Junior Human Resources Partner

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Job:

Junior Human Resources Partner

Job Summary:

The Junior Human Resources Partner plays a key role in supporting and enhancing the student employment experience at Barnard College. This role ensures that student employment recruitment, placement, onboarding, payroll processing, job postings, compliance, employee relations and training foster an inclusive, collaborative, and cohesive workplace for student workers throughout the College.

The Junior HR Partner will provide guidance on HR best practices while working closely with hiring managers to implement and communicate initiatives. This role also partners with colleagues across the Human Resources department to support various HR functions, including but not limited to staff recruitment, onboarding, engagement initiatives, benefits administration, and labor/employee relations.

Job Description:

Student Employment & Payroll Administration:

• Serve as the initial point of contact for the Student Employment Program, including reviewing requests, responding to inquiries, and escalating issues as needed.
• Coordinate and assist managers, department contacts and student employees in the hiring and processing timesheets through the Workday.
• Distribute employment paperwork and/or launch onboarding tasks in Workday to student employees. 
• Explain employment eligibility requirements to students, verify documentation, enter E-Verify cases for new hires, confirm receipt of completed onboarding paperwork, and maintain and follow onboarding checklist for all new student employees. 
• Approve and review job postings in the Workday, ensuring accuracy and assisting supervisors with navigation and usage.
• Input student employee data into the Workday system and input/update information as necessary.
• Monitor Federal Work-Study (FWS) awards in conjunction with Financial Aid and advise students when funds are low.
• Manage student payroll on a biweekly basis, ensuring alignment between Financial Aid and Payroll Office records, balancing funds, and resolving wage discrepancies to prevent audit liabilities.
• Reconcile end-of-year reporting and assist Financial Aid with compiling figures for the annual FISAP report.

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition:

• Conduct full-cycle recruitment efforts for student employment, including but not limited to, screening, interviewing, and extending offers, ensuring a seamless experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Provide support and assistance to staff recruitment efforts, including but not limited to, scheduling candidates, screening, opening and monitoring cases in E-verify, new hire compliance tasks, onboarding, and extending offers, ensuring a seamless experience for candidates and hiring managers.
• Assist departments with direct hires of students and provide Workday assistance through job aides and other self-guided tools for departments to onboarding employees.
• Oversee and supervise student employment student assistant(s) and instruct them in payroll functions and related tasks.

Training & Development:

• Working with strategic partners throughout the college, provide assistance with  implementing, executing and tracking compliance training requirements for new hires.
• Support student employees in identifying clear training programs that align with internal career pathways and professional development goals.
• Participate in support and administrative tasks, assignments and maintenance of the learning management system (LMS) for student workers. 
• Work with the Associate Director, People Experience to design, script, and execute training classes, instructional videos, and learning materials for a diverse student employee audience using a variety of techniques tailored to departmental and organizational needs.
• Work with the Associate Director, People Experience to develop customized learning solutions, including workshops, mentorship programs, leadership training, and professional development opportunities.
• Ensure training initiatives align with institutional priorities, compliance requirements, and best practices in employee development.

Employee Engagement & HR Operations:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance inclusion and belonging initiatives, ensuring an inclusive and supportive workplace.