The Human Resources department is looking for an experienced Human Resources Generalist to assist the Director of Human Resources with daily departmental operations and support the department in ensuring smooth and efficient business operations. The HR Generalist will have both administrative and strategic responsibilities, and will help with important functions such as staffing, training and development, and compensation and benefits.

The ideal candidate will be a people person who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment. They will be motivated, organized, creative, forward-thinking, have a keen eye for detail, and able to manage multiple projects at once. They should have a passion for education and the arts.

Founded in 1914, Cornish has multiple departments and the library supports all of them with reference, resources, and instruction. Students take classes in Art, Dance, Design, Film, Music, Performance Production, and Theater. It is known for its faculty of practicing artists who bring the arts to their students through hands-on work.

The mission of Cornish is to provide students aspiring to become practicing artists with an educational program of the highest possible quality, in an environment that nurtures creativity and intellectual curiosity, while preparing them to contribute to society as artists, citizens, and innovators. Cornish realizes this mission by offering baccalaureate studies in the performing and visual arts and by serving as a focal point in the community for public presentation, artistic criticism, participation and discussion of the arts.

If you are looking for a community that promotes and supports creative engagement, consider Cornish. In addition to a great community, Cornish offers generous paid medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, paid time-off and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Manages the recruitment strategy within the College including:
• Managing job postings to a variety of sites
• Assisting hiring committees with resume review and interviewing processes
• Tracking and processing resumes/applications
• Responding to applicant inquiries
• Administers benefit programs including:
• Determining eligibility for all benefit programs
• Managing the online benefits portal; adding and terminating employees; and processing employee contributions
• Notifying and explaining benefit programs to eligible employees such as medical, dental, life and disability insurances, flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Processing all monthly benefits payables and reconciliations
• Coordinating open enrollment process and annual Benefits Fair
• Working with the Benefits Administrator and responding to benefit inquiries (i.e. claim problems)
• Working with the COBRA Administrator as needed
• Participating in the development of benefit policies
• Submitting 403B remittances and answer employee benefit inquiries
• Manages HR and Careers email inboxes
• Assists finance department with payroll activities as it relates to HR
• Serves as a resource to the department including:
• Responding to unemployment claims and verifications of employment
• Monitoring workers’ compensation claims and completing OSHA safety logs
• Preparing exit paperwork and interviews as needed
• Maintaining personnel records and other department files
• Coordinating with Security for staff and faculty badge/building access
• Participating in departmental budget creation and monitoring budget
• Managing New Hire Process including:
• Adding new hires to the payroll portal, notification spreadsheets, and Jenzabar database
• Explaining benefit packages to staff and faculty
• Creating a welcoming and informative training session for all new hires
• Assists in annual audits of training programs, maintaining training database, and tracking employee completions
• Assists the HR Director with various projects, including:
• Exploring appropriate solutions to delicate situations
• Conducting research to discover best practices regarding policy compliance
• Coordinating trainings
• Collaborating with team members to provide limited departmental decisions in the HR Director’s absence
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree plus two to three years relevant experience or equivalent combination
• Understand employment law including FLSA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, Workers’ Compensation, HIPAA, and IRS regulations
• High level of organization, proficiency and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office in particular Word and Excel
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees (faculty, staff and students) and public
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism
• Ability to relate well with a diverse community
• Must pass background check

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Washington State labor and leave laws
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Certificate in HR Management (PHR or SHRM-CP)

Department: Human Resources

Reports To: Director of Human Resources

Supervises: Work Study Students

Pay Grade: Non-Exempt; Full-time

Compensation: Hourly: $26.00 hr. to $27.85 hr.

Modality: In-Person position

Application Procedures

Please submit the following items to our email, Careers@Cornish.edu:

1) Cover Letter or Letter of Interest

2) Resume or C.V.

3) Cornish Employment Application Form

Equal Opportunity Statement

Cornish commits to demonstrating respect for individual expression and integrity; to promoting the equality of opportunity and rights of all persons within the community and to actively encouraging and maintaining the representation and inclusion of diverse cultures and backgrounds within the student body, faculty, staff and curricula.

We believe that diversity refers to a number of human qualities and characteristics. National origin, race, gender, age, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation and disabilities are characteristics that combine in unique ways, forming the multiple identities we all hold. Those diverse characteristics contribute positively to the environment of Cornish and to an education that accurately reflects and contributes to the complex interplay of art, culture and society.

We hold ourselves responsible to fulfill the mission of Cornish by preparing students “to contribute to society as artists, citizens, and innovators,” and believe that the mission is best served by actively cultivating a positive environment in which to explore and express the diverse perspectives of a pluralistic society.

Cornish College of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer intent on enriching the diversity of its faculty, staff, and students. Our goal is to create an intercultural learning environment comprised of people with varied experiences and perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups for all open positions.