Human Resources Generalist

SACRAMENTO HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

SACRAMENTO HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN invites a Human Resources Generalist to join its team. The role supports CFCS with payroll, benefits, onboarding, and staff development, while ensuring compliance and effective HR operations.

Responsibilities include recruitment coordination, timekeeping, and HR reporting, with a focus on confidentiality and professional interaction with staff across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Human Resources or related field.
• Three to five years of HR experience including payroll, attendance, and recruitment.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Compile and record employee time and payroll data.
• Coordinate recruitment, job postings, and job fairs.
• Administer benefits and leave programs, including open enrollment.
• Support onboarding, orientation, and training activities.
• Assist with employee relations and performance evaluation processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR policy guidance

Employee relations

Training & onboarding

Recruitment & staffing

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate degree in HR / related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

HRIS/Payroll software

Computerized recordkeeping

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Human Resources Generalist

Location: The Pastoral Center, CFCS

Position Status: Full Time

Schedule: Monday - Friday

Category: Non-Exempt

Compensation: $23.00 - $27.00 per hour, D.O.E.

Supervisor: Reports to the Human Resources Manager or other manager as assigned.

Job Summary: The human resource generalist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with senior HR management in supporting Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services (CFCS). This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: benefits administration, payroll, employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment/employment, affirmative action and employment law compliance.

Essential Functions:

Department Administrative Functions:

• Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production and commissions. May compute and post wages and deductions or prepare paychecks.
• Compile payroll data such as garnishments, vacation time, insurance and 403(b) deductions.
• Review timekeeping data to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Contact various department supervisors regarding incomplete time records.
• Process semi-monthly transfer of payroll data to payroll vendor.
• Compile internal management reports from payroll system software.
• Prepare and maintain employee files for CFCS staff.
• Maintains various HR filing systems for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database.
• Maintains company organizational charts.
• Provide support to CFCS employees and managers as needed.

Staffing and Development Functions:

• Post and track Job Announcements.
• Conducts recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students, and temporary employees; writes and places advertisements.
• Coordinates and attends job fairs
• Track all incoming resumes for CFCS positions.
• Coordinate all necessary communication with candidates such as requests for additional material as needed.
• Follow retention guidelines such as maintaining resumes electronically for two years.
• Coordinate process for third party background checks.
• Facilitates or provides training (including orientation) to the workforce.
• Prepares materials for onboarding and conducts safety orientation.
• Assign and track completion of Anti-Sexual Harassment course for all positions.
• Assists with the annual performance evaluation program.

HR Compliance and Service Functions:

• Administers various human resource plans and procedures for all company personnel.
• Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars.
• Participates in developing goals, objectives, and systems.
• Partners with employees and management to communicate various human resource policies, procedures, laws, standards, and government regulations.
• Assists with employee relations issues such as employee complaints.
• Assists with employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling and exit interviewing.
• Participates in exit interviews, analyzes data, and makes recommendations to the HR Manager for continuous improvement.

Benefits Administrative Functions:

• Assists HR Manager Manager with administering benefits and leave of absence programs.
• Assists with the annual open enrollment process and conducts employee benefit seminars as appropriate. Ensure that all communications materials remain current and accessible to employees.
• Assists with benefits orientations and explain benefits self‑enrollment system based on employee inquires.
• Process benefits payroll deductions forms within required time limits to meet payroll.
• Administer monthly insurance invoice reconciliation with payroll deductions.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration or related field.

Experience: Three to five years’ human resource experience in the following areas: performance management, administration of payroll, oversight of leave administration, and recruitment.

Skills / Knowledge: Practicing Catholic with excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present material to a large audience; proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and computerized software; able to quickly establish rapport; able to work independently; is a self-starter and task oriented; able to maintain strict confidentiality; able to analyze information; possesses professional temperament and appearance; able to work and relate to a variety of personalities and cultures.