CENTER FOR URBAN COMMUNITY SVC Hiring for Human Resources Associate at New York, NY Full Time

The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) is an acclaimed human services organization and one of the nation’s largest providers of supportive housing social services. CUCS is a leader in implementing new practices, sharing knowledge and assisting in shaping local, state and national strategies, so that persons who are homeless, low-income, living with mental illness, or have other special needs can live successfully in the community. The Human Resources Associate position is located at the main office in East Harlem.

CUCS’ Human Resources department is expanding and looking for an HR Associate to join our team. The Human Resources department supports over 550 employees in the areas of benefits, compensation, recruitment, orientation, performance, etc. This individual must possess a thorough knowledge of office procedures and the ability to participate in identifying and addressing operational problems. The HR Associate is expected to exercise initiative and good judgment and to carry out their duties with a high degree of autonomy.

• Monitors and tracks leaves of absences including short and long term disability, PFL, FMLA, and Workers’ Compensation
• Fields questions from employees related to leave of absences
• Utilizes HRIS effectively; maintains data integrity for the recruitment and leave records
• Assists in HR compliance audits
• Prepares and maintains reports and queries as required and assures data accuracy and completeness
• Demonstrates knowledge Federal and State employment laws
• Act as human resources liaison with other CUCS programs and departments
• Work collaboratively in the maintenance of the human resources database and data integrity
• Work collaboratively in a fast paced, high volume setting with team members who are constantly improving HR processes
• Other related duties as needed to support the HR team such as word processing, data entry, filing, screening telephone calls, scheduling meetings, researching on the Internet, scanning and sending documents

• Bachelors degree
• Extensive software skills are required, and must have good command of MS Excel, Power Point and Word
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as sensitivity to confidential matters
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Familiarity with HR databases a plus.

Location: 198 E. 121st Street, New York, NY 10035

Job Type: Full-time