Human Resources Generalist
West Palm Beach, FL West Palm Beach, FL Full-time Full-time $57,117 - $78,541 a year $57,117 - $78,541 a year 5 days ago 5 days ago 5 days ago Job Description This position is a professional position responsible for performing a broad range of specialized technical and administrative work in a variety of human resources areas including, but not limited to, personnel management, staffing and recruitment, onboarding, employee benefits administration and retirement administration.
This position works closely with the HR Director on all scheduling and administrative duties.
The position also supports the Staffing and Recruiting Manager and the Benefits Manager with day-to-day activities.
Work is performed under the direction of the HR Director and requires a high degree of trust and confidentiality, independent judgement, initiative, and reliability in all aspects of the role.
Job Responsibilities 95.
00% - Works closely with the HR Director to administer full employment cycle support and programs for all employees.
Helps to ensure the maintenance of a neutral and confidential environment for all SWA employees.
Serves as the front-line liaison for the department, answering employee and vendor inquiries, maintaining confidential department records, providing project support, assisting, and responding to employee questions, and educating employees regarding policies and procedures.
Creates, tracks and files employee forms, payroll status requests such as new hire paperwork, demotions, promotions, transfers, salary adjustments, stipends/certification payments, tuition reimbursement, referrals, and retirement forms.
Serves as HR Records Manager and is responsible for maintaining central personnel files ensuring a continuous record of personnel, insurance, benefits, and other personnel forms.
Leads various HR projects as assigned and coordinates events such as trainings, annual Longevity Awards, and the annual Benefits Fair.
Partners with the HR Director to coordinate and schedule retirement meetings and to process paperwork with the Florida Retirement System (FRS).
Maintains the Authoritys retirement plan lists, notifies employees of eligibility for DROP, and provides customer service related to retirement planning and benefits.
Assists with department budget planning.
Conducts research and prepares information relative to human resources policies and procedures, services and programs as requested.
Completes required state and federal reports related to unemployment and Equal Employment Opportunity, including filing the bi-annual EEO-4 report.
Creates, reconciles, and processes monthly invoices and purchase orders, and manages contracts for the department.
Supports the Staffing & Recruiting manager in the hiring process including posting of advertisements for job openings, routing of applicants, setting up interviews and administering testing.
Updates and maintains applicant tracking reports using both online databases and spreadsheets and processes all payroll related forms.
Supports the Benefit Manager with benefit related tasks as needed.
Supports the onboarding process by developing and conducting new employee orientation meetings, preparing, processing, and filing onboarding forms, reporting new employees to the Florida Department of Revenue, preparing employee payroll forms and employee referral forms, and following up to ensure introductory period evaluations are completed timely.
Prepares and facilitates all offboarding activities and retirement activities and forms.
Assists with writing and maintaining job descriptions.
Coordinates activities with the Authoritys payroll, IT, and budget functions, including position tracking.
Develops presentations as needed for training or other purposes.
Updates and maintains the Performance Management database and ensures all annual and introductory performance evaluations are completed.
Responds to and completes verifications of employment and routine surveys regarding wages and benefits.
Performs all other related duties and tasks as assigned by the Department Director.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resource administration.
Excellent planning and organization skills with the ability to effectively coordinate, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities.
Ability to work independently and make sound decisions based on individual facts to deal with confidential and sensitive matters.
Excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to compose business letters, policies, and procedures.
Excellent customer service skills with the ability to demonstrate courtesy, sensitivity, tact, rapport, and discretion in all forms of communications.
Ability to process detailed work with great accuracy in a timely and efficient manner.
Ability to use MS Office and other products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Authority management, employees, and the public.
Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This job is routinely sedentary, and the tasks are regularly repetitive in nature.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.
The employee is also required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is typically low.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE The ideal candidate possesses the education and experience listed below.
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a minimum of a bachelors degree in business, public administration, human resources, or related field.
Minimum of four years of experience in an administrative or professional role with a minimum of four years in HR experience.
