Human Resource Generalist/Employee Engagement Specialist

Mid Atlantic Retina; Harmonville (PA); Híbrido; USD 55.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mid Atlantic Retina is seeking a Human Resource Generalist/Employee Engagement specialist to manage HR duties, employee relations, training, performance management, policy implementation and compliance across MAR offices in a professional office environment. The role includes administering leaves, benefits processing, and engaging employees through programs and events.

You will support management, maintain HRIS records, assist with policy development, and help improve workplace culture while

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field.
• SHRM-SCP/SHRM-CP or SPHR/PHR certification is preferred.
• Experience in employee relations, training, policy implementation and compliance.

Responsabilidades

• Maintains knowledge of local, state, and federal legal requirements affecting employment and ensures policies and reporting comply.
• Oversees leaves and accommodations under FMLA, ADA, and state/local laws.
• Administers benefits processing and communication related to enrollment and COBRA.
• Develops and delivers benefits orientations and open enrollment materials.
• Assists with HR policy development and employee handbook maintenance.
• Coordinate employee engagement initiatives to promote morale and retention.
• Plan and organize company events and recognition activities.
• Maintain HRIS records and compile reports from the database.

Conocimientos

Employee relations

Training

Policy implementation

Performance management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

SHRM-SCP/SHRM CP or SPHR/PHR certification

Herramientas

ATS

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Classification

Exempt

Reports to

Human Resources Director

Job Description

The Human Resource Generalist/Employee Engagement specialist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with management in supporting Mid Atlantic Retina offices. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: employee relations, training, performance management, policy implementation, and employment law compliance.

Essential Functions

1. Maintains knowledge of local, state, and federal legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting employment and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting comply.
2. Maintains knowledge of all applicable leave and accommodations laws including FMLA, ADA, PWFA, NJFLA, DE PFML, and other state and local laws.
3. Advises on, conducts, and documents employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
4. Oversees and administers leaves and accommodations arising under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, state, and local leave laws, and short-term or long-term disability plans.
5. Administers daily benefits processing. Handling enrollments, COBRA, terminations, changes, beneficiaries, disability, life claims and compliance testing.
6. Provides training and support to all MAR employees in relation to company benefits. Designs and distributes education materials for benefits orientations and open enrollment.
7. Assists with development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures; assists with maintaining employee handbook.

1. Coordinate employee engagement initiatives that promote workplace morale, recognition, collaboration, and retention.
2. Plan, organize, and coordinate company-sponsored events, including annual holiday parties, employee appreciation activities, seasonal celebrations, and other company gatherings.
3. Manage holiday gift planning and distribution, including researching gift options, coordinating vendors, tracking budgets, maintaining recipient lists, and ensuring timely delivery.
4. Administer the employee service anniversary recognition program by tracking milestone dates, coordinating gifts or awards, and preparing recognition communications.
5. Assist with employee surveys, feedback initiatives, and engagement activities to identify opportunities for workplace improvement.
6. Support internal HR communications related to company events, employee recognition, organizational announcements, and engagement programs.
7. Collaborate with management to identify opportunities to improve employee satisfaction and strengthen company culture.
8. Maintain an annual calendar of employee engagement events, recognition milestones, and company celebrations.
9. Maintains knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures and reporting comply.
10. Assists with yearly reporting requirements.
11. Assists in the administration of various human resource plans and procedures for all company personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures; assists in the preparation and maintenance of employee handbook and policies and procedures manual
12. Assists with the maintenance of human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database.
13. Maintains compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.
14. Assists with employee relations and conflict management.
15. Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
16. Travels as needed.

Competencies

1. Human Resources Capacity - Maintains broad diversity of knowledge base with 2-3 expert level areas.
2. Problem Solving/Analysis - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely fashion.
3. Project Management - Co-ordinates Projects.
4. Technical Skills - Experience with at least one ATS, HRIS. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
5. Customer Service – Assisting employees to find the best solution, following up when promised.
6. Ethical Conduct - Maintains confidentiality.
7. Time Management - Maintains high volume productivity level for essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the Practice.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Work from Home:

Occasionally if work from home if performance standards are met.

Physical and Cognitive Demands

The physical and cognitive demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing may be required. This would require the ability to occasionally lift files, bend, stoop, crouch, reach, and stand on a stool as necessary.
2. Ability to lift or move up to 15 pounds at times.
3. Work with data by calculating and manipulating numbers, processing data on a computer, classify, record, store and retrieve information.
4. Use words to communicate ideas, read with comprehension and explain abstract or complex ideas in more basic terms.
5. The employee will use hands to operate equipment such as a computer mouse, show manual or finger dexterity, handle things with precision or speed, use muscular coordination and physical stamina.
6. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, communicate verbally one to one, in front of groups, over the telephone or with a headset and in email.
7. This position requires listening to verbal communication using a telephone or with a headset and processing the information while entering the data into a computer system, processing auditory information and responding verbally back in an appropriate manner.
8. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus with or without corrective lenses.
9. Ability to follow through on plans or instructions.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Willingness to travel is required.

Required Education and Experience

1. A bachelor's degree in human resources.
2. SHRM-SCP/SHRM CP or SPHR/PHR certification.