Human Resources Assistant

Why Work for Park Lawn?

Service

• At every level, our dedicated team members display a strong work ethic and commitment to our core values, respect for the family, the profession, and the individual.
• Work with leading experts in the funeral and cemetery profession.

Benefits

• Financial assistant programs encouraging employees through education and development in industry related subjects.
• Robust Health and Welfare Plans, and savings account options, designed to support your personal needs, enhance well-being and help navigate life’s challenges.
• Rich 401k and Roth Retirement Plan options available for both Full Time and Part Time employees along with a Company Match.
• Variety of Vacation, Personal Days and Sick Days based on your role emphasizing the importance of physical and emotional replenishment for our team.
• Employee Discounts on services, merchandise, and property to help our team members in their time of need.

Culture

• We value honesty, courage, integrity, ethical behavior and the development of personal growth.
• We are rooted in the communities to provide a personal touch to every family we serve.
• We believe in the value of funeral and cemetery service, drawing on decades of experience to create the best experience for our families.

Summary/Objective

This position is responsible for supporting the Corporate HR Office with all operational activities. Duties include, but not limited to, verifying and entering employee HR change, gathering appropriate documents, auditing employee data, assisting with bi-weekly payroll processing, answering calls and assisting with other projects.

Essential Functions

• Provides support to field locations for the job sourcing and hiring process, answering questions, and guiding managers and candidates through onboarding from applicant to hire.
• Sources new applicants for hiring managers, using pre-employment screening and assessment tools to reduce time-to-hire and turnover.
• Works with staffing agencies to review, adjudicate and schedule candidates for open corporate office roles.
• Assists with internal employee changes, crafting applicable paperwork and compensation documents and obtaining appropriate approval from leadership.
• Audits integrity of employee data with HR and recruitment system.
• Processes and adjudicates results of pre-employment screenings, working with company legal counsel when appropriate.
• Verifies field offer and job posting submission for accuracy and compliance with existing job practices and company policies.
• Assists with onboarding for pending acquisitions including creating new hire paperwork for a high volume of new hires associated with an acquisition.
• Ensure all employee documents are correctly filed into the electronic filing system. 
• Assists hiring managers with I-9 compliance and eVerify submission. 
• Tracks and implements state and federal minimum wage increases throughout the year.
• Provides assistance in the development of job descriptions; perform job analysis and evaluation of essential duties.
• Ensures regulatory compliance with all employee-related federal and state regulations.
• Assists in various departmental projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Communication Proficiency.
•  Business Acumen.
• Consultation.
•  Ethical Practice.
• Teamwork Orientation.
• Detail Orientation.
• Cultural Awareness.
• Relationship Management.
• H. R. Expertise.
• Time Management.

Required Education, Experience, Certifications and Licensure

• Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent level of experience, training and education.
•  Minimum of one year of experience at administrative support with emphasis on working with the Microsoft office suite.
• Valid state issued driver’s license in good standing and acceptable driving record.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Able to read, write and speak English fluently. Bilingual is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint) preferred
• Maintains a positive attitude and working environment through organization and communication.
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple projects, prioritizes tasks, and exercise good judgment.
• Detail oriented and ability to work in a team setting.
• Ability to meet daily deadlines, perform tasks in a timely manner, be a self-starter and resolve issues with minimal supervision.

Supervisory Responsibility

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• The duties associated with this position are generally performed in an indoor office setting.
• Equipment used to perform the essential function of this position includes, but is not limited to computer, fax, copier, merchant terminal, multi-line phone system, personal or company owned vehicle.
• Employees in this role are regularly required to climb, sit, stand, bend, kneel, and frequently lift to 25 pounds.
• This position may also require reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• This position may also be exposed to chemicals and/ or blood borne pathogens. Exposure risk is considered: ______ Low _____ Moderate _____High
• Overtime is sometimes necessary or required.

Travel

• This position requires no out of area and overnight travel

 Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.