BrightSpring Health Services is hiring: HR Specialist in Macon

Overview

The Human Resource Specialist is responsible for performing administrative HR-related duties. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: employee hiring/recruitment, employee onboarding, file maintenance, employee relations, employee training and policy implementation.

Responsibilities

Employee Recruitment, Hiring and Onboarding

• Monitor and update recruitment plan
• Prepares and ensures accurate job postings and job requisitions
• Establishes and maintains external recruiting sources
• Assists applicants with completing application process
• Coordinates and/or conducts interviews with job candidates
• Ensures employee on-boarding process
• Completes references and background checks in accordance with company and state regulations
• Ensures compliance with USCIS Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
• Performs HRIS data entry and audits employee data to ensure HRIS data integrity
• Conducts and/or assists with new-employee orientation

Personnel Files

• Maintains high standards of confidentiality of all employee records and information
• Ensures compliance with on-going personnel file maintenance
• Files documents into appropriate employee files
• Ensures compliance with terminated employee files

Policy Implementation, Employee Relations and Performance Management

• Assists employees and supervisors with basic interpretation of HR policies and procedures
• Maintains compliance with federal, state and local employment laws and labor postings regulations
• Monitor and coordinate FMLA and LOA processes
• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
• Ensures compliance with employee performance goals and annual evaluations
• Assists in employee relations and dispute resolution process
• Provide guidance and support in reviewing employee data for corrective action/termination requests
• Responds to unemployment claims and participates in unemployment hearings
• Provides guidance and support with HR related investigations

Employee Benefits

• Ensures company benefits are communicated with employees
• Coordinates annual open enrollment communications and election process
• Assist with benefits changes due to Status Changes and Qualifying events

General Administration

• Performs customer service functions by answering employee requests and questions
• Participates in administrative team meetings
• Assists with and/or provides annual HR-related training to the workforce
• Reports, maintains and monitors workers' compensation case files; follows-up on open cases
• Partner with Office Coordinator or designee to ensure payroll compliance
• Maintains and coordinates employee retention and recognition programs

Qualifications

Education:

• Associates degree in Human Resources or related field preferred or two years of relevant experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company
• Experience in managing systems, processes, and people
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Capable of working responsibly with highly confidential information
• Experienced user with MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Must meet all agency requirements for pre- employment as required by ResCare and/or State regulations

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid driver’s license from state of residence with a satisfactory driving record as defined by ResCare's vehicle policy and/or liability insurance carrier (as applicable per program requirements)