Primary Purpose: Manages the daily administrative operations of the Human Resources Department. Acts as a vital link between management and staff, handling recruitment, onboarding, employee benefits, and personnel records. 

Essential Functions:

1. Assists in the administration of employee insurance programs and 401K plan; duties include, but not limited to, processing monthly billings, timely enrollment of new employees, maintenance of enrollment information by location, and preparation of materials for terminated employees.

2. Oversees health benefits open enrollment and monthly benefits enrollments for new hires and change requests. 

3. Assists employees with health insurance, retirement plans, and time off requests.

4. Manages benefits platform and reporting. 

5. Posts job listings, screens resumes, schedules interviews and guides new hires through the onboarding process. 

6. Serves as the first point of contact for staff questions guiding company policies and resolving minor workplace conflicts. 

7. Maintains accurate and confidential data, processes new hire documentation and ensures compliance with labor laws. 

8. Responds to telephone and email inquiries regarding HR and/or benefit issues. Assists in investigating the concern and offering resolutions to the person inquiring. 

9. Performs other related duties as assigned – special projects, balancing of department’s workload, or assisting in the absence of other employees.

Collaborative Relationships: Interacts extensively with the following positions:

· CCO staff

· Pastors

· Parish and school bookkeepers & Business Managers

· School Administrators

· Retired Priests

Supervisory Relationships: 

· None

Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required or Preferred:

• Must be a Catholic in good standing

• High school diploma and prior work experience in Human Resources required

• Proficiency with MS Office, payroll and/or another HR benefit platform software

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Competence in delivering presentations to new employees

• Knowledge of recruiting, training and other functional areas of HR

• Skill in using standard office software to prepare memos, reports and other documents

• Ability to manage time effectively, especially when scheduling interviews or conducting phone screens

Physical and Cognitive Requirements:

Active work: the physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job. While performing this job the staff member must be able to:

• Sit, stand and walk for required periods of time within the classroom and school
• Speak, hear, and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing using proper grammar and vocabulary
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers, and/or controls; some light lifting may be required

Duties may require travel and attendance at evening and/or weekend meetings. Although work is performed primarily under inside environmental conditions, the required travel may result in temporary exposure to outside environmental conditions. Regular driving and valid driver’s license are required. Duties require a wide range of intellectual and practical problem-solving skills and comprehension of complex concepts.