Human Resources Associate

Job Description - Human Resources Associate for Accompany Now
Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corporation
Position Description
The purpose of this position is to fulfill human resource services for employees of the Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corporation (RCHP-AHC), focused on the Accompany Now program. The Associate provides HR services to the Accompany Now program, coordinating with the operations team including payroll, IT, and the larger HR team to ensure compliance with hiring, onboarding, and requirements, and benefits management.
This position is full time, with approximately 50% time in the Highland Park office, 25% in the New Brunswick, NJ office and 25% at satellite offices in Hamilton or Jersey City. The schedule will be determined in part by hiring and onboarding demands.
This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer of RCHP-AHC.
Responsibilities Include

• Recruiting strong candidates for the Accompany Now program utilizing the organization's cloud-based HR platform, BambooHR, including the following tasks: uploading and maintaining job listings, reviewing and vetting resumes, communicating with candidates for phone screenings and to schedule interviews, support program staff in all interviews.
• Create and/or manage paperwork associated with personnel prior to hire including offer letters, employment contracts, letters of recommendation, CARI background checks, fingerprinting, CPR certification, and other pre-employment requirements.
• Maintain communication with USCRI regarding the new hires, phone, address and confirm of clear FBI and CAN/N checks 1 week from hire date.
• Ensure personnel files are complete and up to date including renewals and recertifications of trainings, background checks, and other items as necessary.
• Set up group trainings when necessary.
• Communicate with IT to order and set up technology for new employees including computers, phones, MS Office, email addresses, etc.
• Communicate with HR team and payroll department for payroll changes.
• Troubleshoot employee personnel and benefits issues, and escalate as appropriate.
• Manage employee HR profiles in employee portal (BambooHR)
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of working effectively in a team and independently.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Experience in Human Resources support.
• Experience with HR online platforms preferred.
• Computer proficiency with an emphasis on Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook).

COMPENSATION: This position is 40 hours/week at $55,000/year plus benefits.
Reformed Church of Highland Park Affordable Housing Corporation (RCHP-AHC)
RCHP-AHC is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is a core value at RCHP-AHC and in its program, Interfaith-RISE. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and service environment for all clients, staff, and volunteers. We believe every member on our team and in our community enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other protected or unprotected categories. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.