Employee Life Cycle (HR) Manager

CommuniCare Health Services; Kokomo (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO plans

401(k) with employer match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life & disability coverage

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Job summary

CommuniCare Health Services seeks an Employee Life Cycle (HR) Manager for Kokomo Healthcare Center in Kokomo, IN. You will lead recruitment, onboarding, training, engagement, and retention to support staffing needs and a positive workplace culture.

Responsibilities include coordinating interviews with facility leaders, onboarding in Workday, managing engagement events, and payroll coordination. A high school diploma is required; HR training is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Experience with HRIS systems (Workday, Kronos) preferred.
• Experience with employee orientation/onboarding highly desired.
• Experience in unionized environments.
• Strong MS Office skills and communication.

Responsibilities

• Recruit talent to meet staffing needs in coordination with leadership.
• Coordinate interviews with facility leaders and extend offers.
• Oversee onboarding through Workday and new-hire orientation.
• Manage employee engagement events and training processes.
• Coordinate annual open enrollment and payroll-related tasks.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Onboarding experience

Unionized environments

MS Office / Productivity

Communication & facilitation

Education

High school diploma / GED

Post-secondary education preferred (HR/Business)

Tools

Workday

SmartLinx

Kronos

Job description

Job Address: 429 West Lincoln Road Kokomo, IN 46902

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.

Pay Rate and Benefits

Day Shift and Weekend Availability Pay Rate: $60k/annually Benefits: CommuniCare offers a supportive working environment, competitive wages, PTO plans, and a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental, and vision coverage from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and 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.