HR Assistant, PT

Job Title: HR Assistant

Location: Ft. Worth, TX

Job Type: Part-Time, Hourly

Department: Human Resources

Reports To: HR Manager

Date: 12/10/2024 Last Revision

Standard of Christian Commitment

The candidate must be a professing Christ follower who possesses a strong commitment to the mission and core values of Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College, possess a clear understanding of Southern Baptist heritage and culture, and agrees to serve in accordance with and not contrary to the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message.

Southwestern Seminary, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a confessional institution. While the Seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the Seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders within our denominational context.

Since duties of this position require the employee to represent the Seminary to prospective and current students, candidates must abide by the Seminary bylaws, the Employee Handbook, and the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message as a condition of employment.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Human Resource Assistant will perform administrative tasks and services to support effective and efficient operations of the Office of Human Resources. HR Assistants may be assigned to specific areas of responsibility which are listed below and subject to reassignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Intakes guests and information to the Office of Human Resources to coordinate services/resources of the department, acting as a gatekeeper to other HR team members.

• May be responsible for or participate in I-9 process, audits and E-verify compliance.

• May be responsible for or participate in pre-employment screening, including background check and MVR policy compliance.

• May be responsible for or participate in administering required employee training.

• Coordination of personnel files, packets, and other HR forms and documents.

• May conduct or support the hiring and onboarding process, completing all pre-hire tasks.

• Performs periodic audits of HR files and records to ensure that all required documents are collected and filed appropriately.

• Answers frequently asked questions from applicants and employees relative to standard policies, benefits, hiring processes, etc.; refers more complex questions to appropriate senior-level HR staff or management.

• Logs all invoices and prepares payment requests for approval.

• Provides clerical and administrative support