Human Resources Business Partner

Sonida Senior Living; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonida Senior Living seeks an HR Business Partner to support employee relations, leave and benefits, and policy administration across multi-site environments. The role requires strong communication, coaching skills, and regulatory knowledge, with up to 40% travel and remote work flexibility.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field and at least two years in HR, preferably in a multi-site setting, with familiarity in FMLA, ADA, EEOC, CRA, HIPAA and FLSA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years HR experience, multi-site preferred.
• Employee relations background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide employee relations support, coaching and conflict resolution.
• Oversee leave and benefits administration and policy administration.
• Participate in talent acquisition, performance management and succession planning.
• Ensure policy questions and investigations are handled with low risk and proper documentation.
• Assist compliance with federal/state/local statutes including EEO/FMLA/WC/ADA.

Skills

Communication skills

Employee relations

FMLA/ADA knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business or related field

Job description

Sonida Senior Living is one of the nation’s leading operators of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities for senior adults. The Company operates 165 communities that are home to nearly 12,000 residents across 35 states providing comfortable, safe, affordable communities where residents can form friendships, enjoy new experiences and receive personalized care from dedicated team members who treat them family.

Job Description:

The HR Business Partner supports the company’s mission through the delivery of unapparelled customer service as they help manage the relationship between our employees and Sonida Senior Living. Functional duties include Employee Relations, Leave and Benefits Administration, Employee Development, and Policy Administration.

*This will be a remote position with travel up to 40%. The candidate will have responsibility for multi-site HR overview and heavy employee relations.

Responsibilities:

• Provides radical collaboration to provide internal customer support by modeling robust service approach to foster a strong team environment.
• Delivers coaching support, conflict resolution, and best practices necessary for creating a culture of employee development and engagement for internal customers.
• Collaborates with internal customers to create and support succession planning, performance management, and talent acquisition as successful engagement strategies.
• Manages policy administration through continuous and collaborative review of policy questions, investigations, and interpretations, assuring low-risk and defensible disciplinary actions.
• Analyzes and investigates compliance with federal, state, and local statues and judicial rulings pertaining to but not limited to EEO/FMLA/WC/ADA facilitating the delivery of consultative support.
• Coordinates records and data management supporting leave administration and disciplinary actions helping maintain the company’s compliance.
• Performs other tasks as identified.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field
• Minimum of two years of experience in Human Resources, preference for prior employee relations work experience and experience working in a multi-site environment.

Skill/knowledge:

• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of state and federal requirements and regulations in multiple states
• Candidate should have a very good working knowledge of FMLA and ADA – as well as familiarity with EEOC, CRA, HIPAA and FLSA
• Current SPHR/PHR certification preferred