HR Generalist

Scope of Work: The HR Generalist completes the day to day tasks of the Department of People and Culture, including recruitment, progressive corrective coaching, accommodation counseling, and HR investigations. Additionally, the role is responsible for longer term projects such as organizational training, professional development, audits, and compliance reviews. The HR Generalist reports to the Chief People and Culture Officer (CPCO), and is a full-time, exempt position that requires a flexible schedule that may infrequently include evenings, weekends, and holidays. Duties include but are not limited to:

Essential duties include:

• Provide support to managers engaging in progressive corrective coaching with their team, including the drafting of corrective actions, final written warnings, as well as terminating employees when needed.
• Conduct investigations into potential violations of organizational policies with the support and direction of the CPCO.
• Create and update job descriptions and job requirements in concert with hiring managers.
• Recruit new staff, including advertising and outreach, research, coordination with hiring managers, and all necessary steps from applications review to onboarding.
• Prioritize diversity and inclusion efforts to ensure the hiring process is equitable and accessible and a diverse pool of candidates are being reached.
• Complete reference checks and evaluate background checks.
• Coordinate and conduct employee onboarding process, including first day logistics with new employees with all teams in collaboration with HRIS & Benefits Administrator.
• Plan and execute organization-wide training, including tracking completed trainings, ensuring that necessary training is provided, and structuring future training.
• Conduct initial intake and subsequent investigations into employee complaints related to discrimination in the workplace, policy violations, employee relations matters, and make recommendations on findings to the CPCO.
• Stay current on compliance needs for the organization including law, policy and program requirements, and provide Compliance Point of Contact for the organization.
• Educate staff and implement applicable employment law changes as needed, including maintaining employee handbook and facilitating changes as needed.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Create activities centered around wellness and belonging for SAAF staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Management, or other relevant subjects and one year of HR Generalist experience or five (5) years of human resources generalist experience without a Bachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of HRIS and payroll systems, especially experience in Paycom.
• Strong working knowledge of HR functions and procedures (e.g. pay and benefits, recruitment, training, and development).
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Must be able to clear basic background checks.
• Access to a reliable vehicle, a valid AZ Driver’s License, current insurance, and a driving record that will be supported by our liability insurance provider.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certificate from HRCI or SHRM: PHR, SHRM-CP
• Master’s degree in human resources, Organizational Management, Psychology, or other relevant subjects or eight (8) years of human resources generalist experience
• At least 2 years of focus on recruiting best practices.
• Advanced knowledge of federal, state and local employment laws
• Experience providing training on multiple HR functions, including performance management, time tracking system usage, and employment law.

Capabilities:

• Aptitude for critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making.
• Strength of character, integrity, ethics, commitment, and reliability; Must adhere to confidentiality requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse populations.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent problem solving, research, and analytical skills.
• Able to effectively manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and creating and supporting an anti-racist, anti- oppressive environment.

Working Conditions/Physical Demands:
Operating in a professional office environment requires the ability to sit for long periods of time with intermittent walking, standing, bending, squatting, pulling, and pushing. Requires the ability to use standard office equipment such as scanners, computers, keyboards, phones, shredders, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. Requires travelling on occasion as needed between SAAF campuses and other locations.

Physical Requirements:

This job is a sedentary job, as defined by the Social Security Administration, CFR.
CFR 404.1567 Physical exertion requirements:

(a) Sedentary work: Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally.