Human Resources Generalist

BrightPath; New Hope (MN); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BrightPath in New Hope, MN, is seeking an HR Generalist focused on onboarding and the employee experience. You’ll own the transition from hire to first day and beyond, ensuring a smooth, compliant start for every colleague.

You’ll manage scheduling, master staffing patterns, background checks (Minnesota DHS NETStudy 2.0), I-9 verification, HRIS accuracy, and benefits enrollment. This role sits at the heart of how we support people facing adversities.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR operations, onboarding, or workforce coordination in a shift-based, high-compliance environment.
• Comfort owning compliance-sensitive processes with precision.
• Systems-minded across HRIS, scheduling software, and spreadsheets.
• People-first approach to onboarding and employee experience.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle onboarding and new hire paperwork, including I-9 verification.
• Publish schedules and administer the master staffing pattern.
• Manage Minnesota DHS background checks, MVR and related verifications.
• Maintain accurate HRIS and scheduling records through employee lifecycle.
• Administer benefits enrollment and ensure timely, correct entitlements.

Skills

Onboarding

HRIS systems

Compliance screening

Scheduling & staffing

Benefits administration

Tools

CBIZ HRIS

Jazz ATS

When I Work

Job description

HR Generalist — Onboarding & Employee Experience

People are our services. This is the seat that makes sure every one of them starts strong.

-BrightPath is a team of dedicated professionals committed to providing person-centered, data-driven services to people with adversities.

-BrightPath was established to enable individuals the freedom to pursue joy by providing quality home and community based services for vulnerable adults, minors, and individuals with adversities. -We employ roughly 175 employees across 6 services, growing, and running on EOS. Every person we hire becomes part of the care we deliver — which means the employee experience isn't a side function here, it's the pipeline for our mission.

-We're hiring a HR Generalist to own that experience end-to-end: from the moment a candidate accepts an offer, through their first shift, through every status change, to the day they leave.

-This is a generalist seat in the truest sense — broad, hands-on, and trusted with some of the most compliance-sensitive processes in the organization. You won't be siloed into one function. You'll be the throughline that connects recruiting, scheduling, compliance, and HR systems into one coherent experience for every employee.

What you'll own

• Full-cycle onboarding and employee experience — you own the handoff the moment recruiting hands you a hire, through I-9 Section 2 verification, new hire paperwork, and orientation delivery. You're the first real relationship a new employee has with BrightPath as an employer, and you make it count.
• Coverage and schedule execution — you publish schedules and administer the master staffing pattern and managers will adjust scheduled shifts as needed including filling shifts. When a staffing pattern needs to change, you're the one who catches it and escalates it to leadership — not the one redesigning it solo.
• Compliance-critical screening — you own background studies through Minnesota DHS (NETStudy 2.0) and motor vehicle record checks, insurance verification, etc.
• Employee lifecycle and systems integrity — you own accurate employee records in the HRIS and scheduling system, from status changes through offboarding administration, so nothing falls through the cracks at any point in someone's tenure.
• Benefits enrollment and administration — you own routine benefit enrollment and administration, making sure employees actually get what they're entitled to, correctly and on time.

What we're looking for

• Meaningful experience in HR operations, onboarding, or workforce coordination in a shift-based, high-compliance environment — healthcare, human services, senior living, hospitality, logistics, or similar.
• Comfort owning compliance-sensitive processes exactly, not approximately — background studies and I-9 verification have rules, and precision is non-negotiable.
• Systems-minded — you're fluent across an HRIS, scheduling software, and spreadsheets, and you'd rather fix a broken process than route around it.
• A genuine people-first instinct — you see onboarding and employee experience as relationship-building, not paperwork.

Nice to have

• Minnesota DHS 245D or comparable regulated human services experience.
• Experience with Minnesota background study processes.
• Experience with CBIZ HRIS, Jazz ATS, or When I Work Scheduling System

Details

• Reports to: Director of People & Workforce Strategy
• Location: New Hope, MN. On-site 80%, remote 20%
• Requirements: successful completion of a Minnesota DHS background study is required for employment.

BrightPath is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities; contact [e-mail] to request one.