Careers In Nonprofits Hiring for Human Resources Assistant at Washington, DC Full Time

Are you an entry level human resources professional with a passion for serving others?

Is it important for you to strengthen your skill set in recruitment and hiring?

Do you have prior experience supporting payroll?

We are currently in search of a Human Resources Assistant for a Social Services Organization. This is a full time, temporary to permanent, hybrid role based in Washington, DC (only targeting candidates in DC, MD, and VA).

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Social Services Organization

LOCATION: Washington, DC (Hybrid)

POSITION TITLE: Human Resources Assistant

DURATION: Temporary to Permanent

SCHEDULE: 35+ hours/week

HOURLY PAY: $23.00 – $25.00/hour

SALARY: $48,000 – $50,000

Is This Your Dream Job? The Human Resources Assistant is responsible for overseeing the administration and development of Human Resources policies, and procedures including recruitment, onboarding, benefits, employee relations, training, and payroll. This is a hybrid role with 1-2 remote days to start, targeting ideal vaccinated candidates to get started ASAP!

Our Ideal Candidate:

· Bachelor’s Degree preferred, but not required

· 2+ plus years’ experience in the field of Human Resources

· Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)

· SHRM or similar certifications/studies highly desired

· Proven ability to interpret policies and procedures

· Advanced organizational and problem-solving skills

How You’ll Spend Your Day:

· Recruits, interviews, and facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.

· Conducts onboarding and orientation for staff.

· Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.

· Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.

·Reviews, tracks, and documents compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory training, continuing education, and work assessments.

· Advises management on the formulation and administration of plans, policies for Human Resource activities

·Work closely with leadership on annual performance reviews.

· Provides support and guidance to management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.

· Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance and to advance equity and inclusion.

· Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase retention of a diverse workforce.

· Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, equitable workplaces and employment law.

· Other projects as assigned.

We’d love to hear from you.

If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to help make that happen. Please submit a resume to this Link!

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Is this position not a great fit?

For more information about Careers In Nonprofits and our other available opportunities and workshops, please visit our website at www.careersinnonprofits.com.

Careers In Nonprofits is an equal opportunity employer. Empowered by the #ILoveMyJob mission, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment within the nonprofit sector.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regretfully can only respond to those candidates who best meet the requirements of a specific position or whose backgrounds are generally applicable to our client base. Please rest assured that we retain all candidate information for possible future matches, even if you do not hear from us in regard to your application in response to this ad.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: One location