HR Advisor

About the role

At AbleLight, people are the heart of everything we do. Our mission, vision and values reflect a commitment to people. As an organization, we are aligned, inspired and driven toward a common goal - believing that together, the best life is possible!

Essential Duties

• Employee Relations: Provides day-to-day guidance, coaching and support to management and staff regarding employee relations issues, performance management, policies and procedures and interpretation of employment laws, while maintaining a positive employee-employer relationship and promoting a high level of employee engagement.
• Provides day-to-day performance management guidance to line management (e.g., coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary actions).
• Works closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, create a culture of high engagement, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
• Partners with front line leaders on retention and engagement initiatives.
• Responsible for administering and monitoring termination paperwork, exit interview/employee survey process.
• Compliance: Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations ensuring in-depth and appropriate documentation.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation to employees and front-line leaders.
• Facilitates response to unemployment claims.
• Collaborates with leave management specialists on appropriate accommodation requests, return to work and worker's compensation programs at a state level.
• Creates and maintains necessary reporting required for each state or region and participates in responding to state survey record requests for IDD employees.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field or 5 years of direct experience and other education commensurate with education requirement
• Experience: Four years of progressive HR Experience in employee relations. Multi state and IDD experience a plus.
• Req. Certs: Certification in human resources through SHRM or HRCI preferred.