Director of Administrative Services/Payroll Coordinator

Hamden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center; Hamden (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamden Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is seeking a Full Time HR professional to manage personnel records, payroll, benefits, and compliance for the center. The role covers recruitment, onboarding, policy administration, and employee relations within the facility.

Responsibilities include coordinating applicant flow, conducting interviews, processing background checks, and maintaining training and performance-review cycles to ensure accurate payroll and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates center applicant flow from sourcing through selection.
• Conducts initial interview of job applicants.
• Completes reference checks, criminal background checks and ensures pre-employment paperwork is complete.
• Administers Benefits and Compensation programs and liaises with Corporate Benefit Services.
• Establishes and monitors Performance Evaluation Schedule for all employees.
• Directs employees to resources in response to needs or requests.
• Investigates causes of disputes and recommends corrective action.
• Maintains personnel files and records according to policy and legal standards.
• Coordinates center programs such as Safety, Workers' Compensation, and Employee Communications.
• Represents the center at unemployment hearings and workers' compensation hearings.
• Ensures compliance with policies and procedures.
• Participates in Center Manager on Duty program.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Responsible for weekly payroll and accuracy.

Job description

Position Type:Full Time

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates the highest level of integrity and confidentiality. Maintains personal employee information including but not limited to medical, pay, demographic, discipline, schedule preferences, accommodation requests, family matters, in the strictest confidence. Protects company confidential information.

• Maintains current working knowledge of Company policies and procedures, pay practices, employee benefits, employment laws (i.e. ADA, FMLA, FLSA) and communicates regularly with employees to promote understanding and utilization.

• Coordinates center applicant flow processes from sourcing through selection. Coordinates all center hiring needs. Conducts initial interview of job applicants. Completes reference checks, criminal background checks and ensures that all other necessary pre-employment paperwork is complete.

• Administers the Benefits and Compensation programs at the center. Ensures all information is disseminated, collected and processed according to deadlines. Liaises with Corporate Benefit Services to address employee issues/inquiries. Provides competitive wage information to Regional HR Manager..

• Establishes and monitors Performance Evaluation Schedule (including 90 day and annual reviews) for all employees.

• Directs employees to appropriate resources in response to employee needs and/or requests,

• Investigates causes of employee disputes and grievances and recommends corrective action.

• Creates and maintains individual personnel files/records (manual and electronic) as well as Center employee-related files/records including Benefit Accruals, Service Date Adjustments, Licensure/Certification/Education, OSHA, Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Claims, and Employee Health/Medical Records (i.e. Drug Testing, CPR, Hep B, PPD, Physicals, FMLA) according to policy and legal standards. Ensures the quality, accuracy and timeliness of the information.

• Coordinates Center programs, e.g. Safety, Workers' Compensation, Employee Recognition, Employee Communications and Special Events.

• May represent the center at unemployment hearings and workers' compensation hearings.

• Fairly and consistently ensures compliance with policies and procedures.

• Participates in Center Manager on Duty Program based on center protocol.

• Performs other duties as required.

• Responsible for weekly payroll and accuracy.