Human Resources Assistant

Job overview

The Human Resources Assistant role is hybrid, with remote and onsite work in Watertown, MA. Compensation is $52,000–$55,000 per year. The Institute for Health and Recovery supports people navigating substance use, trauma, mental health and medical needs, isolation, poverty, housing instability, and child welfare and justice system involvement. The assistant manages day-to-day HR office operations and provides administrative support across recruitment, onboarding, training, employee records, and compliance. Accurate, confidential HR processes help the organization support its workforce and deliver its services.

What you'll do

• Post job openings, screen resumes, coordinate interviews, and conduct reference checks
• support onboarding and orientation
• maintain, update, and audit employee records in the HR database and ADP
• assign employee training through RELIAS
• follow up on evaluations, PTO, and annual HR forms
• provide administrative support, data entry, and correspondence
• process purchase orders, business cards, ID badges, and announcements
• generate HR reports
• maintain secure personnel files and current SharePoint documents
• support compliance with policies, employment laws, and record requirements.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

human resources assistant

hybrid

recruitment

onboarding

employee records

payroll

adp workforce now

hris

watertown ma

institute for health and recovery

$52k–$55k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Full-time, 40 hours per week, hybrid position reporting to the Director of Human Resources. Requires an associate or bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of payroll management experience.

About the employer

INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & RECOVERY is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.