Human Resource Associate - North Branch, MN

FULL-TIME HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATE
Deadline to apply: 05/08/2026

Do you have a passion for people and making them successful in their careers?  Are you detail-oriented?  Do you want to make a real difference in your local community?  If this is you, we want you to join our Human Resources team at Family Pathways.

Family Pathways is currently seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Human Resources Associate who excels in recruitment and administrative support, benefits administration, and employee relations.  Our HR team plays a critical role in fostering a positive workplace culture and ensuring that our employees have the support they need to excel.  In collaboration with the Human Resources Manager, the Human Resources Associate will perform a wide variety of administrative and HR related functions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring and onboarding, benefit administration, personnel management, payroll support, and regulatory and compliance support.

Who You Are

• Passionate about working for a mission-based organization and making a positive impact in people’s lives
• Motivated self-starter who thrives on working in a space of innovation
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to address employee concerns effectively.
• Attentive to detail
• Able to work with sensitive and/or confidential matters
• Quick learner and a team player
• Able to work well under pressure and manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Friendly and approachable
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and HR software systems

Who We Are

Family Pathways works alongside people to enhance lives through a continuum of essential services and, together with the community, champions positive social change. We have been committed to standing by the side of our neighbors since 1978. We’ve done this by working together with partners, individuals, businesses, organizations, and faith communities who are passionate about their communities.

Over the past four decades, we’ve adapted to the needs of the communities we serve in the City of Forest Lake, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine Counties in Minnesota and Polk County in Wisconsin. Family Pathways’ support services provide healthy food access, domestic and sexual violence prevention and victim services, supervised visitation, and services for older adults and caregivers.

More than a place to find a bargain, Family Pathways Thrift Stores transform donated goods into opportunity, investment, and good environmental stewardship.

What You Get in Return

• Starting Wage: $20.00 per hour (non-exempt)
• Work-Life Balance: Operating Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am-4:30 pm
• Benefits: Family Pathways offers competitive pay and benefits to our eligible employees. Benefit eligibility is based on average hours worked per week. Benefits offered include health insurance with optional HSA, dental, vision, employer-paid group life term insurance, supplemental group term life insurance, AD&D, long-term disability, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, employee assistance program, and retirement plans with an employer match. In addition to these benefits, Family Pathways offers full-time employees a competitive paid time off package, which includes paid holidays and floating holidays.

Family Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. Family Pathways will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based upon a person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, age, sexual or affectional orientation, familial status, ancestry, local human rights commission activity, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other protected class.