HR Coordinator

ROCKAWAY CARE CENTER; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k)

Job summary

Rockaway Care Center in Far Rockaway, NY is seeking an HR Coordinator to join our team. This full-time role supports recruitment, onboarding, licensing checks, and employee file management while upholding confidentiality and a friendly, professional approach.

You'll assist with timekeeping, payroll paperwork, benefits enrollment, and staff events, helping to foster a supportive environment for our nursing and rehabilitation facility and its dedicated staff.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of HR experience; healthcare experience is a bonus.
• Familiarity with NY DOH requirements, CHRC, or exclusion screening is a bonus.
• Experience in a union environment is a plus.
• Super organized with strong attention to detail.
• Warm, professional, and able to keep information confidential.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Bilingual is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Post jobs, schedule interviews, and welcome new hires.
• Run onboarding and orientation, including I-9s and new hire paperwork.
• Coordinate pre-employment screening like CHRC fingerprinting and license verification.
• Maintain employee files and track renewals, health assessments, and trainings.
• Handle LOA, disability, FMLA, and Workers' Comp processes.
• Be the go-to person for staff questions and support managers with timekeeping.
• Assist with benefits enrollment and payroll paperwork.
• Help plan employee recognition and staff events.

Skills

HR coordination

Onboarding

Employee records

Timekeeping

Payroll paperwork

Screening

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

HR Coordinator – Rockaway Care Center, Far Rockaway, NY

Full-time | $28 - $33 per hour | Monday–Friday

Are you organized, people-friendly, and looking for an HR role where you really make a difference? Join our team at Rockaway Care Center!

We’re a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility caring for long-term residents and short-term rehab patients. We believe that when we take care of our staff, they take care of our residents, and our HR Coordinator is a big part of that.

What you’ll do:

• Help hire great people by posting jobs, scheduling interviews, and welcoming new hires
• Run onboarding and orientation, including I-9s and new hire paperwork
• Coordinate pre-employment screening like CHRC fingerprinting, exclusion checks, and license and certification verification (including the NY Nurse Aide Registry)
• Keep employee files complete and survey-ready, tracking license renewals, health assessments, and in-service trainings
• LOA's, Disability, FMLA, Workers Compensation
• Be the friendly go-to person for staff questions
• Support managers with timekeeping and payroll paperwork
• Help track leaves of absence and benefits enrollment
• Help plan employee recognition and staff events

What we’re looking for:

• 1+ years of HR experience (nursing home or healthcare experience is a big plus!)
• Familiarity with NY DOH requirements, CHRC, or exclusion screening is a bonus
• Experience in a union environment is a plus
• Super organized and great with details
• Warm, professional, and able to keep things confidential
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office
• Bilingual is a bonus!

What we offer:

• $55,000–$65,000 per year
• Health and dental insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• 401(k)

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Rockaway Care Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.