HR and Recruiting Assistant

Howard Hanna’s HR team is looking to hire an HR and Recruiting Assistant! This is a great opportunity for a candidate with 1-3 years of experience who wants to grow their HR career specifically in the Talent/Recruitment specialty. We are offering competitive salary, benefits and a hybrid schedule after a successful training completion.


Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Post and manage all open positions in ATS system (Jazz HR)
• Prescreen candidates for assigned positions
• Schedule manager interviews and be a resource for interview training and support
• Facilities pre-employment background checks in the ATS system
• Enter all new hires into ADP onboarding system
• Manage full cycle onboarding through ADP with the candidate and payroll team
• Draft all new hire offer letters for HR Manager approval
• Handles employee on-boarding and new hire orientations; reviewing company history, employee benefits, vacation & pay schedule and additional information provided to new hires
• Assists in composing and sending HR communications, such as: drafting offer letters, benefit enrollment emails, group employee communications and other correspondence as needed
• Understands all health and welfare plans available to employees; answers questions regarding plans for employees during new hire orientation
• Manage general Benefits email inbox and escalating questions if needed to Benefit Analyst
• Review annual performance appraisals to ensure accuracy, appropriate documentation of comments and for completion
• Assists hiring manager in the recruiting process; post and sources resumes, schedules interviews and conduct pre-employment screenings
• Collects request for hire forms – approved and signed off by HR Manager;
• Work with HR Manager to develop recruiting strategies
• Manages temporary employment staff hires and staffing agency contracts
• Pulls reports assigned by the HR Manager such as new hire, termination, and general employment data
• Acts as a backup for the HR Assistant and HR Manager as needed
• Works on projects and other duties assigned by the HR Manager, HR Director and/or VP of HR

• Must be well organized; detail-oriented, and possess strong follow-up and time management skills
• Familiarity with ATS and HRIS system- Jazz HR and ADP highly preferred
• Must have a demonstrated record of maintaining confidentiality and the ability to work independently
• Must have the ability to deal effectively with a variety of people and to maintain professionalism through excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have advanced knowledge of MS Office (Teams, Outlook, Excel, OneNote)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field
• 1-3 years of experience in a recruiting focused HR role

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