HR Generalist Temp, fully remote

About Lifemoves LifeMoves is the largest and most effective provider of interim housing and services for homelessness in Silicon Valley since 1987. Our Mission is to end homelessness by providing interim housing, supportive services, and building collaborative partnerships. With over two dozen interim supportive housing communities and more on the way, LifeMoves gives our neighbors experiencing homelessness a temporary place to call home while providing intensive, customized case management through site-based programs and community outreach.
HR Generalist, the HR Generalist serves as a trusted advisor to the HR team, leaders and employees across LifeMoves’ multi-site operations, helping advance a consistent, inclusive, and compliant workplace culture in support of our mission to end homelessness.
This role serves as a resource for employment law and policy interpretation, partnering closely with the VP of HR and Sr. HR Generalist to ensure consistent, equitable, and risk-aware practices across the organization. The HR Generalist independently manages a high-volume, high-complexity employee relations caseload, including escalations, performance management, investigations, corrective action, and guidance to leaders. They collaborate with the team member responsible for leaves, benefits, and workers’ compensation and serve as the escalation point for HR-law and compliance questions, translating employment law into practical, trauma-informed approaches that support strong decisions, documentation, and resolution.
HR Generalist to design, develop, facilitate, and continuously improve learning and development initiatives, including leadership and staff development, new hire onboarding, policy education, and other organizational training programs that strengthen leadership capability and organizational effectiveness.
This role is hybrid, with in-office days on Mondays and Wednesdays (minimum two days per week), and the option to work remotely up to three days per week.
Essential Job Responsibilities Independently manage a high-volume, high-complexity employee relations caseload, including escalations, performance management, investigations, corrective action, resolution planning and terminations.
document findings and recommend appropriate action.
HR Generalist and provides day-to-day HR-law and compliance guidance to our leadership team, and the HR team member responsible for leaves, benefits, and workers’ compensation; HR Generalist to design, develop, facilitate, and continuously improve learning and development initiatives.
HR Generalist to maintain and update HR policies, procedures, templates, and supervisor tools; recommend improvements based on trends, best practices, and legal updates.
Deliver training and coaching to managers on performance management, documentation, respectful workplace expectations, policy application and termination processes.
stay current on federal, state, and local employment law changes and recommend updates.
Collaborate with HR colleagues and Payroll to ensure accurate employee data, job changes, and compensation updates; leverage HR data and reporting to identify trends and recommend improvements.
HR Generalist and outside employment counsel on employee relations matters and legal/agency claims by gathering and organizing records, preparing clear case timelines and summaries, and coordinating timely responses while maintaining confidentiality and consistency.
Coordinate and support separation and termination processes, including risk-sensitive terminations, by advising leaders on required steps and documentation, partnering with outside counsel as needed, and ensuring the employee experience is handled with dignity, clarity, and a service-oriented, trauma-informed approach.
Contribute to employee experience initiatives (engagement, retention, recognition) in partnership with the HR team.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
Qualifications 5+ years of California HR experience with complex employee relations, leaves and workers comp cases.
Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations caseloads, including escalations, investigations, performance management, corrective action, and separations.
Working knowledge of ADA/interactive process, FMLA/CFRA, wage and hour law, and regulatory compliance; Experience and interest in designing, developing and/or delivering in-person and virtual training.
Excellent communication, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills; able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS systems; ability to analyze HR data and identify trends.
Demonstrated commitment to DEIB and the use of a trauma-informed, people-centered approach in employee relations and communication.
COMPETENCIES Employment Law and Policy Interpretation: Applies federal, California, and local requirements to real-time decisions, translating complex rules into clear guidance, consistent practices, and compliant documentation across sites.
Employee Relations and Investigation Excellence: Manages high-risk, high-emotion situations with steady judgment, leading performance and conduct processes through investigation, corrective action, and resolution that balances fairness, dignity, and accountability. Conducts or partners on complex investigations with strong fact-finding, impartial analysis, and audit-ready documentation that supports defensible outcomes and reduces organizational risk.
Serves as the internal escalation point for HR-law and compliance questions, guiding the Employee Relations Manager and the Leaves/Benefits/Workers’ Comp lead with practical solutions, aligned handoffs, and consistent employee communications.
Learning and Development and Facilitation: Designs, delivers, and continuously improves learning and development programs that strengthen leadership capability, manager effectiveness, and employee performance. Facilitates engaging training and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Trauma-Informed Communication and Change Leadership: Builds trust and drives adoption of HR practices through calm, respectful communication, effective coaching/training, and change navigation that improves employee experience while raising standards.
Results dated within 60 days prior to hire date are acceptable.
Travel Requirements Regular travel around the San Francisco Bay Area to our Administrative office, Housing sites and off-site events or meetings as needed.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adult professionals. LifeMoves is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) committed to building a culturally diverse staff representing the communities we serve. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, physical or mental disability (non-disqualifying), sexual orientation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, personal favoritism, lived experiences or any other non‑merit-based factor. Candidates who are bilingual/bi‑cultural, of color, Native/Indigenous, with disabilities, who identify as LGBTQIA+, or who are members of other marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties, and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the job holder’s responsibility.
If you require disability accommodation during the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

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