What are the responsibilities and job description for the HR Generalist position at City of West Allis?
Description
Are you a passionate and driven HR professional looking to make a meaningful impact? The City of West Allis is seeking an experienced Human Resources Generalist to play a key role in supporting our workforce and strengthening HR operations. If you're passionate about recruitment, employee relations, and team development—and value a sense of purpose in your work—this opportunity is for you! Enjoy a desirable work/life balance, supportive and collaborative team, as well as, a competitive benefits package including contributory medical and fully paid dental benefits, a contributory dual pension program, and generous time off. West Allis residents earn an additional 5% on top of the pay range. Learn more and apply today!
Examples of Duties
- Leads recruitment and selection, promotion and transfer efforts for city departments.
- Adheres to local, State and federal employment and discrimination laws, and City policy; evaluates recruitment strategies and sources; designs and implements effective and efficient approaches for sourcing, recruitment, candidate evaluation, selection and retention, utilizing available technology.
- Collaborates with HR team to develop and maintain new employee orientation materials, provides onboarding for new hires including scheduled check-ins, performs new employee orientations; assists employees in making informed benefit choices and in enrolling in benefit programs; tracks and files digital forms and required acknowledgments.
- Supports annual benefit enrollment and communication.
- Processing Personnel Action Forms (PAF) by entering changes in HRIS or other systems, sharing with Payroll and filing.
- Collaborates with HR staff to formulate and establish departmental goals, workplace priorities and allocation of resources.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Human Resource Administration, or related field with educational emphasis on talent acquisition/retention, psychology or employment law.
- 2-3 years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, or HR operations.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs, HRIS and other related HR software (applicant tracking, performance management, onboarding, benefit administration) knowledge of NeoGov (Insight, Onboard and Perform) software desirable.
Benefits include: Time off Bank with the ability to accrue up to 25 days in one year to be used at your discretion with management approval; nine (9) paid holidays; eligibility for health insurance the first of the month following thirty (30) days of service with choice of a PPO Plan or High Deductible Health Plan (with optional participation in a Health Savings Account) – both plans are contributory and cover the employee and his/her family; fully paid dental insurance covering the employee and his/her family, with eligibility the first of the first of the month following thirty (30) days of service; a dual pension system comprised of the Wisconsin Retirement Fund* and Federal Social Security (both of which are contributory); a fully paid Life Insurance Program* with coverage in the amount of the employee's annual salary adjusted to the next highest one thousand dollars, with the option for additional coverage; an educational reimbursement plan for the pursuit of job related courses including personal and professional training opportunities and professional organization memberships; voluntary benefit programs consisting of vision, Flexible Spending Benefits for Dependent Care and Medical Reimbursement, Section 457: Deferred Compensation, Treasury Direct Payroll Savings Plan for Savings Bonds, and other various benefits including, but not limited to, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Wellness Program, Armed Services Reserve Training, and Federal Loan Program.
