hr assistant New York, NY
Job description
About NYLAG:
Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships. NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice. We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality. NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g. courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center. During COVID-19, most of our services are virtual to keep our community safe. NYLAG’s staff of 350 impacted the lives of nearly 113,000 people last year.
Job description
The New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) seeks a Human Resources Assistant to assist with onboarding and offboarding employees, and provide administrative support for the day-to-day operations of the HRU. This position will report to the Chief Diversity and People Officer and it is an ideal role for a new HR professional.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Help warmly welcome new employees by owning “New Hire” communications, notices and documents.
- Process internal Job Action Forms such new hires, status changes/promotions, salary changes, and liaison with IT.
- Maintain accurate records including employee onboarding documents, offboarding documents, training acknowledgements, etc.
- Send monthly invoices to the Finance Unit for processing.
- Assist with coordinating trainings, maintaining rosters, and confirming attendance.
- Research new HR policies, procedures and best practices.
- Complete requests for employment verification.
- Assist with additional projects and other duties as assigned by CDPO.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Business Administration, Political Science or a related field is preferred. With a college degree, at least one year of related work or internship experience is required.
- In lieu of bachelor’s degree, at least 3 years’ of professional work experience in HR is required.
- Sense of humor and little to no ego. We are a service-oriented department and organization.
- Curiosity.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle confidential information appropriately.
- Able to multi-task and meet deadlines.
- Must be detailed-oriented, self-motivated and very organized.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Suite: Outlook and Word. If you like mail merge, you’ll love this role!
- Ability to work cross-functionally with all levels of employees and management.
- Passion for NYLAG's mission.
NYLAG’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
NYLAG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.
Employment type:
- Full-time
- Part-time
Temporary
Professional Level:
- Entry Level
- Professional
- Managerial
Salary:
$51,289 per year.
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, long term disability, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for Medical and Dependent care.
Application Instructions: Please save resume and cover letter on one pdf.
Covid Vaccination Policy: Please note, to safeguard the health and well-being of our employees and clients, NYLAG requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.
NYLAG is committed to a hybrid work policy for staff whose work does not require their full-time presence in the office. NYLAG’s current policy is that most staff are required to work in NYLAG’s offices or do other in-person work at least two days each week. This policy is subject to change.
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