Human Resource Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY:

The objective of the Human Resource Specialist position at Home of Hope, is to serve as the employee onboarding, company benefits, and training coordinator to the employee group. The HR Specialist assists in the administration of various employee benefit plans such as life, health, dental, and disability insurances, and 403B plans. Administers, organizes, schedules, and tracks company training programs for supervisory, technical, and support staff. Ensures that technical training complies with DDS and Title XIX guidelines.

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinate all welcoming activities for new employees at Home of Hope, including but not limited to new hire orientations, lunches, and periodic check-ins with new staff.
• Participate with relevant human resource and other staff members in planning and review of policies, procedures and incentives relating to the first three months of employment at Home of Hope which lend to effective retention.
• Assists new employees with enrollment in benefit plans.
• Assists in planning, preparation and activates with the Open Enrollment process.
• Processes benefit enrollment changes for employees, such as qualifying events, terminations, and other plan changes.
• Assists in preparing materials and in presenting benefits to employees. Maintains employee benefit data and other record keeping.
• Reviews and approves the monthly insurance invoices to process payment.
• Performs monthly reconciliation and communicates with Payroll and Finance when discrepancies occur with the employee contributions.
• Researches, plans, organizes, and schedules training programs, seminars, and conferences for new hire, staff and management employees.
• Assists with preparing and administering various training programs. Notify and work in conjunction with each trainer whether it is an outside agency or internal training on scheduled or unscheduled classes.
• Administers and evaluates training program qualification tests and determines eligibility of prospective attendees. Responsible to ensure compliance with HIPAA.
• Prepares and distributes training aids such as instructional material, handouts, evaluation forms, and visual aids; sets up technical equipment and makes presentations when necessary. Schedules the appropriate classroom and prepares the physical setup provide sign in sheet for each scheduled class.
• Develops and maintains a tracking system of training ensuring compliance with necessary agency requirements.
• Communicates training to supervisors as necessary.
• Maintain and update all training files.

CORE VALUES:

C lient Centered Care: We are committed to making all decisions and performing all actions with the well-being of our clients as our primary focus, and to always putting our clients’ interests ahead of our own.

A ccountability: We take personal responsibility, as an organization and as individuals, for our actions, hold each other accountable, and expect to be held accountable at any point throughout the year for our decisions and actions.

R espect: While keeping the focus on the needs of our clients, we also commit to demonstrating mutual respect in communication and actions so that a positive environment for everyone is maintained.

E xcellence: We are committed to using established best practices, to evaluating effectiveness of our efforts, and to demonstrating a willingness to change current practices at any point based on evidence that change is needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Associates Degree or equivalent experience in business, non-profit management, communications, or a related field.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office Products.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Experience in nonprofit and/or human service field preferred.
• Must possess valid driver’s license with a good driving history.

PIf992b7d096bc-37456-41244603