Human Resources Generalist

Hempfield School District; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

The Hempfield School District is seeking an HR Generalist to support recruitment, compensation, employee relations, and HR processes in the Administration Building. You will advise administrators on HR practices, facilitate onboarding and benefits reviews, and maintain HRIS records and reports.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field, and offers full-time employment with benefits and a 261-workday calendar.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment for exempt and nonexempt staff and temp workers, including posting, resume review, interviews, background checks, onboarding, and offers.
• Oversee new-employee orientation, benefits review, and onboarding paperwork (I-9, W-4, policies).
• Assist in HRIS upgrades and reporting; support efficiency improvements and policy updates.
• Advise supervisors on recruitment and staffing policies; project future hiring needs with managers.
• Handle unemployment claims; communicate with employees and applicants on staffing questions.
• Maintain vacancies and retirements lists; attend recruitment events.
• Maintain HRIS records and assist with HR reports such as PIMS and EEO.

Skills

Recruiting

Employee relations

HR policies

HRIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Tools

HRIS

Job description

• Position Type:
  Human Resources/ Human Resources
  
• Date Posted:
  10/8/2026
  
• Location:
  Administration Building
  

Human Resources Generalist

Administration Building

Job Summary: The HR Generalist is responsible for providing support to assigned area(s) for a wide variety of human resources activities including, recruiting, compensation, and employee and labor relations. The HR generalist will advise administrators, supervisors, and employees in HR practices, provide information to employees about regulations, contract language, and policies, and to provide general support.

Position Information:

• Full-Time, with benefits
• 261 work days per year

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinates recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, and temporary employees within assigned area. This includes job posting, review of resumes, interviews, collecting interview materials, background investigation, pre-employment physicals, reference checking, employment offers, salary/hourly rate determination, and onboarding of new hires.
• Responsible for new-employee orientation process including comprehensive benefits review, employee contract/handbook review, I-9, w-4, policy, and other new employee paperwork.
• Assist in the review, testing and implementation of HRIS system upgrades. Assists in evaluation of reports, decisions, and results of department in relation to established goals. Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
• Advise and guide supervisors and managers regarding recruitment/staffing policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with department managers and team leaders to identify current and future hiring needs.
• Handle all correspondence and claims related to unemployment compensation.
• Correspond with and assist district employees and candidates with all staffing questions and concerns.
• Maintain list of all current, upcoming and filled vacancies. Maintain list of all upcoming retirements.
• Coordinate and attend recruitment events.
• Handles employee/labor relations issues within assigned area. Participate in investigations into formal complaints and disciplinary proceedings
• Maintains HRIS records and compiles reports.
• Assist with submission of reports including but not limited to PIMS, EEO Report, and other employee related reports, as necessary.
• Update job descriptions as necessary.
• Meet with employees who have been approved for FMLA/LOA and coordinate staffing to temporarily fill the vacancy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field required

Required Documents:

• Current PA Criminal Historybackground check
• Current Federal Criminal (FBI)background check