Human Resources Manager

Shady Knoll Center for Health & Rehabilitation; Seymour (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

10% retirement plan

Training & mentorship

Career growth

Collaborative culture

Meaningful care

Job summary

Shady Knoll Center for Health & Rehabilitation in Seymour, CT seeks an experienced Human Resources Manager to lead recruitment, employee relations, training, and benefits administration. You’ll collaborate with leadership to enhance engagement, retention, and workforce development across the center.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, strategic HR initiatives, and compliance with state and federal guidelines, while supporting a collaborative work environment and meaningful resident care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience as an HR Manager, preferably in healthcare or long-term care.
• Knowledge of insurance, benefits, unemployment compensation and state or federal guidelines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Compassionate and empathetic toward staff and candidates.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Proficiency in office software and basic computer skills.
• Strategic mindset to develop and implement HR initiatives aligned with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the recruitment process for all departments, ensuring qualified candidates.
• Partners with Talent Acquisition to develop and execute recruiting strategy.
• Administers health insurance, savings, pension, and life insurance plans.
• Develops employee engagement programs to foster a positive workplace culture.
• Handles employee relations matters with empathy, confidentiality, and professionalism.
• Plans and oversees training and development initiatives to enhance staff skills.
• Maintains HR policies and procedures, regulations and best practices.
• Prepares compliance records, statistics, special reports and turnover analysis.
• Manages workers compensation, personal & family leave, unemployment and disability programs.
• Collaborates with leadership on talent retention and succession planning.
• Supports day-to-day transactional HR tasks and serves as resource to employees.
• Participates in the facility's quality improvement program and monitors outcomes.

Skills

HR management

Healthcare experience

Employee relations

Communication skills

Discretion

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

HRIS systems

Job description

A Great Place to Work

Shady Knoll Center for Health & Rehabilitation is a proud affiliate of National Health Care Associates. As a Certified Great Place to Work, we think that you are going to love it here. Your work will be meaningful to you. You will make a genuine difference in the lives of our aging guests and the families that love them. You will enjoy lasting bonds with the families you meet and with the teams you work on. And if you desire, you will experience real career growth where your expertise and dedication is valued and appreciated. We invite you to join our team!

Location: 41 Skokorat St, Seymour, Connecticut, 06483

Human Resources Manager

What You’ll Do:

Our Human Resources team is the driving force behind recruitment, employee relations, training, the administration of compensation and benefits and other initiatives to enhance the overall work experience for our dedicated staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participates in the recruitment process for all departments, ensuring the acquisition of qualified and compassionate healthcare professionals
• Partners with Talent Acquisition to develop and execute strategy for recruiting partnerships, advertising, and the center's hiring processs
• May administer health insurance programs, savings program, pension plan, and life insurance plans.
• Develops and implements employee engagement programs to foster a positive workplace culture
• Handles employee relations matters with empathy, confidentiality, and professionalism
• Plans and oversees training and development initiatives to enhance staff skills and knowledge
• Maintains and ensures compliance to HR policies and procedures, regulations and best practices
• Prepares compliance records, statistics, special reports and turnover analysis if necessary.
• Manages workers compensation, personal & family leave, unemployment and disability programs
• Collaborates with leadership to create strategies for talent retention and succession planning
• Accountable for day-to-day transactional HR tasks and resource to employees
• Participates in the facility's quality improvement program; sets objectives and monitors their completion on a quarterly basis

Join a team that supports exceptional resident care by creating a workplace where the whole team thrives and where your HR expertise is valued and appreciated.

What We Offer

As an affiliate of National Health Care, our Shady Knoll family will enjoy:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package including a 10% defined contribution retirement plan
• Comprehensive training and mentorship
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• The chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents

What You’ll Bring:

Qualifications of a Human Resources Manager include:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred
• Experience as an HR Manager, preferably in a healthcare or Long-Term Care setting
• Knowledge of insurance, benefits, unemployment compensation and state or federal guidelines pertaining to Human Resources preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Compassionate and empathetic nature toward staff, candidates and others
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Proficiency in office software and basic computer skills
• Strategic mindset with the ability to develop and implement HR initiatives that align with organizational goals

We Hire for Heart!

National Health Care Associates (National) is proud to be a family-run organization since 1984. Like family, each of National’s centers are unique but share common values:Kindness, Service, Compassion and Excellence. Today, our centers include more than 40 premier providers of short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and post-hospital care including several named "Best Of" by US News & World Report. When you join the team at a National center, you join a team that provides life-changing care to thousands of patients, residents, and families in a Great Place to Work Certified environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.