Human Resources Specialist Job at Inside Higher Ed in Beaumont

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Job Summary / Basic Function

The Human Resources Specialist’s job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing general office and administrative support to LIT’s Human Resources (HR) office and staff, serving as the initial point of contact for inquiries to the HR department (via phone, email and in person), and maintaining departmental files, both paper and electronic. This position is a non-exempt role that reports to the Human Resource Managers.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist new hires with onboarding paperwork
• Process new hire E-verify cases and logs accordingly
• Label and file personnel records in accordance with the documented file retention standards
• Scan and index personnel documents into Banner ERP through Xtender
• Enter Personnel Action Forms and other documents for benefit, employment and payroll processing into Banner
• Manages the online execution of electronic leave reporting through Self Service Banner (SSB) by monitoring leave reports accuracy and completion for entire campus
• Respond to incoming requests for verifications of employment
• Prepare and process departmental purchase requisitions and purchase orders
• Maintain office supply inventory for the HR department
• Support the HR managers in preparing for events by creating and maintaining training logs, organizing the catering, and printing materials
• Answer basic questions queried to the HR department and maintain the shared HR department email box
• Maintain the HR reception area, answer phone calls, and greet employees and visitors
• Schedules and manages interviews for all full-time positions
• Entry of new hires into Vector for completion of mandatory training
• Manages and tracks emergency leave tracker
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to: remain in a stationary position for most of the time; occasionally move about inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; constantly operate a computer or other office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree and/or college hours from a regionally accredited college or university and equivalent work experience in Human Resources or a related field; highly relevant work experience may be substituted for education, where appropriate.
• One to three years of relevant experience in Human Resources.
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Intermediate computer skills including MS Office.
• Must be customer service oriented with superior organizational skills
• Able to meet payroll-sensitive and other relevant employment deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Higher education work experience.
• Experience in using Banner ERP.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field.

Salary

$36,000-41,000

EEO Statement

Lamar Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

Notice Of Availability Of The Annual Security Report

LIT’s Annual Security Report is provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC 1092(f), 34 CFR 668.46). This report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the Institute will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the Institute or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can stop by Lamar Institute of Technology, Eagles Nest, Room 128, at 855 East Lavaca, Beaumont, TX, 77705, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 409-839-2032 or emailing titleix@lit.edu.

Security Sensitive Statement

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.

Quick Link

https://jobs.lit.edu/postings/2642

Open Date

09/08/2025

Open Until Filled

Yes