HR Assistant

Human Resource Assistant 1Join the Human Resource (HR) Office for Labor & Industry and Banking & Securities as a Human Resource Assistant 1 and contribute to a mission that supports employees across multiple agencies. This role allows you to strengthen your organizational skills while working in a supportive environment. You will help keep key HR processes moving and ensure employees receive timely assistance. Step into a position where your efforts keep daily operations running smoothly.This position provides administrative and technical support for human resource programs within the Employee Relations & Workforce Support Division. Your work helps ensure HR processes are accurate, timely, and aligned with agency policies. As a Human Resource Assistant 1, you will perform the following duties:Performance Review Support: Review Employee Performance Reviews, monitor timelines, and provide feedback to ensure compliance with requirementsTimekeeping Duties: Code overtime, enter leave requests, run error reports, and correct discrepancies for HR team membersDocument Management: Scan, upload, certify, and purge documents in electronic personnel files while ensuring quality controlClaims and Forms Handling: Assist with unemployment claim responses and review Financial Disclosure forms for accuracy and completionInformation Monitoring: Manage email resource accounts, research policy information, and respond to routine inquiriesSeparation Processing: Prepare separation notices, submit ePARs, and track processing to ensure timely completionInterested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in theWork Schedule and Additional Information:Full-time employmentWork hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:One year of clerical or other comparable experience which involved obtaining, providing, and evaluating information in accordance with established standards; orAn equivalent combination of experience and training.Other Requirements:You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.You must be able to perform essential job functions.How to Apply:Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.Veterans:Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to and click on Veterans.Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.