HR Assistant

Are you passionate about helping foster children and families? Then, now is an excellent opportunity to join an ethnically and culturally diverse team of multidisciplinary professionals. Unity Care Group (UCG) has a wide range of rewarding positions serving underserved foster youth and families in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Placer Counties.

UCG is a community-based, non-profit youth and family development agency. Founded with the goal of developing educational and social programs to enrich the lives of at-risk youth, our mission is to provide quality youth and family programs for the purpose of creating healthier communities through lifelong partnerships.

Human Resources (HR) Assistant

As the Human Resource Assistant, you will assist with the administration of the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources department, including fielding employee inquiries, recruiting, filing, onboarding/offboarding, and data entering.

To be successful, you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field with at least 4 years of administrative experience or equivalent experience in a Human Resource role is required.
• Knowledge of business and administrative management practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of and experience in standard human resource practices is strongly desired.
• Knowledge of business and administrative management practices and procedures
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Visio)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage time to complete daily and weekly tasks as well as special projects

We also expect you to have:

• Other success factors for this position include being detail-oriented; having excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills; effectively delegating assignments; working well with employees at all organizational levels; being pro-active; possessing a high level of integrity; and working well within teams and leading teams.

• Ability to occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds

• Ability to get CPR and First Aid certificate within 11 days of the start date and maintain a current certificate
• Must clear a Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background check, including fingerprinting before the start date, and maintain clearance
• Must clear a health screening, including TB, before the start date and maintain clearance
• Must be at least 21 years of age and able to work in a Community Care Licensed Facility
• Must be able to drive, have a valid driver’s license, and maintain a clean driving record.
• Meet and maintain the minimum vehicle liability and property insurance limits (to be insured by our insurance carrier for transportation of residents)

Your responsibilities as the HR Assistant will include:

• Answer and route incoming telephone calls promptly and professionally
• Recruiting: post jobs, source resumes, screen candidates, schedule interviews, create offer letters, authorization to hire forms
• Coordinate employee training plans, employee development plans, and leadership training
• Process new hires and separations: CDSS verifications, OIG verifications, CCL documents, IT
• Maintain employee personnel files and complete filing
• Support the staff potlucks and other employee events as assigned
• Adhere to all safety and security procedures for opening and closing the office daily
• Support Human Resources with organizational duties, including creating/updating reports and charts
• Ensure that the office supplies inventory is maintained at average amounts coordinating with all locations
• Provide and coordinate administrative support between all admin, volunteer, and intern staff as needed
• Assist with employee electronics inventory management: assign and collect computers/phones/hotspots/keys
• Process incoming and outgoing mail
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits:

We maintain a collaborative learning environment where people are challenged, grow, and have fun. We offer competitive compensation of $24 per hour and an excellent benefits package, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision insurance
• 403b contribution
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Flexible schedule
• Employee assistance program
• Paid family leave
• Professional development assistance
• Paid holidays
• Remote work/telecommuting options
• Workplace perks

Unity Care Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer equal that welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.