Human Resources Coordinator - Penda Aiken, Inc

Location:                              Brooklyn, NY (HYBRID)
Job Type:                              Full-Time, Permanent
Hours:                                   8:00am-4:30pm, or 9:00am-5:30pm
Salary:                                   $57,500-$65,000 depending on experience
Work Authorization:          Applicants must have authorization to work for any U.S. employer without requiring sponsorship.

Job Description

This role is responsible for the Human Resources department is seeking an experienced HR Coordinator to handle temporary staffing administrative activities for the HR Director and support other department managers and staff. You will facilitate all key HR functions, programs, and staffing engagements.

• Initiate onboarding processes for all new hires including employment verification, system entries, applicant in-take, documents assimilation, and collection of required documents.
• Coordinate completion of all steps of the pre-employment process including background checks, reference checks, and collection of required documents (license, degrees, credentials, etc.)
• Assist with benefits administration for all employees ensuring information is distributed and collected and entering employee information into healthcare portals.
• Address issues raised by current and future employees in matters related to employment, compensation, and labor relations, employee relations, and employee engagement.
• Act as liaison between Human Resources, employees, and clients.
• Maintain and update employee ATS (Akken) systems.
• Assist with new system data migration, employee training, and implementation.
• Responsible for data analytics and compliance reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field preferred; or equivalent education and/or experience
• 1-2 years' experience supporting an HR department.
• Microsoft Office Suite experience, MS Teams virtual and comfortable usage of ATS tracking software
• Must be organized, flexible and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to deal with and handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication skills and motivation skills are required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships inside and outside the organization.
• Bilingual Spanish a big plus.