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Human Resources Manager at Prairie State College

• Location:
• Duration: 2024-12 to Present
• Description: • Partner with the CHRO to develop and implement HR initiatives that enhance workplace culture, reduce turnover, and improve employee retention and organizational processes. • Lead employee relations efforts, including conflict resolution, compliance, and fostering positive relationships across the organization. • Oversee compensation processes, ensuring accurate payroll coordination, benefit administration, and equitable pay practices. • Manage onboarding and offboarding processes, including system updates, orientations, and exit interviews, ensuring compliance and accuracy of employee data. • Administer benefits programs, including open enrollment, employee communications, and coordination with insurance carriers to resolve coverage or payment issues. • Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the HR Coordinator, including setting performance goals, conducting performance evaluations, and supporting professional growth. • Organize and manage HR projects and events such as employee recognition programs, wellness initiatives, benefits fairs, and service awards. • Ensure compliance with laws and regulations such as HIPAA, FMLA, COBRA, and worker’s compensation, while maintaining accurate records and tracking critical deadlines. • Provide manager training on FMLA and ADA, ensuring understanding and compliance with family leave and disability accommodations. • Analyze, reconcile, and audit benefits accounts and systems to ensure accurate billing, payments, and leave tracking. • Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to address strategic HR needs and support organizational goals.

Benefits Manager at Prairie State College

• Location:
• Duration: 2023-08 to Present
• Description: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE Health and Welfare Plans - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, FMLA, FSA, Short Term and Long Term Disability Plans: • Interfaced with Benefit plan Brokers and Carriers. • Resolved employees’ Benefit Plans inquiries, explained benefit plan provisions and enrollment procedures. • On Boarded new hires for enrollment into Benefit Plans. • Resolved electronic file feed data discrepancies between Ellucian Colleague HCM and TPA/carrier systems. • Reconciled and processed TPA/carrier billing invoices. • Administered FMLA, Leaves of Absence and Paid Time Off (PTO) Policies. • Administered Flexible Spending Account (FSA) enrollments. • Coordinated with HUB, to streamline FMLA/Leaves of Absence tracking and reporting using Employee Navigator functionality. • Maintained Ellucian and other HRIS HCM systems on employee data for Benefit Plans and Payroll administration. • Liaison to third-party unemployment vendor to communicate policies and procedures surrounding unemployment. Retirement Plans: • Administered and maintained Old National data on 403b/457b Plan participants. • Balanced 403b/457bPlan employee contributions between Ellucian, Old National / SURS and Payroll. • Coordinated with Finance/Payroll to wire transfer 403b/ 457b Contribution funding to Fidelity. • Maintained Old National 403B / 457B Plan including balancing, funding and wiring employee contributions. • Resolved employee inquiries and problems related to 457B/ 403B Plans.

Human Resources Generalist at Children's Home & Aid

• Location: United States
• Duration: 2023-04 to 2023-10
• Description:

People (HR) Generalist/Specialist at Clarity Clinic

• Location: United States
• Duration: 2022-10 to 2023-08
• Description:

Sourcing Coordinator (Onboarding & Compensation) at Thresholds

• Location: United States
• Duration: 2021-06 to 2022-09
• Description: Sourcing Coordinator • Manage all internal and external job board postings for the agency.

• Successfully filled 20+ entry level, and clinical positions in the first quarter and manage over 10 requisitions. • Increase candidate pipeline 30% by effectively using and negotiating with recruitment platforms and resources, including talent network pages, Boolean searches, networking, career fairs, social media, and referrals. • Strategically develop and implement operational and regulatory governance agency wide with a DEI focus. • Use social media, job boards, Internet sourcing, and other technical means to source candidates for open jobs. • Establish ongoing relationships with academic institutions, third party recruitment agencies, and staffing agencies. • Produce reports on Talent Acquisition analytics, including but not limited to: Job openings, employee turnover, and employee terminations. • Source candidates by reviewing resumes and job applications and performing phone screenings for clinical and administrative roles.

Onboarding Specialist

• Conduct and manage background checks through Universal. • Responsible for new hire process and entering them into our HRIS ( Ultipro/UKG) • Serves as first point of contact for all matters pertaining to Talent Management • Maintains updated I-9 & E Verifies files including name changes and removing terminated staff I-9’s according with Federal law. • Primary point of contact for employee IDs including coordinating pictures, uploading to the HRIS system, and printing/distributing. • Completes all verification of employment requests received through the Talent Management general line.

Interim Compensation Specialist • Assists with the development of salary quotes for new employees, promotions, transfers, and other types of compensation. • Develops and maintains a strong working connection with Talent Acquisition team and the Total Rewards Team.