Department:

Human Resources

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

As the first point of contact for Human Resources (HR), you have the opportunity to expertly serve our 2,300 internal and various external customers via phone, email, and walk-in traffic. Answer questions and elevate the employee experience utilizing the HR Procedures and Guidelines, policies, and collective bargaining contracts in addition to other resources. In this role, you will be part of the Workforce Planning team to support our recruitment and retention efforts. Apply today!

As the HR Assistant you'll:

• Interpret and apply HR principles, policies, and practices via incoming calls, emails, and walk-in traffic of employees, managers, and the public.
• Research and compile data.
• Process Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Income Verifications.
• ​Complete verbal employment verifications for loans, housing, etc.
• Process Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Income Verifications.

In this role, you'll also:

• Use your expertise to source candidates from various databases and support the recruitment team in building eye-catching job postings.
• Source candidates from various databases.
• Process Veteran’s Preference.
• Perform employment verifications, professional references and public records requests for onboarding employees.
• Coordinate internal and external recruiting events.
• Represent Sarasota County at various job fairs and community events.
• Curate County accolades, current projects and future impact to include in recruitment efforts.

Work Hours:  Standard hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with occasional early evenings or weekends, and the ability to flex your time.

About You

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Associate’s degree with three (3) years of experience.        
• OR – Bachelor’s degree and one year of experience.
• OR – Five (5) years of related experience in Human Resources, customer service, or related fields.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Speak, write, transcribe, and translate in Spanish.
• SHRM-CP/SCP and/or PHR/SPHR.

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $25.70 - $27.50 per hour, based on your experience.

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)  

2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)  

Benefits:

• Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
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