Head of HR (Remote)

Human Resources Manager
Remote/Olympia, Washington State
Monday through Friday, Flexible part-time 10am-2pm PST
Wellness Center & Services is a Washington State 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing safe farm stays, holistic retreats, and wellness programs for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and allies for equity. Our work supports community wellbeing through nature‑based healing, spiritual growth, and racial justice education. We serve vulnerable populations—including justice‑involved community members and foster‑care alumni—using a trauma‑responsive, dignity‑centered approach.
To provide a safe farm stay, holistic retreat, and wellness programs for Black, Indigenous, People of Color and allies to recover from the impacts of Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) through spirituality, agrotourism, and racial justice.
Our long‑term goal is to acquire farmland to establish a spiritual retreat where people of color can rest, heal from chronic trauma, and pursue self‑actualization. All programs are part of a community‑based research project supporting PTSS healing.
The HR Manager will help strengthen C.A.R.s people systems with an emphasis on inclusive recruitment, volunteer experience, and basic HR operations suitable for a growing nonprofit. As a volunteer leader with a pathway to paid employment, you’ll focus on building practical, right‑sized HR practices (policies, onboarding, communications, documentation) that honor privacy, accessibility, and our healing‑justice commitments.
The HR Manager strengthens C.A.R.s people systems with a focus on inclusive recruitment, volunteer experience, and foundational HR operations appropriate for a growing nonprofit. As a volunteer leader with a pathway to paid employment, you will help build practical, accessible HR practices—policies, onboarding, documentation, and communications—that honor privacy, equity, and healing‑justice commitments.
People Experience & Recruitment
Coordinate end‑to‑end volunteer recruitment (role postings, applications, screening, references, scheduling).
Support values‑aligned hiring practices for future paid roles (build structured interview guides; Create inclusive role descriptions and outreach messages; help diversify candidate pipelines in Washington.
Maintain a clear onboarding pathway for volunteers and new hires (checklists, welcome materials, orientation calendar).
Coordinate with team leads to ensure role clarity, access, and required acknowledgments (policies, confidentiality).
HR Operations (Foundational)
Maintain organized, secure personnel/volunteer records (cloud‑based) with privacy best practices.
Help monitor training and acknowledgment status (policies, safety, data privacy).
Policies, Culture & Compliance (Supportive Scope)
Keep the HR handbook and simple SOPs up to date; surface policy questions for Executive review.
Promote culture practices that are trauma‑responsive, accessible, and equity‑centered.
Escalate sensitive or legal matters promptly to Executive leadership and legal counsel as appropriate.
Provide periodic HR dashboards/updates (recruitment funnel, onboarding status, volunteer participation).
Organize personnel and stakeholder files, resources, and CRM entries
support recruitment communications
Assist with planning or coordinating compliance-related events or deadlines
Serve as a liaison between Executive Leadership, personnel, and stakeholders
Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams)
Basic office equipment as needed
The HR Manager works remotely doing synchronous and asynchronous work with all teams and the community. Primarily remote administrative work. Experience in HR, People Operations, or Volunteer Management (nonprofit experience welcome).
Comfort with inclusive recruitment, structured interviews, and onboarding design.
ability to manage digital files and workflows.
able to support a diverse, multi‑generational community.
Familiarity with basic HR compliance concepts; Proficiency with Microsoft 365, shared drives/SharePoint, and basic forms/spreadsheets.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all stakeholders.