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University of California - Irvine

Onboarding Representative

🇺🇸 Irvine, California 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $32 - $39 per Hour 💻 Human Resources 🗓️ October 30th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

University of California, Irvine is hiring an Onboarding Representative. The role guides prospective and newly hired employees through the pre-employment process, making sure they finish required employment and compliance steps before their start date. The representative works with candidates, recruiters, hiring departments, and HR partners to resolve problems and keep onboarding on schedule.

Highlights
  • Coordinate onboarding activities including employment verification, background checks, Live Scan fingerprinting, I-9 employment eligibility verification, occupational health requirements, and other position-specific clearances.
  • Review and process onboarding information for accuracy and completeness, and flag issues that could delay a candidate's start date.
  • Work proactively with candidates, recruiters, hiring departments, and internal HR partners to resolve onboarding issues and keep to established timelines.
  • Interpret and apply University policies, procedures, and employment requirements while protecting the confidentiality of sensitive employee information.
  • Monitor onboarding progress and communicate clearly and promptly with candidates and campus partners so required tasks are completed by their deadlines.
  • Escalate complex or sensitive onboarding matters and contribute to improving onboarding processes and the new-employee experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalent experience and training, plus a minimum of 2 years of professional work experience.
  • Working knowledge of recruitment, screening, interviewing, and referral processes, HR forms and software, and basic employment law.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and active listening skills for working with business units to solve staffing issues.
  • Expected pay range of $32.42 to $38.51 per hour; the role may require reporting to different work sites, including Irvine and Orange, with your own transportation.