HR Generalist

Job Title

Pay Range: $27.8hr - $32.8hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• 1+ years of experience in Human Resources or related field.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Process completed on-boarding documentation and disburse to appropriate parties, including the Payroll Department, the State Board of Retirement, the Commonwealth's Group Insurance Commission (GIC), Empower Retirement (SMART Plan), and unions.
• Help monitor employee leave requests, returns from leave and provide information to the Office of Leave Planning Assistance (OLPA) in accordance with federal/state regulations (e.g., FMLA, PFML, MPLA), collective bargaining agreements, and the Red Book for managers, confidential employees, and personnel not covered by collective bargaining.
• Track and monitor family medical leave requests, approved family medical leaves, workers' compensation leaves, and leave time reported in timesheets using the leave database, HRCMS, and Commonwealth’s Information Warehouse. Conduct internal projects and information requests that involve the review and analysis of personnel information, preparation of findings and recommendations.
• Provides quality customer service to employees by conducting research of employment records and personnel administration rules in order to provide accurate responses.
• Maintains confidentiality of personnel information by following the organization’s Confidentiality Policy to safeguard employee data.
• Writes internal and external communications by drafting letters, instructions, forms and memorandums in order to communicate information to staff, other agencies or external parties.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong business writing skills.
• Proficiency in Access, Excel, and Word.
• Human Resources Professional Certification.

Qualification And Education:

• General knowledge of Human Resource policies and processes in a large organization.
• Ability to analyze and determine the applicability of data, to draw conclusions and to make appropriate recommendations.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience working in a unionized environment.
• Knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations governing the state personnel system.
• Knowledge of compensation/salary setting rules and regulations within HR guidelines.
• General knowledge of state and federal benefit and leave policies.