Reports To: Finance Director
Department: Finance
FLSA Classification: Part Time, 20-25 hours/week, non-exempt
Pay Rate (hourly): $24.00/hr
Updated Date: 02/18/2025
Benefits: Part-time employees enjoy many benefits at the Asheville JCC, including: discounted tuition at the JCC’s 5-star early childhood and school aged programs, a generous schedule of paid holidays and PTO, membership at the JCC’s state of the art aquatics center; complimentary swim lessons for employees’ household members; and inclusion in a warm and welcoming center that has served the community for over 80 years. Scroll down for full benefits listing.
Job Summary: The Associate Director of HR helps employees find their work home and fuel a vibrant community at the JCC. This position will coordinate an efficient and effective recruiting, hiring, and onboarding process; manage benefits; and foster a gratifying and enjoyable staff experience. As a member of the Finance Team, the Associate Director of HR is responsible for managing the human resource and benefits logistics for ~40 full‐time and 50 part‐time/seasonal employees each year.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Design and implement creative employee recruitment approaches for every department in coordination with program directors and Marketing and Communications Coordinator
- Work with each program director to respond to and vet applicants, schedule interviews, check references, and make offers
- Design and implement an automated new‐hire paperwork submission process
- Oversee and schedule onboarding for all new hires, including training on organization mission/vision, security, benefits, and use of payroll system
- Oversee operational database login credentials
- Create new employee files that meet all licensing standards based on each department’s needs and audit existing employee files to ensure they are complete
- Research and present to program directors automated staff scheduling tools
- Manage employee benefits and claims
- Coordinate 90‐day provisional period assessments
- Conduct exit interviews and process employee separation paperwork
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Experience building and supporting a positive staff culture
- Proficiency with Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to communicate clearly in writing and verbally
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment
Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources
Experience:
- 2+ years’ experience in human resources and benefits management
Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits include:
- 30% discount for first child (20% for subsequent children) on tuition at the JCC’s 5-star early childhood and school aged programs
- Paid holidays
- One paid floating holiday or personal day to be chosen by the employee
- Accrued, paid vacation and sick days
- Paid weather/emergency related closures
- Free, confidential counseling services through our Employee Assistance Plan
- Aquatics membership for employee and their household
- “Learn to Swim” lessons for employee and their household
- Complimentary use of meeting spaces, including the pavilion, aquatics facility, and social hall
