Job Opportunities

Human Resources Coordinator 

Full-time, Exempt

Hours: 37.5/week; may include some evenings and weekends.

Starting salary: $46,926 - $58,658 annually, depending on qualifications

($58,658 is the midpoint of the salary range and is reserved for candidates who exceed the minimum qualifications and have significant, directly relevant experience.

Position Details:

The Addison Public Library is seeking an experienced, human resources professional who has a passion for developing our most important resource: our employees. This is a brand-new position so we're looking for a professional with ideas, enthusiasm, and organization to help establish the position.

What you need to be successful:

  • Skills to foster a positive, diverse and inclusive workplace culture which enables all employees to be exceptional and maximize their contribution
  • Experience administering employee recruitment, retention, and compensation plans and processes
  • Ability to analyze problems quickly and determine effective solutions
  • Effective, enthusiastic and respectful communication skills
  • High ethical standards with demonstrated experience handling sensitive and confidential information.

Our community is diverse, and your coworkers are, too, so being comfortable engaging with a wide variety of ages, cultures, and abilities is important

What we offer: 

  • Educational opportunities and encouragement of professional growth
  • A community that actively uses and supports its public library
  • An organizational culture that embraces collaboration and supports trying new ideas
  • Comprehensive benefit package including employer-paid health and life insurance and IMRF
  • Four weeks of vacation plus sick leave, personal days, and paid holidays

What you will do: 

  • Manage recruitment, hiring, and orientation process for new employees in collaboration with department supervisors
  • Provide information to employees on topics related to HR and benefits
  • Assist supervisors with the preparation of performance evaluations and recommending changes to the employee performance review process
  • Assist and advise supervisors on disciplinary and employee relations issues
  • Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, recommended best practices, and review policies and procedures to maintain compliance

Qualifications: 

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree required. Certification in HR (PHR) preferred
  • Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in human resources is required
  • Occasional evening and weekend work required
  • Access to transportation required

We strongly encourage bilingual (Spanish/English) applicants to apply.

Please review the complete job description to better understand the responsibilities and expectations.

To Apply:

Please send cover letter, resume, and references no later than October 26th to Mary Medjo Me Zengue (medjo@addisonlibrary.org). Please include Human Resources Coordinator in subject line.