HR Specialist

Community Development Institute Head Start; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Vacation & Sick Leave

Health/Dental/Vision insurance first 1

Employee contributions for core plan

Employee dental insurance

Paid Holidays

Spring Break & Winter Break

Public Service Loan Forgiveness & Per

Tuition assistance

Paid trainings

Employee Assistance Program

AD&D life insurance

Travel medical support

Job summary

CDI Head Start in St. Martin Parish, LA seeks an HR Specialist to manage recruiting and hiring. The role involves maintaining staff files in ADP, performing background checks, references checks, and general office duties.

Strong organization and communication skills are essential, with MS Word/Excel proficiency and a high school diploma or GED as a baseline. Some HR/secretarial experience is preferred. Salary offers AA/BA level pay with benefits including paid leave, health coverage from day one

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; some HR/secretarial experience.
• Associate degree or higher preferred in related field.
• Experience with ADP is a plus; Microsoft Word/Excel proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and hire new staff.
• Maintain staff files using ADP.
• Run background checks and check references.
• Complete other office work and filings.
• Collaborate with team members and multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Time management

Multitasking

Reliability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree or higher preferred

Tools

ADP

Job description

CDI Head Start Careers
St. Martin Parish, LA

This HR position is largely an administrative position responsible for recruiting and hiring new staff. The Human Resources Specialist will maintain staff files using ADP, run background checks, check references, and complete other office work. The Human Resources Specialist is expected to be competent in basic office and administrative skills with superb organizational and time management skills. Applicant must be reliable and should accurately follow instructions with the ability to multitask and adjust in a fast-paced environment. Applicant will work in close collaboration with other team members and must have strong communication skills. The HR applicant must possess a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. As a minimum requirement, the applicant must have a high school diploma or GED with some relevant experience in human resources and/or secretarial functions. An associate degree or higher in a related field is preferred. Experience with ADP is a plus.

Pay Rate:

AA/BA-$20.40

High School-$18.00

• PaidVacation time and Sick Leave
• Medical/Dental/VisionInsurance coverage available first day of employment (for full time employees)
• $30.00per month cost to employee for employee only Core Plan Health and VisionInsurance (for full time employees)
• $15.95per month cost to employee for employee only Dental Insurance (for full timeemployees)
• PaidHolidays
• PaidSpring Break and Winter Break
• Qualifyingemployer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Perkins Loan Forgivenessprograms.
• Tuitionassistance to meet job requirements
• Paidtrainings
• EmployeeAssistance Program
• $35,000term AD&D life insurance at no cost to employee (for full time employees)
• TravelConnect medical support for assistance when you travel

CDI Head Start is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or any other legally protected status.