TES Human Resources Specialist

Auburn; Auburn, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University Facilities Management is seeking an HR Specialist to perform specialized human resources and administrative support, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations. The role covers HR program coordination, training, development, and employee engagement, handling confidential documentation and routine inquiries.

Bachelor's degree is required; basic knowledge of admin functions, office procedures, customer service, and standard computer applications is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree - no specific discipline.
• Basic knowledge of administrative support functions, office procedures, customer service practices, and standard computer applications.

Responsibilities

• Compiles information, runs queries, and prepares confidential reports and memos.
• Assists with compliance with federal and state regulations including ADA, FLSA, EEOC, and FMLA.
• Supports coordination of HR functions such as training, development and employee engagement.
• Responds to routine inquiries on HR programs across compensation, benefits, employment, and employee relations.

Skills

Administrative support

Office procedures

Customer service

Computer applications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

The Human Resources Specialist performs specialized human resources and administrative support functions for Auburn University Facilities Management, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with state and federal regulations. Responsibilities include preparing confidential documentation, assisting with HR program coordination (training, development, and employee engagement), and responding to routine inquiries across various HR specialties including compensation, benefits, employment, and employee relations.

Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
• Assistance with special projects
• Seasonal work
• Emergencies

If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.

AU students are not eligible for TES.

Responsibilities

• Compiles information, run queries, and prepares reports, letters, memos, and job-related documentation of a confidential nature.
• Assists with maintaining compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations including, but not limited to, ADA, FLSA, EEOC, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, FMLA, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, USERRA, and Equal Pay Act.
• Assists with the coordination of human resources functions within the division such as training, development and employee engagement.
• Assists with the initiation and or response to routine inquiries concerning human resources programs within a variety of HR specialties including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, employment, employee relations, payroll, training and/or development.

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree - no specific discipline.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Basic knowledge of administrative support functions, office procedures, customer service practices, and standard computer applications.

Why Work at Auburn?

Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:

• Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
• Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
• Assistance with special projects
• Seasonal work
• Emergencies

If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.

AU students are not eligible for TES.

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

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