Onboarding Specialist - Fairfield

Help at Home is hiring an Onboarding Specialist!
Help at Home is the nation’s leading provider of high-quality support services to seniors and people with disabilities. Our clients need us more than ever to continue living independently in their own homes while staying safe from high-risk facilities. We pride ourselves on establishing the home as the center of health and care coordination, serving our clients as if they are family, and creating Meaningful Moments that make a difference.
The Onboarding Specialist reports to the Manager, Recruiting & Onboarding. This position is responsible for providing onboarding support for field associates. Onboarding Specialists are the point of contact for questions surrounding onboarding and compliance. The Specialist demonstrates respect, efficiency, excellent communications, and maintains positive working relationships with colleagues.
Benefits
Our team is the foundation of our work. We offer:

• Meaningful work with clients who need your help
• Competitive weekly pay
• Direct deposit
• 401k
• Career growth and experience with an industry leader with 40+ years of history in a high-demand field
• Paid time off
• Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
• Ongoing, in-depth training opportunities
• Quarterly performance-based bonuses*

Responsibilities

• I-9 completion
• Perform employment eligibility and verification, including:
• Verify Social Security
• Ensure all new hires comply with company, Federal, and State regulations required for employment.
• Keep manager informed of any changes or policies that may affect this division.
• Participate in staff meetings, company sponsored trainings and team meetings as directed.
• Administration of background checks and discretionary risk assessments
• Create necessary profiles in various systems to ensure timely and accurate information is stored and tracked throughout the onboarding process.
• Maintain confidential records (office employee files, health records, protected information).
• Manage the onboarding process for assigned applicants.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Run certification authentication
• Run EPS staff checks
• Maintain applicant profiles in Applicant Tracking System.
• Gather and process employee file paperwork and ensure quality and accuracy of all documents.
• Other checks as necessary
• May also perform skilled administrative tasks to include:

Required Skills/Abilities

• Intermediate to advanced computer skills including the ability to create and modify documents using Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Demonstrates empathy, maturity, and the ability to function as a member of a team; excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Self-motivated; reliable; strong attention to detail; maintains confidentiality; comfortable handling sensitive personal information; complies with all policies and procedures.

Education And Experience

• Experience in recruiting or onboarding preferred.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in business, psychology, communications, HR, or a related field is preferred.

Onboarding Specialists must comply with state background screening requirements. Compensation, benefits, time off, and bonuses vary by state and location, so please ask for complete details at your interview.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions upon request.
Help At Home is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic data, or religion or other legally protected status.