What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Generalist position at Vertex Education?
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At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.
Position Summary:
The HR Generalist will manage key HR functions, including employee relations, leave administration, accommodations, and offboarding, ensuring compliance with state, federal, and organizational policies. They will play a critical role in maintaining accurate compliance reporting and will oversee special HR projects to align with organizational goals. Additionally, the HR Generalist will ensure smooth HR operations by acting as a resource for employees, fostering a positive workplace culture, and maintaining data integrity within HR systems.
The HR Generalist will manage key HR functions, including employee relations, leave administration, accommodations, and offboarding, ensuring compliance with state, federal, and organizational policies. They will play a critical role in maintaining accurate compliance reporting and will oversee special HR projects to align with organizational goals. Additionally, the HR Generalist will ensure smooth HR operations by acting as a resource for employees, fostering a positive workplace culture, and maintaining data integrity within HR systems.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Employee Relations
- Act as the primary contact for employee concerns, resolving issues in a fair and consistent manner.
- Manages performance management concerns and the progressive discipline process
- Provide guidance to employees on company policies and procedures.
- Foster a positive workplace environment by addressing conflict resolution needs.
- Assist leadership in developing strategies to improve employee engagement and satisfaction.
2. Offboarding and Employee Transitions
- Manages the full offboarding process, including exit interviews and the collection of company property.
- Ensure smooth transitions for departing employees while maintaining compliance with all legal obligations.
- Identify trends and provide recommendations based on exit interview feedback.
- Collaborate with IT and other teams to ensure proper system access deactivation and exit processes are completed.
3. Compliance and Reporting
- Ensure adherence to state, federal, and organizational regulations and policies.
- Maintain accurate documentation and prepare reports for audits and compliance checks.
- Assist in drafting and implementing updated policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Serve as a resource for compliance-related inquiries from employees and leadership.
4. Special Projects and General HR Operations
- Lead and manage assigned HR projects, ensuring timely completion and alignment with organizational goals.
- Support with Leaves and Accomodations
- Maintain HR data integrity by regularly auditing and updating records in HR systems.
- Respond to HR-related inquiries and support ticket resolution in Zendesk.
- Assist with the development and communication of organizational initiatives.
- Support other HR functions as needed to meet departmental objectives.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
Education, Certifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 2 years or Human Resources experience
- PHR or SHRM-CP preferred
Behavioral Competencies
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Must exercise the highest level of confidentiality and integrity.
- Friendly and professional personality.
- Requires the ability to present a professional image and to encourage others to do the same.
- Demonstrates a serious commitment to accuracy and quality while meeting goals or deadlines.
- Makes effective decisions by analyzing information and considering priorities.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Effective critical thinking and problem solving abilities.
- Willingness to appreciate and adopt the company’s Core Purpose and Values.
BACKGROUND CHECKS:
- The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.
- Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- This position requires the need to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.
- This position may require sitting for long periods at times, talking on the phone, standing, kneeling, stooping and long periods of concentration.
- Local and in-state travel required.
Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!
Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 107,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 100 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.
- Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.
- Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.
- Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.
- Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.
- Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.
- Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions.
- Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes.
- Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.
Be the one who makes a difference!
With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let’s make a difference together. Apply Today!
