Human Resources Generalist

VASPA; La Habra (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Heights Christian Schools in La Habra, CA seeks a part-time Human Resources Generalist to support ministry leadership and HR activities. The role provides essential payroll, records management, recruitment, and employee relations tasks with a path to full-time within 12 months.

The successful candidate will handle confidentiality, maintain records, coordinate onboarding, and assist with reports, orientation, and training while upholding the ministry's values and ethics.

Qualifications

• Have a high school diploma or GED.
• At least two years of HR Generalist or Coordinator experience.
• Fingerprint clearance from state and federal agencies.
• Ability to communicate clearly on phone and intercom.
• Strong organizational and relational skills.

Responsibilities

• Implements HR strategies across talent acquisition, records, safety and retention.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and advises management.
• Prepares orientation and training programs for employees.
• Maintains HR records with filing and retrieval systems.
• Prepare periodic management reports and support payroll data transmission.
• Coordinate annual mailings and background checks for volunteers.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service mindset

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality and discretion

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Spreadsheets

Email/comms tools

Job description

All employees are first and foremost ministers of the gospel, called of God to lead others to Christ, and to use their gifts, talents and abilities for God's glory (Colossians 1:18, John 1:17, Colossians 3:17, I John 3:3, 7). The Human Resources Generalist supports the ministry's leadership effectiveness by providing a variety of specialized duties in the Human Resources Department. This person shall be spiritually mature and shall reflect the purpose of the ministry, which is to honor Christ at all times.

Administrative Duties

• Implements human resources strategies and department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, records management, safety and health, employee relations and retention, EEO compliance, and labor relations.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by adhering to existing and new legislation and advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares employees for assignments by establishing employee orientation and training programs.
• Maintains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system, keeping past and current records.
• Prepares periodic reports for management, as necessary or requested, to track strategic goal accomplishment.
• Facilitate the volunteer program including processing background checks, maintaining records accurately and confidentially.
• Demonstrate proficiency in transmitting payroll data to the payroll company, process and maintain company payroll records as directed.
• Assist with various research projects and/or special projects.
• Coordinate and prepare annual mailings.
• Issue monthly updates and acknowledgements of employee birth dates, anniversary dates, etc.
• Respect professional ethics that require confidentiality concerning the sharing of information about children, parents, or staff.

Professional Responsibilities

• Greet everyone with a friendly, helpful attitude when they enter the office or call on the telephone. Treat each person with respect and courtesy.
• Work on specialized assignments that are moderately complex in nature where judgment is needed in resolving problems and making routine recommendations.
• Work independently with little to no instructions on routine work and general instructions on new assignments.
• Provide administrative support to relieve managers and staff of administrative details.
• Show initiative and go through the proper channels to offer suggestions for improving ministry procedures.

Religious Requirements

HCS hires to its mission. In order to further the mission of HCS, all employees must:

• Acknowledge Christ as Savior and seek to live life as His disciple.
• Believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God-our standard for faith and practice.
• Believe and uphold the ministry's the Statement of Faith and the terms of the Shared Values and Ethics of Employment as a condition for employment and continued employment in this ministry.
• Demonstrate a desire for spiritual growth as evidenced by his or her prayer life, Bible study, regular attendance at a church that is in agreement with HCS' Statement of Faith, and spiritual outreach to others.
• Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions toward others (Luke 6:40).
• Evidence the fruit of the Spirit in dealing with people.
• Participate in, and occasionally lead, staff prayer meetings and devotions, and other ministry outreach opportunities.
• Answer basic questions about the Christian faith, provide religious resources, and pray with students and parents.

Professional Requirements

• Have a high school diploma or a GED equivalent.
• Have at least two years of successful Human Resources Generalist or Coordinator experience.
• Receive a fingerprint clearance from State and Federal governments.
• Have the ability to warmly and articulately communicate when using the phone and intercom.
• Have organizational skills and the ability to work with people, projects, and resources.
• Demonstrate a reasonable level of computer literacy, proficient in doing word processing, creating and using a spreadsheet, e-mailing, and accessing the Internet.
• Possess evidence of other adequate preparation, background, or experience as determined by the administrator.

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT

All employment with HCS is 'at-will.' This means that both employees and HCS have the right to terminate at any time, with or without advance notice, and with or without cause (HCS Ministry Policies #s 106, 300 and 319). Heights Christian Schools reserves the right to change, modify, or supplement personnel policies at any time.

Initial 20-hour part-time role with an opportunity to transition to full-time within 12 months.

Salary: $24.00-$28.00 per hour, commensurate with experience.