POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides administrative support to the Human Resources department. Assists the department with providing customer service to University Health employees in the areas of leave of absence, administrative support and a wide variety of Human Resources functions/projects. Leave of Absence support includes, but is not limited to providing leave of absence information to employees, ensuring that proper documentation is received, and following LOA procedures and policies.  Reviews LOA eligibility through use of the HRIS system, UKG system, and audits prior to leaves taken.  Must have working knowledge of legislative issues and laws that affect leave of absence administration. Assists all employees, visitors and callers in a manner that is consistently courteous, professional, responsive, timely and accurate. Initiative, independent judgment and decision making is required. This position is responsible for the handling and safeguarding of confidential information.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management or related field is required. Thorough understanding of legislation to include FMLA and ADA is required.   Two or more years of experience in the Human Resources field or a demonstrated knowledge base of HR functions and operations is preferred.Must have a demonstrated ability to make independent judgments and take professional accountability for areas of responsibility. PC and windows experience to include spreadsheets, database management and word processing competence is required.