Staff Associate - Services

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If you share a passion for helping students succeed and enjoy working in a community of innovative, inclusive, and collaborative colleagues, Bristol is the place for you!

As a Commonwealth of Massachusetts employer, Bristol offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including health, dental, life, long-term disability, retirement and paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, and holiday pay). We also offer tuition waiver discounts at the Commonwealth's public higher education institutions. More information can be found on our Benefits website .

POSITION TITLE: Staff Associate
-Employee Services
DEPARTMENT:Human Resources
PRIMARY

LOCATION:

Fall River, MA
REPORTS TO: Director of Employee Experience
POSITION TYPE: This is a full-time, non-unit position, with benefits.
SALARY: $65,743.40 - $69,071.66

STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Employee Services Staff Associate manages  the onboarding process for all full-time and part-time employees, ensuring compliance with I-9, background checks, CORI/SORI, and credential requirements. The rolemaintainsaccurateand confidential employee records across state and college systems, coordinates onboarding timelines and new hire orientations, and serves as a subject matter expertforonboarding and compliance. The Staff Associatesupportsdepartmental  leadership, processes personnel action forms, and promotes professionalism, equity, and inclusive best practices aligned with Bristol's core values and the Commonwealth's Equity Agenda.

This position requiresa strong attention to detail and the ability to work with minimal oversite.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Handle onboarding for all full-time and part-time employees, including but not limited to, I9 management, CORI/SORI process, background checks,collection of required licenses,educationalcredentialsand enrollment forms for mandatory state retirement programs.
• Operate withinvariousstate and college systems to ensure confidential employee information is accurately and appropriately documented for new hires withina timely manner.
• Create andmaintainnew and existing employee files to ensure all necessary information is documented in a physical and/orelectronicdatabase.
• Manage,developandhost, incollaborationwith
  
  Employee Development,new hire orientations for all new faculty and staff.
• Serve asthesubject matter expert for the onboarding of new employees and related compliance matters.
• Create,implementandmaintainstandard operating procedures related to onboarding.
• Coordinate with Talent Acquisition  toestablishappropriate timelines for employee onboarding and start date.
• Assistin creating and refining SOPs, policies, checklists, and practices that support effective recruitment, retention, and advancement of a diverse workforce.
• Processand manage
  
  Personnel Action Formsin a timely manner.
• Provide support as necessary to the Assistant Director of Employee Services and other members of the team and act as a backup in their absence as needed.
• Successfully organize and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment to meettime-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability towork effectively with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrate a sense of professionalism and consistently reflect Bristol's core values while interacting with members of the Bristol community.
• Focus on the Commonwealth's Equity Agenda by applying related best practices throughout all job functions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of ahigh school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working in a professional office environment.
  • * An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience shall be considered.
• Demonstratedproficiencywith Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Strong experience in - and aptitude for - navigating complex database systems.
• The ability to work effectively with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff and a commitment to equity practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Discretion in handling…