A combination of professional certification, education, training, experience and/or public sector experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
Knowledge of public personnel administration and local government organizations and procedures preferred.
Database and time keeping system knowledge preferred, OR Any combination of experience, education and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This position works closely with the HR Director on all scheduling and administrative duties.
The position also supports the Staffing and Recruiting Manager and the Benefits Manager with day-to-day activities.
Work is performed under the direction of the HR Director and requires a high degree of trust and confidentiality, independent judgement, initiative, and reliability in all aspects of the role.
Job Responsibilities 95.
00% - Works closely with the HR Director to administer full employment cycle support and programs for all employees.
Helps to ensure the maintenance of a neutral and confidential environment for all SWA employees.
Serves as the front-line liaison for the department, answering employee and vendor inquiries, maintaining confidential department records, providing project support, assisting, and responding to employee questions, and educating employees regarding policies and procedures.
Creates, tracks and files employee forms, payroll status requests such as new hire paperwork, demotions, promotions, transfers, salary adjustments, stipends/certification payments, tuition reimbursement, referrals, and retirement forms.
Serves as HR Records Manager and is responsible for maintaining central personnel files ensuring a continuous record of personnel, insurance, benefits, and other personnel forms.
Leads various HR projects as assigned and coordinates events such as trainings, annual Longevity Awards, and the annual Benefits Fair.
Partners with the HR Director to coordinate and schedule retirement meetings and to process paperwork with the Florida Retirement System (FRS).
Maintains the Authoritys retirement plan lists, notifies employees of eligibility for DROP, and provides customer service related to retirement planning and benefits.
Assists with department budget planning.
Conducts research and prepares information relative to human resources policies and procedures, services and programs as requested.
Completes required state and federal reports related to unemployment and Equal Employment Opportunity, including filing the bi-annual EEO-4 report.
Creates, reconciles, and processes monthly invoices and purchase orders, and manages contracts for the department.
Supports the Staffing & Recruiting manager in the hiring process including posting of advertisements for job openings, routing of applicants, setting up interviews and administering testing.
Updates and maintains applicant tracking reports using both online databases and spreadsheets and processes all payroll related forms.
Supports the Benefit Manager with benefit related tasks as needed.
Supports the onboarding process by developing and conducting new employee orientation meetings, preparing, processing, and filing onboarding forms, reporting new employees to the Florida Department of Revenue, preparing employee payroll forms and employee referral forms, and following up to ensure introductory period evaluations are completed timely.
Prepares and facilitates all offboarding activities and retirement activities and forms.
Assists with writing and maintaining job descriptions.
Coordinates activities with the Authoritys payroll, IT, and budget functions, including position tracking.
Develops presentations as needed for training or other purposes.
Updates and maintains the Performance Management database and ensures all annual and introductory performance evaluations are completed.
Responds to and completes verifications of employment and routine surveys regarding wages and benefits.
Performs all other related duties and tasks as assigned by the Department Director.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITY To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of human resource administration.
Excellent planning and organization skills with the ability to effectively coordinate, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities.
Ability to work independently and make sound decisions based on individual facts to deal with confidential and sensitive matters.
Excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to compose business letters, policies, and procedures.
Excellent customer service skills with the ability to demonstrate courtesy, sensitivity, tact, rapport, and discretion in all forms of communications.
Ability to process detailed work with great accuracy in a timely and efficient manner.
Ability to use MS Office and other products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Authority management, employees, and the public.
Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This job is routinely sedentary, and the tasks are regularly repetitive in nature.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.
The employee is also required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is typically low.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE The ideal candidate possesses the education and experience listed below.
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a minimum of a bachelors degree in business, public administration, human resources, or related field.
Minimum of four years of experience in an administrative or professional role with a minimum of four years in HR experience.
A combination of professional certification, education, training, experience and/or public sector experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.
Knowledge of public personnel administration and local government organizations and procedures preferred.
Database and time keeping system knowledge preferred, OR Any combination of experience, education and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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