
Job Location New York, NY 10018 Position Type Full Time Education Level High School Salary Range $18.00 - $19.23 Hourly
Travel Percentage Negligible Job Shift Day Job Category Human Resources
Comunilife Inc. is looking for a Human Resource Assistant to join their Human Resources Team. The Human Resource Assistant will be responsible for all clerical and administrative functions related to the Human Resources Processes. As a Receptionist, they are responsible f or providing phone coverage for the front desk area of the Main Administrative Office in Manhattan and redirect any program calls received to the appropriate contact. This position is eligible for Comunilife's generous benefits and paid time off package.
Essential Duties:
Employee Management
Employee ID Creation
Digitizing Older Files
Reception Coverage (during Receptionist breaks and when they are out)
Onboarding
Clerical and Administrative Assistance
Education and Experience Requirement(s):
Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

For 36 years, Comunilife (started in 1989) has been committed to improving the quality of life and creating a healthier tomorrow for New Yorkers with special needs in the Hispanic and broader communities, by providing culturally competent health and human services and a continuum of affordable and supportive housing. In 2020, Comunilife met the needs of more than 2,600 low-income and vulnerable New Yorkers. Roughly 90% of our clients have incomes below the federal poverty line; 90% are African-American or Latino; and 50% have Spanish as their primary (or sole) language. All struggle with profound challenges, i.e. chronic homelessness; HIV/AIDS and other major medical issues; serious mental illnesses and substance abuse.
Comunilife’s affordable and supportive housing programs address the need for safe, affordable, service enriched housing for a low-income population that has difficulty maintaining stable housing. A majority of our housing clients have a history of homelessness and/or long-term hospitalizations. Many are living with mental illness, HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. Comunilife has 2,756 apartments/units in 12 supportive residences, 6 low-income apartment buildings and 1,480 scatter site apartments in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. Our Medical Respite program provides short-term supportive housing and case management services to multiply-challenged patients leaving hospital care without a viable home in which to recuperate.
Comunilife is a leader in the field of Latina adolescent suicide prevention. Our Life is Precious™ Program, which opened in 2008, provides non-clinical services to girls’ ages 12 to 17 in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Poughkeepsie, Yonkers, Hempstead, and Amsterdam. Activities include academic support, creative arts therapies, music lessons, wellness activities and concrete family services, are designed to reduce the risk factors associated with Latina adolescent suicide.