Job Alert | Human Resources Assistant - $52,500 to $57,000/year
Who We Are
Children’s Law Center is a mission-driven organization focused on providing high-quality legal services to children and families in DC. As an organization, we envision a world in which all children have a strong foundation of family, health and education and are free from poverty, trauma, racism and other forms of oppression. Our mission is to do this work together with DC children and families, Children’s Law Center uses the law to solve children’s urgent problems today, improve the systems that will affect their lives tomorrow and strengthen our community so that change endures. A key part of our mission is to challenge and reduce ways in which racism and other biases – structural and interpersonal – prevent each of us, our organization and the systems in which we work from providing children a strong foundation from which to thrive.
Our greatest assets are our people. We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives fuel our ability to provide the best outcomes for our clients and our community. Staff members at Children’s Law Center advance the organization’s mission through their leadership, result-oriented mindset and commitment to cultural humility. We are looking for individuals who like to be challenged to grow both personally and professionally and value the opportunity to make a difference in their community. Children's Law Center's continued success depends on recruiting and retaining individuals who possess and exemplify these attributes.
Program Description
The HIRED team, which is an acronym for Human Resources (HR) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), leads Children’s Law Center’s commitment and strategy to be a diverse, anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive organization with solid talent and HR policies, practices and procedures that undergird all of our work.
Job Summary
The Human Resources (HR) Assistant is an experienced professional who handles the daily administrative duties of Human Resources and responds to inquiries from Children’s Law Center’s staff. The HR Assistant will support recruitment, benefits, leave administration, HR communications, scheduling, employee record-keeping and maintenance, file maintenance and Human Resources Information System (HRIS) data entry within both ADP and SharePoint. The HR Assistant will serve as administrative support to the Chief Human Resources and Equity Officer (CHREO) and the human resource function as needed.
Hybrid Working Conditions
Children’s Law Center is currently operating on a hybrid work schedule. Employees are required to work in-person from Children’s Law Center’s office a minimum of two days per week. At least one of these days must be either Tuesday or Wednesday. The hybrid work schedule is subject to change based on organizational needs and/or best practices for health and safety. Hybrid work expectations may vary depending upon role responsibilities.