HR Specialist

Behavioral Health Services North, Inc.; City of Plattsburgh (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Behavioral Health Services North, Inc. in Plattsburgh, NY is seeking an HR Specialist to support the Human Resources team in day-to-day activities including onboarding, paperwork processing, background checks, and eligibility verification.

They may also help with posting jobs and coordinating interviews. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma with 2–5 years of HR experience, strong communication and organizational skills, and a commitment to confidentiality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma and 2–5 years of experience.
• Associates degree and/or HR certification strongly preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, HR databases, and HR-related software.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• High organizational skills.
• Very detail oriented.
• Possesses interpersonal and clerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the transfer and leaves administration process.
• Compose and distribute routine HR correspondence.
• Ensure all criminal record checks are completed timely.
• Provide administration support for the performance management system.
• Liaise with payroll and process salary adjustment paperwork.
• Provide administrative support for absence recording.
• Conduct basic research related to HR policies and procedures.
• Support recruitment including posting job openings and screening resumes.
• Provide HR administration support to HR, L&D, recruitment and payroll.
• Assist with staff recruiting: filing resumes and docs, data entry, interviews, and job fairs.
• Handle basic issues and refer complex ones to higher-level staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Oral and written communication

High organizational skills

Detail oriented

Interpersonal skills

Clerical skills

Education

High school diploma

Associates degree and/or HR certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

HR databases

HR-related software

Job description

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HR Specialist

Administration Full Time Plattsburgh, NY, US

Salary Range: $25.00 To $26.00 Hourly

HR Specialist

Administration Full Time Plattsburgh, NY, US

BHSN, one of the fastest-growing organizations providing whole-person care in the region, is in search of passionate individuals to join our rapidly expanding team!

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8-4pm

POSITION BRIEF
Reporting directly to the Associate Director of Compliance and Human Resources, HR Specialist, will provide support to the Human Resources team. The HR Specialist is responsible for day-to-day affairs like conducting onboarding process, processing paperwork, conducting background checks, and verifying employment eligibility. They may also participate in creating job postings, and scheduling interviews. HR Specialist may answer queries from employees regarding payroll and benefits, so they should have a basic knowledge of the employer's benefits packages. They also need to have excellent communication and organizational skills, be detail-oriented, and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment. They must be able to maintain confidentiality and work ethically. Successful candidates must be able to work well as part of a team and possess excellent time-management skills.is responsible for performing a variety of administrative tasks in support of the human resources department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the transfer and leaves administration process
• Compose and distribute routine written correspondence from Human Resources
• Ensure all criminal record checks are carried out fully and in a timely manner
• Provide administration support for the performance management system
• Liaise with payroll, process approval paperwork relating to salary adjustments
• Provide administrative support and guidance for absence recording
• Conduct basic research related to HR policies and procedures
• Support the recruitment and hiring process, including posting job openings and screening resumes
• Provide HR administration support to the HR team, L&D, recruitment processes and payroll.
• Assisting with staff recruiting to include filing resumes, filing recruiting documents, entering data, scheduling interviews, greeting candidates, preparing reports and assisting with job fairs
• Handles basic issues and problems, and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Requires a high school diploma and 2 – 5 years of experience.;
• Associates degree and/or HR certification strongly preferred
• Possesses the working knowledge of subject matter.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, HR databases, and other HR-related software.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• High Organizational skills.
• Very Detail oriented.
• Possesses Interpersonal skills.
• Clerical skills.

BHSN is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in its hiring and employment practices so that every team member can feel like they belong and be their authentic self to thrive in their personal and professional lives. In order to do that, all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, arrest record or status as a victim of domestic violence, familial status, gender/gender expression, reproductive health decisions, citizenship or immigration status or any other factor prohibited by law.