Human Resources Generalist ? Ministry & Employee Relations

Job Description

Job Description

Human Resources Generalist ? Ministry & Employee Relations

Join a team where Human Resources is more than a job, it is an opportunity to serve.

Heights Christian Schools is seeking a spiritually mature, organized, and people-focused Human Resources Generalist to join our team and support the people who make our ministry possible. This role combines practical Human Resources expertise with a heart for ministry, providing support across employee relations, recruiting and onboarding, compliance, payroll, records management, volunteers, and other essential HR functions. The ideal candidate will bring sound judgment, strong organizational skills, discretion, and a genuine desire to serve others while helping HCS maintain a workplace that reflects our mission and honors Christ.

At Heights Christian Schools, all employees are first and foremost ministers of the Gospel, called to use their gifts, talents, and abilities for God?s glory. The Human Resources Generalist plays an important role in supporting our leadership, caring for our employees, and helping create an environment where people can grow, serve, and faithfully carry out the mission of HCS.

Initial 30-hour full-time role with an opportunity to transition to 40-hours within 12 months.

Salary: $24.00-$28.00 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Administrative Duties

• Implements human resources strategies and department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, records management, safety and health, employee relations and retention, EEO compliance, and labor relations.
• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by adhering to existing and new legislation and advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares employees for assignments by establishing employee orientation and training programs.
• Maintains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system, keeping past and current records.
• Prepares periodic reports for management, as necessary or requested, to track strategic goal accomplishment.
• Facilitate the volunteer program including processing background checks, maintaining records accurately and confidentially.
• Demonstrate proficiency in transmitting payroll data to the payroll company, process and maintain company payroll records as directed.
• Assist with various research projects and/or special projects.
• Coordinate and prepare annual mailings.
• Issue monthly updates and acknowledgements of employee birth dates, anniversary dates, etc.
• Respect professional ethics that require confidentiality concerning the sharing of information about children, parents, or staff.

Professional Responsibilities

• Greet everyone with a friendly, helpful attitude when they enter the office or call on the telephone. Treat each person with respect and courtesy.
• Work on specialized assignments that are moderately complex in nature where judgment is needed in resolving problems and making routine recommendations.
• Work independently with little to no instructions on routine work and general instructions on new assignments.
• Provide administrative support to relieve managers and staff of administrative details.
• Show initiative and go through the proper channels to offer suggestions for improving ministry procedures.

Religious Requirements

HCS hires to its mission. In order to further the mission of HCS, all employees must:

• Acknowledge Christ as Savior and seek to live life as His disciple.
• Believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God?our standard for faith and practice.
• Believe and uphold the ministry?s the Statement of Faith and the terms of the Shared Values and Ethics of Employment as a condition for employment and continued employment in this ministry.
• Demonstrate a desire for spiritual growth as evidenced by his or her prayer life, Bible study, regular attendance at a church that is in agreement with HCS? Statement of Faith, and spiritual outreach to others.
• Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and actions toward others (Luke 6:40).
• Evidence the fruit of the Spirit in dealing with people.
• Participate in, and occasionally lead, staff prayer meetings and devotions, and other ministry outreach opportunities.
• Answer basic questions about the Christian faith, provide religious resources, and pray with students and parents.

Professional Requirements

• Have a high school diploma or a GED equivalent.
• Have at least two years of successful Human Resources Generalist or Coordinator experience.
• Receive a fingerprint clearance from State and Federal governments.
• Have the ability to warmly and articulately communicate when using the phone and intercom.
• Have organizational skills and the ability to work with people, projects, and resources.
• Demonstrate a reasonable level of computer literacy, proficient in doing word processing, creating and using a spreadsheet, e-mailing, and accessing the Internet.
• Possess evidence of other adequate preparation, background, or experience as determined by the administrator.