HR Generalist - Higher Education & Employee Relations

State Technical College of Missouri; Missouri; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

State Technical College of Missouri is accepting applications for a full-time, 12-month, exempt, benefit eligible Human Resources Generalist position in the Human Resources department. Our HR team includes two Generalists, one serving as the primary HR partner for faculty and academic leadership, and the other for staff, directors, and supervisors.

Both Generalists work together as a cross-trained team covering all HR functions for the College.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible human resources experience
• Experience with employee relations, performance evaluations, disciplinary documentation, recruitment, benefits administration, and HR compliance
• Strong understanding of federal and state employment laws and regulations
• Experience using a Human Resource Management System and proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, and organizational skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, maintain confidentiality, and manage multiple priorities

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the performance evaluation process for the assigned employee group and prepare performance reviews, written warnings, corrective actions, and performance improvement plans with Academic Deans, directors, and supervisors
• Conduct or assist with employee investigations, workplace complaints, and conflict resolution, and guide supervisors on employee relations and discipline
• Lead recruitment for the assigned employee group, including job postings, applicant screening, interview coordination, offers, onboarding, and new employee orientation
• Answer employee questions about compensation, payroll, benefits, and time and leave
• Administer benefits, including open enrollment and COBRA and retiree enrollment
• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws and help develop and maintain College HR policies
• Maintain personnel files, perform file audits, produce HR reports, and assist with audits and the HR budget
• Support employee engagement, retention, professional development, and supervisor training
• Depending on assignment, process faculty contracts and maintain faculty certificates and credential records, or process staff contracts and lead timekeeping, time and leave, and FLSA classification reviews

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Independent judgment

Confidentiality

Multiple priorities

Education

Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field

SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification

Tools

Human Resource Management System

Microsoft Office

Job description

State Technical College of Missouri is accepting applications for a full-time, 12-month, exempt, benefit eligible Human Resources Generalist position in the Human Resources department. Our HR team includes two Generalists, one serving as the primary HR partner for faculty and academic leadership, and the other for staff, directors, and supervisors.

Both Generalists work together as a cross-trained team covering all HR functions for the College.