Human Resources Assistant - HR Department (CBM)

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

Job Location:

This position will be located at 1000 E. 24th St, KCMO 64108.

Why you’ll love this position:

The Missouri Department of Mental Health is dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and public understanding of mental illness and developmental disabilities. By joining our team, YOU can make a difference in the lives of those impacted by a mental illness or developmental disability so they have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, live their lives to the fullest, and be a valued member of their communities.

What you’ll do:

• Enter new employees into the SAM II payroll system in a timely manner and process all other personnel actions including position updates, transfers, salary changes, etc.
• Maintain and update the Employee Information Center, and HR information boards throughout the facility with information related to employee benefits. Disseminate this same information to the Group Home Directors for posting at their facilities. Post this same information on CBM SharePoint.
• Ensure that the pre-employment screening and verification process has been completed for potential employees. Ensure employees are registered to enroll in their health benefits, if applicable.
• Process unemployment claims by responding to the claims before the due date, supply the information in a timely manner.
• Pick up mail from the mail room daily; open, sort, date stamp and distribute accordingly.
• Post job vacancies on the Job Information Boards in a timely manner and removing postings when they expired.
• Serves as backup for processing applications/resumes received in response to advertisements and forwarding to the appropriate supervisor; and answering incoming calls on the main HR line.
• Performs other related work as assigned.
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance; arrive to work on time, returns from lunch on time and minimizes unscheduled absences.

Minimum Qualifications

This is a position responsible for paraprofessional human resources related duties. An employee at this level may prepare and review documents, assist in the recruitment process, conduct employee onboarding, and provide advice on benefit matters. Duties may include recommending changes to and updating procedures, providing reports, and responding to information requests. Employees may input and review time entry, payroll actions, and related human resources information, and maintain accurate records compliant with relevant federal and state laws.

Knowledge, skills & abilities

Knowledge of federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and policies and procedures as applied to human resources areas and programs. Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality.

Typical qualifications

2-4 years of relevant experience. (Substitutions may be allowed.)

• No disciplinary action in the previous 12 months.
• Employee must be current in mandatory training requirements and department job-specific competencies.
• Being current in policies will be a consideration in selecting the most qualified candidate for awarding positions.
• Have not received a successful bid for a posting within the last ninety (90) days.

Lack of post‑secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

If you have questions about this position please contact:Human Resources [phone].