Employee Life Cycle (HR) Manager

CommuniCare Health; Kokomo (IN); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

PTO plans

401(k) with employer match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and disability coverage options

Job summary

CommuniCare Health Services in Kokomo, IN, seeks an Employee Life Cycle (HR) Manager to recruit staff, onboard new hires, engage employees, and oversee training and retention. The role involves coordinating payroll, benefits enrollment, and policy guidance across the facility.

The position requires strong HRIS experience, union awareness, and competency with office tools; high school diploma or GED is required, with post-secondary education preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting across healthcare staff.
• Proficient with Workday, SmartLinx, Kronos HRIS.
• Strong onboarding, training, and employee engagement skills.
• Experience in unionized environments.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit talent to meet staffing needs, coordinating with leadership and workforce team.
• Vet candidates with centralized recruiting, coordinate facility interviews, extend offers.
• Ensure completion of pre-hire requirements and onboarding via Workday.
• Conduct new employee orientation per established process.
• Manage employee engagement events, including budgeting and town halls.
• Act as employee advocate on policy/benefit questions and route to proper contacts.
• Manage training using Relias and related reporting.
• Handle weekly payroll processes (varies by location).
• Coordinate annual open benefits enrollment for facility staff.
• Complete employee off-boarding promptly.
• Coordinate annual employee satisfaction surveys.

Skills

Recruitment experience

HRIS - Workday/SmartLinx/Kronos

Onboarding/orientation

Employee engagement

Communication & facilitation

Education

High school diploma / GED

Post-secondary education in business/personnel field preferred

3-5 years recruitment/retention experience

Tools

Workday

SmartLinx

Kronos

Relias

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job address:

429 West Lincoln Road Kokomo, IN 46902

Employer:

CommuniCare Health Services is currently recruiting an Employee Life Cycle (HR) Manager at Kokomo Healthcare Center, located in Kokomo, IN. As a critical part of the team at Kokomo Healthcare Center, the Employee Life Cycle (HR) Manager is responsible for recruiting talent to meet staffing needs, onboarding and orienting new hires, employee engagement, training, and overall staff retention. The Employee Life Cycle (HR) Manager is a subject matter expert, is comfortable speaking in front of others, provides excellent customer service, and is attentive to detail. The role is an overall employee cheerleader for their facility. Day Shift and Weekend Availability.

Pay rate:

Pay rate: $60k/annually

Benefits:

• CommuniCare offers a supportive working environment
• competitive wages
• PTO plans
• a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers
• 401(k) with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Recruit talent to meet staffing needs, which are established through the Executive Director and with the support of the workforce manager/scheduler.
• Work with centralized recruiting team to vet candidates, coordinate interviews within the facilities with dept leaders, and offer positions to qualified candidates.
• Ensure completion of all pre-hire requirements and complete onboarding through Workday.
• Conduct new employee orientation in accordance with the established process.
• Manage all employee engagement events, including budget, town hall meetings, activities, and True Blue board and processes.
• Act as employee advocate on policy/procedure/benefits questions and provide direction to the proper individual(s) to address employee concern/issue.
• Manage employee training process utilizing Relias including any subsequent reporting.
• Manage weekly payroll process including missed punches, payroll register, and reconciliation. (May vary per location.)
• Coordinate annual open benefit enrollment for facility employees.
• Complete employee off-boarding in a timely manner.
• Coordinate annual employee survey process.

Required Skills / Abilities:

• Experience in various areas of recruitment.
• Experience with HRIS Systems: Workday, SmartLinx, Kronos highly preferred.
• Experience with employee orientation/onboarding highly desired.
• Experience in unionized environments.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
• Strong Communication/ facilitation/ organization skills.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma / GED required. Post-secondary education preferred in a business / personnel related experience 3-5 years’ experience in recruitment / retention preferred.

About Us

Since 1984, CommuniCare Family of Companies has been committed to delivering exceptional, person‑centered care as a national leader in post‑acute services for individuals with chronic or complex conditions. Today, our more than 105 skilled nursing and long‑term care facilities serve nearly 13,000 residents at any given time. To support our centers and ensure long‑term success and continuity of care, CommuniCare has developed integrated lines of business spanning the full continuum of care. These specialized solutions include chronic disease management, memory care, telehealth services, Medicare insurance plans, behavioral health programs, and comprehensive medical services. Together, they enable us to deliver sophisticated, coordinated, and transformative care beyond the walls of our facilities. Our mission, Serve with Pride, is evident in the quality and consistency residents, families, and community partners have come to expect and trust. With more than 14,000 employees serving communities across Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and West Virginia, we are dedicated to improving the lives of our residents by placing extraordinary service above all else. We continue to raise the bar and innovate wherever possible to enhance quality of life-creating environments where residents feel at home, employees thrive, and families find comfort and confidence in the care we provide. Since 1984, CommuniCare Family of Companies has been committed to delivering exceptional person-centered care as a national leader in post-acute care for those that are chronically ill or have complex conditions. Our more than 150 skilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities deliver sophisticated and transformative care to nearly 16,000 residents and patients at any given time. CommuniCare employs more than 19,000 employees across six states (Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania). As a family owned and operated company, family and heart are woven into every aspect of our continuum of care. Our mission, to serve with pride, is evident and a quality residents, families and community partners have come to expect and trust. Dedicated to improving the lives of seniors, we put extraordinary service above all else. We continue to raise the bar and innovate wherever possible to deliver a higher quality of life for those far beyond our facilities. Because of this, our facilities are a better place for residents to live, patients to stay, employees to work and families to heal.