About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, HR & Recruitment.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Position overview

Confidential Client is seeking an organized, detail-oriented, and people-focused Human Resources Administrator to join their HR team in Woodbury, NY. This entry-level, full-time role provides hands-on exposure across recruiting, onboarding, benefits administration, compliance, records management, and general HR operations — an excellent opportunity to build a career in HR.

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What You’ll Do

Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

• Assist with full-cycle recruiting: post openings, screen resumes, schedule interviews, and communicate with candidates.
• Support background checks, pre-employment screenings, and reference checks.
• Prepare pre-employment documentation and help coordinate onboarding to ensure timely completion of required paperwork.
• Maintain accurate candidate and employee records.

Benefits Administration

• Assist with day-to-day benefits administration, including new-hire enrollments, qualifying life events, leaves of absence, and employee changes.
• Help employees with benefits questions and route them to providers or HR resources as needed.
• Support annual open enrollment and benefits-related communications, reporting, and audits.

HR Compliance

• Help maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Assist with employment notices, required postings, documentation tracking, and audit support.
• Support updates to HR policies and compliance-related projects.

Records Management & HR Administration

• Maintain organized electronic and physical personnel files in accordance with recordkeeping requirements.
• Update employee information in HRIS and internal systems; assist with audits and HR reporting.
• Provide general administrative support to the HR department, support employee engagement initiatives, and assist with HR communications and events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• 0–2 years HR, recruiting, administrative, or related experience; internships or academic HR experience are a plus.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel); familiarity with HRIS is helpful.
• Positive attitude, eagerness to learn, and strong interpersonal skills to work effectively at all levels.

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Supervisory responsibility

• None.

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Work environment & physical demands

• Corporate office environment in Woodbury, NY.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, and walk. Some lifting (e.g., product cases) may be required.

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Compensation

• Estimated annual pay: $47,227 per year (estimated figure from source). Actual pay may vary based on experience and location.

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Additional information

• This job description is not exhaustive; duties and responsibilities may change with business needs.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.