Human Resources Generalist

Agate Housing; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days PTO

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Retirement plan contributions

Job summary

Agate Housing in Minneapolis is seeking an HR Generalist to help grow the team that changes lives. You will lead recruitment and onboarding, support program staffing, and build a welcoming employee experience.

As a core member of the HR team, you'll maintain records, handle leaves and benefits, and contribute to compliance and worker safety initiatives. Your work will directly enable Agate to serve thousands in our community.

Qualifications

• Experience as HR generalist or similar in nonprofit settings.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations.
• Familiar with benefits, payroll, and leave administration.
• Ability to handle confidential information and maintain accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Develop onboarding materials and deliver new hire orientation.
• Support staffing for new and expanding programs.
• Maintain accurate HR records and HRIS data.
• Coordinate leaves, payroll changes, and benefits support.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Onboarding

HRIS & data management

Employee relations

Compliance

Benefits administration

Training & development

Labor relations

Tools

Workday

ADP

Payroll software

Job description

HR Generalist: Help Us Grow the Team That Changes Lives

Great people make great things possible. Come help us find them!

At Agate, we're not just filling jobs-we're building the team that helps adults and children experiencing homelessness find and maintain housing stability. As we grow and launch new programs, we need a hands‑on HR professional who loves working with people, enjoys making things happen, and wants their work to make a real difference.

As a key member of Agate's Human Resources team, you'll help us find great talent, welcome new employees, and build the teams that make our mission possible. Your work will directly support our ability to serve thousands of adults and children in our community.

What You'll Do

Recruitment and onboarding will make up approximately 60–70% of your role. You'll:

• Find great people: Manage full‑cycle recruitment, coordinate interviews, partner with hiring managers, and help bring talented people to Agate.
• Create a great first impression: Make onboarding welcoming, organized, and engaging for every new employee.
• Help us grow: Support staffing needs for new and expanding programs that provide vital community services.
• Make things better: Improve recruitment and onboarding processes and bring fresh ideas to the team.
• Expand your HR expertise: Gradually take on additional responsibilities in performance management, workers' compensation, leave administration, compliance, employee relations, and other HR functions.

Generous PTO: Start with 20 days of PTO per year, for full time employees and increases with tenure, plus floating holidays. New employees receive 24 hours of PTO at the start of employment and begin accruing additional PTO once they hit 24 hours of accrual. Part‑time employees receive prorated PTO and on‑call employees earn sick and safe time.

Paid Holidays: Agate provides paid holidays, including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, plus additional floating holidays. Full‑time employees receive up to 88 hours of holiday pay annually, prorated for part‑time employees and employees who start during the year. Most agency operations are closed on fixed holidays, while 24/7 programs such as emergency shelters remain operational. Shelter employees receive holiday pay but may be required to work.

See Agate's career page for more information about our benefit plans. Agate offers health insurance through Medica, with traditional and high‑deductible plans available across three popular networks, including M Health Fairview and HealthPartners, among others. Agate pays 100% of dental and life insurance premiums and contributes 1.5% of each employee's salary to their retirement account, even if the employee does not contribute.

What You'll Do: Start Strong, Then Grow Your Impact

Your first three months will focus on recruitment and onboarding, helping Agate attract great people and welcome them to a team making a real difference in our community. Starting in January, your role will expand into a broader HR Generalist position, giving you the opportunity to build new skills, take ownership of diverse responsibilities, and become an even more integral part of the Agate team.

Recruitment, Onboarding & Employee Experience

• Coordinate full‑cycle recruitment, including job postings, application reviews, candidate screenings, interview scheduling, and hiring documentation.
• Prepare offer letters, develop onboarding materials, and facilitate new hire orientation.
• Develop training curriculum and teach classes in partnership with subject matter experts.
• Represent Agate at job fairs and recruitment events.
• Help create a welcoming, engaging employee experience from the first interview through onboarding.

HR Operations & Employee Support

• Maintain accurate, confidential employee records, personnel files, and HRIS data.
• Process employee changes, including hires, promotions, transfers, leaves, and separations.
• Respond to employee questions and prepare employment verifications and HR correspondence.
• Conduct periodic records audits and support HR systems, reporting, and special projects.

Benefits, Leave & Payroll Support

• Assist employees with benefit enrollment, benefit questions, and leave requests.
• Coordinate leave administration and maintain required documentation.
• Process employment changes and supporting documentation for payroll and benefits systems.

Employee Relations & Labor Support

• Support employee engagement, retention, and initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive workplace.
• Partner with HR leadership to support positive labor‑management relationships and administer collective bargaining agreements.

Workers' Compensation, Safety & Compliance

• Coordinate workers' compensation documentation, claims follow‑up, and communication with employees, supervisors, insurance carriers, and third‑party administrators.
• Lead safety committee meetings, develop agendas, and help implement workplace safety initiatives.
• Support compliance with federal, state, and local employment requirements, including I-9 documentation.
• Prepare reports and records for audits, regulatory agencies, and internal stakeholders.
• Help communicate and implement HR policies and procedures.

Be Part of What's Next

• Contribute ideas, improve processes, and support new HR initiatives as Agate grows.
• Take on special projects that strengthen our people, programs, and workplace.
• Build a broad HR skill set while supporting the employees who make Agate's mission possible.