SR. HR SPECIALIST

The GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd.; Adelanto (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Dental Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pet Insurance

Paid Training

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Discount

Job summary

GEO Secured Services in Adelanto, CA seeks a Senior Human Resource Specialist to provide advanced HR administrative and technical support across recruitment, payroll, and employee relations. This confidential role supports facility operations and ensures data integrity in the HRIS.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years in HR/payroll, strong knowledge of employment laws, and a demonstrated ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in HR or Business Management required; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum of two years of experience in human resources or payroll.
• Proficiency with HRIS; strong analytical skills; ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good working knowledge of HR concepts, practices, procedures and employment laws.
• Excellent organizational skills; high initiative and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle highly sensitive data with confidentiality; effective communication across levels.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced HR administrative and technical support including recruitment, employment activities, and personnel records.
• Manages employee relations, leave management, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Creates unique reports for HR compliance and audits; maintains data integrity in the HRIS.
• Oversees job postings, applicant screening, and coordination with hiring managers.
• Ensures adherence to EEO/AA policies and logs/documentation for required reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

HRIS experience

Analytical skills

Prioritization

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Organizational skills

Education

Associate’s degree in HR or Business Management

Bachelor’s degree with PHR or SPHR certified preferred

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Matching
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discount
• Reduced Tuition Rates
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Pet Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Training
• Flexible Spending Account

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

• We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
• Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary:
The Senior Human Resource Specialist provides advanced HR administrative and technical support to include recruitment, employment activities, personnel records, employee relations, leave management, regulatory reporting requirements and other areas as needed. This confidential position will support the facility’s operations. Creates unique reports for various human resources compliance requirements and ensures the data integrity within the system by assisting with system maintenance and audits.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Senior Human Resource Specialist acts as a senior informational resource to all levels of staff in administering HR programs, policies, rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Advises and assists in training HR Specialists on the performance of their HR functions.
• The Senior Human Resource Specialist serves as the lead HR professional and primary resource to resolve salary, payroll, benefits and HRIS tactical HR problems for the facilityemployees.
• Processes new hire, changes in employee information, leave and any other employment related documentation into the HR Information System.
• The Senior Human Resource Specialist ensures recruiting efforts comply with company initial hiring policies and procedures and Equal Opportunity and Affitative Action (EEO/AA) policies and objectives.
• Assists in ensuring outreach efforts for AA plan requirements are conducted and are documented to include maintaining all required logs and reports.
• The Senior Human Resource Specialist oversees the maintenance of job posting files and related documents, and applicant files. Ensures interviews are scheduled and resumes are pre-screened prior to sending candidates to hiring managers for consideration.
• Assists in tracking regulatory reporting requirements, including responses to charges and requests for information from governmental agencies. Maintains all files and records relating to charges and associated correspondence. These documents may be computer-based and/or physical.
• Reviews audit reports and corrects identified HRIS data.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Associate’s degree in Human Resources or Business Management required, or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Bachelor’s degree and PHR or SPHR Certification preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in human resources or payroll required.
• Proficiency with HRIS, strong analytical skills and the demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good working knowledge and familiarity with Human Resources concepts, practices, procedures and basic employment laws required.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Focused on quality and accuracy and possess a high degree of initiative.
• High degree of interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with all levels within the organization, understand user needs, and offer suggestions to improve their requests.
• Must be able to handle highly sensitive data with the greatest degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

GEO Secured Services