laws.

Responsibilities include payroll actions, time entry, and maintaining HR information systems. The position requires timely handling of screening processes, job postings, and routine HR communications with staff and management.