at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Title:Human Resources (HR) Generalist - Benefits
Job Description:POSITION TITLE:Human Resources (HR) Generalist - Benefits
STATUS:Full Time
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
DIVISION: Human Resources
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
UNION: Non-union
REPORTS TO: Senior HR Generalist, Total Rewards
PLACEMENT: Support staff, grade S07
MINIMUM PAY RATE:$49,694 annually
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.
POSITION SUMMARY
The HR Generalist focuses on a broad range of human resource responsibilities in support of and aligned with the College's strategic and operational priorities. The HR Generalist will provide value added services to the College in the primary area of benefits (total rewards) and will also support areas that include but are not limited to talent management, onboarding, employee relations and retention, performance management, labor relations, diversity initiatives, learning & development and policy interpretation.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES
1. Provide day-to-day management of all College employee benefits including leave of absence management, providing feedback in benefits package design, coordinating all benefit enrollments and terminations, ensuring timely payment of benefits invoices, and serving as primary contact for vendors, employees, and supervisors.
2. Proactively partners and collaborates with employees on best approaches, practices, policy and procedure to create and sustain a high performing workforce.
3. Keenly assess systemic and ongoing human resource programing and institutional structures through the lens of diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice to sustain a culture of belonging.
4. Actively partner with managers, staff, and bargaining unit representatives to address a variety of workplace issues and function as a subject matter expert for administrative practices.
5. Provide best practices to intentionally optimize Workday functionality.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Primary point of contact for all leave of absence activity. Respond to and resolve escalated leave of absence matters; communicate with employees regarding leaves. Coordinate and ensure compliance with all procedures/policies & processes related to family and medical leave (FMLA), ADA and/or other leaves.
2. Lead and orchestrate benefits Open Enrollment events including but not limited to benefits website content updates, communications, plan document updates, utilization meetings, benefits fair and test scenarios in Workday.
3. Partner with the benefits broker to ensure plans, practices and policies are compliant with applicable state and federal regulations, are cost effective and meet the strategic goals.
4. Engage in activities to increase JJC employment brand awareness for total rewards, supporting employees and potential employees with accurate and understandable information.
5. Create and deliver training and presentations to diverse audiences and backgrounds, in order to sustain a high performing workforce
6. Monitor compliance. Ensure all documents are appropriately processed, ensuring confidentiality at all times. Process, complete and analyze reports on various types of employee data (vendor billing verification, reconciliation and processing).
7. Support Sr. HR Generalist through participation in appropriate organizational teams/ committees.
8. Coordinate across stakeholders, providing timely and concise communications regarding status of services/projects and pending issues. Educate, mentor and train HR staff on processes and professional practices related to leave... For full info follow application link.
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Joliet Junior College is committed to maintaining an environment that is safe and free from discrimination, harassment, and misconduct on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation or gender-related identity. The College prohibits sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, stalking, and relationship/dating violence has put measures in place to ensure a safe and healthy educational and employment environment, and meet legal requirements in accordance with: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the College's programs or activities; relevant sections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, including gender-related identity; and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), which requires timely warning to the community of certain immediate threats.