HR Generalist

College of Applied Health Sciences; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition waivers for employees and depe

Job summary

College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois is seeking an HR Generalist to manage a variety of human resources activities and assist with complex HR issues, escalating as needed. This on-campus position supports appointments, payroll, compliance, recruitment, and policy administration within a Civil Service framework.

The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 year of related experience or coursework; familiarity with Microsoft Office is expected.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of related HR/payroll or general office support duties or coursework.

Responsibilities

• Appointments management: manage employee appointments, data entry, and reporting with accuracy.
• Payroll & time reporting: process payroll and timesheets, handle leave and pay adjustments.
• Admin/Support: act as HR point of contact for calls, visits, and emails; monitor HR inbox.
• HR Compliance & Policy: ensure adherence to HR policies and legal requirements; training and reviews.
• Recruitment and Talent Acquisition: coordinate search, hiring, onboarding processes, communicate with applicants and new hires.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Customer service

Policy knowledge

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Salary: $50,000.00 - $57,000.00 Annually

HR Generalist

College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The College of Applied Health Sciences (AHS) ( http://www.ahs.illinois.edu ) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are searching for an HR Generalist to manage a variety of human resource activities and assist with complex HR issues, escalating as needed.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Appointments Management

• Responsible for employee appointments, troubleshooting transactions to ensure accurate results and escalating complex issues as needed.
• Enters routine and non-routine data and pulls reports. Ensures accuracy of input data and reports and/or resolves minor discrepancies. May develop new reports.
• Participate in appropriate systems testing and/or feedback.

Payroll & Time Reporting

• Process payroll and timesheets. Address complex timesheet/leave issues and return timesheets/leave requests as needed. Process routine and non-routine pay adjustments.
• Inform staff of all regulations/policies relating to time reporting and payroll

Admin/Support

• Participate in appropriate systems testing and/or feedback.
• Serve as main HR point of contact for calls, visitors/guests, and email.
• Monitor and Maintain AHS HR group email inbox.

HR Compliance & Policy

• Ensures adherence to HR policies and legal requirements through tracking, training, and internal reviews. Identifies areas of concern related to adherence to HR policies and legal requirements

Recruitment and Talent Acquisition

• Responsible for independently coordinating search, hiring, and onboarding processes for varied hiring needs, including recruitment efforts. Communicate and implement search procedures aligned with best practices and compliance needs, advising search committees and hiring managers.
• Communicate with applicants and new hires, facilitating interview, hiring, and onboarding processes including work authorization.
• Develop job postings

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Any one or any combination totaling one (1) year (12 months) from the following categories below:
  • course work in human resource administration, business administration or a closely related field, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
    • 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
  • work experience performing basic human resource/payroll or general office support duties.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated attention to detail, good judgment, discretion, and confidentiality
• Proven track record of customer service
• Ability to gain knowledge of University and Campus policies related to Human Resources, including but not limited to those listed in the Campus Administrative Manual, Provost’s Communications, and Policies and Rules
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel

Salary and Appointment Information

This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 2136 – Human Resource Officer position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after the closing date.

The budgeted salary range is $50,000 - $57,000 annually with the final salary offer determined through a thorough assessment of the above named factors.

Work location

Work is performed fully on campus with some evening/weekend work required to support AHS HR functions.

Work authorization

Work authorization is not available for this position.

Benefits

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits .

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position; however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon accepting a contingent offer. Convictions are not a bar to employment.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify .

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal , or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing [e-mail] .

The University of Illinois must also comply with applicable federal export control laws and regulations and, as such, reserves the right to employ restricted party screening procedures for applicants.