Temporary Human Resources Specialist

Waimanalo-Health-Center; Waimanalo (HI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Waimānalo Health Center in Hawaii is seeking a dedicated Human Resources Specialist for a full-time temporary assignment from November 1, 2026 to March 1, 2027. You will support payroll, benefits, and HR administration while protecting confidentiality and delivering high-quality service to staff.

You will design, implement, and monitor HR processes, ensure compliance with laws and policies, and work closely with leadership to uphold the center’s values and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR administration and payroll is preferred.
• Strong confidentiality and judgment in handling staff matters.
• Knowledge of personnel policies and employment laws is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide payroll and administrative support to staff.
• Ensure compliance with personnel policies, payroll, laws, and board policies.
• Design, implement, monitor, and maintain HR processes, procedures and systems.
• Maintain broad understanding of the organization's policies and employment and labor laws.
• Handle confidential duties and manage projects independently.

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated, talented, and team-oriented full-time Human Resources Specialist to join our `ohana to support our mission and values. We offer competitive wages, excellent benefits, and an extraordinary working environment.

This is a temporary position running from November 1st 2026 through March 1st 2027.

Mission

Waimānalo Health Center is rooted in Native Hawaiian values and devoted to improving the health and wellness of all people, regardless of ability to pay, by providing comprehensive primary and preventive health care services of the highest quality.

Vision

Waimānalo Health Center is dedicated to the continuous advancement in quality healthcare while assuring universal access for all. We believe that our values of Aloha, Mālama I Ka Pono, Mālama I Ka ʻOhana, and Mālama I Ka ʻĀina, enable our patient-centered healthcare home services to deeply focus on the shared role of healing oneself, ʻohana, community, and ʻāina over generations.

Core Values and Guiding Principles

Our values at Waimānalo Health Center promote Hawaiian-centered diversity, equity, and inclusion by welcoming all members of the Koʻolaupoko community to access our holistic services ranging from traditional Hawaiian healing practices to Western medicine.

Aloha:

We listen to people with our full attention, seeking to know them and understand their health care and wellness needs and aspirations for themselves, their family and community. We will respond, to the best of our abilities, as caring, compassionate, engaged, and professional partners in healthcare.

Mālama I Ka Pono:

We know that quality healthcare starts with people’s trust in our services and the excellence of our care for them and the resources entrusted to us to meet their needs. We are committed to maintaining their trust by treating people with respect and confidentiality, and by being open about our organizational practices and results, seeking to continuously improve our work.

Mālama I Ka ʻOhana:

We believe that wellness embraces the whole family, and we welcome their participation in the healthcare of their loved ones. Our belief extends from the Ahupuaʻa of Waimānalo throughout Koʻolaupoko where we build the foundation for good health and wellness for everyone, and we seek collaborative partners who share our values and vision.

Mālama I Ka ʻĀina:

We understand the importance of one’s sense of place and the holistic nature of health and wellbeing. Through integrative services we support the balance of body, mind, and spirit, while respecting one’s cultural connectedness to the ‘āina of Hawai'i. Ka Mauli O Ka ‘Āina A He Mauli Kānaka: The Life of the Land is the Life of the People.

Summary

The position performs duties to support the employees of WHC. The Human Resource Specialist provides payroll and administrative support and is responsible for confidential and complex duties. The Human Resources Specialist ensures compliance with a wide variety of personnel policies and procedures, payroll, laws, board policies, and administrative rules; participates in the design, implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of processes, procedures and systems. The Human Resources Specialist is responsible for and has a broad understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and employment and labor laws. The position requires compassion and sound judgment in dealing with staff and the ability to initiate and manage projects independently.

Employment Type:

Full Time

Compensation:

$60,000.00 to$65,000.00/ Year