Human Resources Assistant

Part-time Human Resources Assistant

Company Overview: The City of Auburn Hills is a distinguished leader in southeast Michigan, known not only for its high-technology parks but also for having world-renowned retail, entertainment, and manufacturing. Home to more than 26,000 residents, it also serves as Michigan's global business address, with international corporations from 32 countries, including many world and North American headquarters. Auburn Hills' residents enjoy the amenities of city and suburban living with parks, a revitalized downtown district, and a welcoming city complex with a library and community center. Additionally, the city has four colleges and universities, and Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, one of the state's largest destination shopping centers, providing a variety of cultural, social and educational opportunities to residents, workers, and visitors.

At Auburn Hills, we value attentive service, diversity, excellence, fiscal responsibility, humility, and safety. Our mission is to be stewards for the community through a connected, transparent and efficient government in hopes that we can cultivate the heart of a small town that operates with the excellence of a world class city.

General Purpose: The Human Resources Assistant serves as a supporting member of the Human Resources team and will perform a variety of routine and complex clerical, administrative and technical work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Custodian of employee personnel records; performs annual audit of all personnel files using moderate independent judgment; maintains confidentiality of all information
• Conducts surveys to compare ourselves with other communities
• Process all seasonal new hires for Golf Course, Recreation, Department of Public Works and other departments as needed
• Prepares vacant position postings/advertisements and ensures proper placement of the ads
• Receives and assists with initial review of incoming applications; schedules applicant interviews; maintains applicant files
• Assists in the development of notices, flyers, brochures, newsletters, media releases, news articles, and other informational materials about programs and service
• Performs clerical and administrative work including answering phones, receiving public calls and providing customer assistance
• Responds to inquiries from employees, citizens and others and refers to appropriate department or individual when necessary
• Receives, processes and distributes incoming mail; processes outgoing mail
• Composes, types and edits a variety of correspondence, reports, memoranda and other material requiring judgment as to content, accuracy and completeness
• Attends monthly Safety Committee Meetings, takes minutes and provides feedback on how to make Auburn Hills a safe community
• Inputs data to standard department forms; compiles data for various reports
• Schedules appointments and performs other administrative and clerical duties
• Assists with planning employee events such as annual picnic, holiday luncheon and quarterly events
• Other duties as assigned

Schedule: Permanent Part-time (24 hours per week)

Preferred Qualifications:

(A) Education and Experience: Associate degree in related field

(B) Minimum 1-year of HR experience

(C) Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with employees, supervisors, community leaders, and the public

(D) Working knowledge of the principles and practices of modern public administration; working knowledge of human resource administration/development; working knowledge of modern records management techniques

(E) Ability to prioritize assignments, and to adapt quickly as needs arise

(F) Ability to work in a team environment and independently as needed

(G) Good organizational skills with emphasis on detail

(H) Ability to maintain confidentiality

Pay Rate: $20.00 per hour

Full Job Description: To view the full job description, visit www.auburnhills.org/jobs.

Questions regarding the position should be referred to the Human Resources Department by email at humanresources@auburnhills.org. In an effort to improve the overall health of our workforce, the City of Auburn Hills adopted a policy against hiring tobacco users. All applicants are subject to a nicotine test in the final step of the hiring process. Those who test positive for nicotine from tobacco use may reapply for employment after six months. The City of Auburn Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).