HR Assistant (Temporary-to-Hire Opportunity)

Hawthorne Lane; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawthorne Lane is looking for an HR Assistant (temporary-to-hire) to support the HR team in various functions including sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, and cultural engagement. The ideal candidate is organized, a strong communicator, and has a minimum of one year of experience in human resources.

Qualifications

• At least one year of HR experience.
• Positive customer service mindset and teamwork skills.
• Experience with sensitive employee information.

Responsibilities

• Assist with hiring process including screening resumes and scheduling interviews.
• Manage onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Plan employee appreciation events and coordinate office meetings.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organization

Customer Service

Time Management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

This range is provided by Hawthorne Lane. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$50,000.00/yr - $65,000.00/yr

This association is seeking an HR Assistant (temporary-to-hire) to provide support across the HR team in multiple facets. The ideal professional has a “roll-up-sleeves” approach to variety in HR tasks and will assist with sourcing, interviewing and follow-up for internal hiring efforts, new hire onboarding tasks and completion of documentation, internal staff movement changes/tracking and offboarding, employee surveying and cultural engagement/event planning. The ideal candidate is eager to help, an excellent communicator and team player, and has at least one year of human resources experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the hiring process by posting job ads, screening resumes, identifying talent, initiating communication with candidates, scheduling interviews, following-up with referrals, and conducting background checks.
• Upload new hire forms and manage files in software system.
• Spearhead and manage the onboarding, offboarding and training program for employees.
• Collaborate within the Human Resources team to further internal deliverables.
• Provide departmental support across the firm as a trusted liaison with vendors, suppliers and external contacts.
• Plan and manage memorable employee appreciation events and gifts to encourage staff engagement; coordinate meetings, in-office catering, and office events as needed.
• Communicate effectively across departments, and internal and external staff with updates to processes, deadlines and procedures.
• Handle any incoming HR inquiries from internal staff.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• This is a temporary-to-hire opportunity.

What We’re Looking For:

• HR interests. You have at least one year of HR experience and are seeking to further develop a variety of human resources skills.
• Bright outlook. You enjoy working collaboratively and leaving people with a feeling of positive customer service.
• Discrete. You have experience working with sensitive and confidential employee information.
• Cohesive. You work well across a team and value providing a strong customer service experience to all contacts.
• MS Office skilled. You are organized, effective, and detailed working within Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated. You are dynamic and take pride in your work.
• Extremely organized. You have superior time management skills, with an emphasis on following practice and procedures.

Essential to Hawthorne Lane’s success is our ability to attract talent from a range of backgrounds. Our network reflects the diverse community around us, and we believe in a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed. Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources and Administrative

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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