Temporary Human Resources (HR) Assistant – Coachella, CA

📍 Location: Coachella, CA 92236
⏳ Job Type: Temporary (Maternity Leave Coverage)
💲 Pay Rate: $15.84 – $18.34 per hour
🕘 Schedule: Pacific Time Zone (PST)
📅 Posted: 2 days ago

🔍 Job Overview

We are looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Human Resources Assistant to join our team on a temporary basis to provide essential HR support during a maternity leave coverage. This role is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic professional who wants to gain hands-on experience in HR operations, employee relations, and administrative support.

The HR Assistant will play a key role in managing employee records, onboarding and offboarding, recruitment assistance, and benefit coordination, ensuring that HR processes run smoothly in the absence of the regular HR personnel.

📌 Key Responsibilities

🔹 HR Operations & Employee Support

• Assist with daily HR operations, including responding to employee inquiries and maintaining accurate personnel records.
• Track and manage employee attendance, time-off requests, and PTO balances.
• Ensure compliance with HR policies, documentation, and legal regulations.

🔹 Recruitment & Onboarding Assistance

• Support the recruitment process by posting job openings, reviewing resumes, scheduling interviews, and conducting background checks.
• Assist with new hire onboarding, including preparing offer letters, collecting necessary paperwork, and coordinating orientation sessions.
• Facilitate offboarding tasks, such as collecting exit documents and conducting employee separation procedures.

🔹 HR Documentation & Benefits Coordination

• Maintain and update HR files, databases, and employee records in accordance with company policies.
• Assist employees with benefit enrollment and coordinate with benefit providers to ensure proper documentation.
• Prepare HR reports, including employee turnover, attendance tracking, and recruitment metrics for management review.

🔹 Administrative & Organizational Support

• Manage HR-related emails, calls, and correspondence to ensure effective communication with employees and applicants.
• Assist with filing, scheduling, and general office organization for the HR team.
• Support HR projects and initiatives, such as employee engagement activities, training coordination, and policy updates.

✅ Required Qualifications & Skills

✔ Education & Experience:

• Prior experience in human resources, administrative support, or office management is preferred.
• Familiarity with HRIS systems (a plus but not required).

✔ Technical & Organizational Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to handle multiple HR tasks efficiently.

✔ Communication & Confidentiality:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with employees and management.
• Ability to handle confidential HR data with discretion and professionalism.

✔ Availability & Work Environment:

• Must be based in Coachella, CA or able to commute to the location.
• Must be available to work during Pacific Time Zone (PST) business hours.

🎯 Why Join Us?

🔹 Gain Hands-On HR Experience – Work directly with HR processes, recruitment, and employee support.
🔹 Valuable Professional Growth – Enhance your knowledge of HR operations, compliance, and administrative tasks.
🔹 Supportive Work Environment – Collaborate with an engaged HR team to maintain smooth business operations.
🔹 Competitive Pay – Earn $15.84 – $18.34 per hour while expanding your HR expertise.

📢 If you have a passion for human resources and want to gain hands-on experience, apply today!

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