Employee Relations Lead

COORDINATED CARE ALLIANCE NY INC • Town of De Witt, NY

82d • $65,090 - $70,000

About The Position

The Employee Relations Lead provides support and guidance to the organization’s management team to work through complex employee relations issues. This position will pro-actively assess, address, and resolve employee relations matters in accordance with federal, local, and state labor law.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of job-related experience is required.
• Understanding of basic HR-related and other applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Title VII, FLSA, FMLA, ERISA, ADA, ADEA, COBRA, HIPAA, and other key federal, state, and local statutes is required.
• Excellent oral and written communications; ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of individuals.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Job-related experience in an OPWDD or DOH environment.
• Absolute sense of integrity and personal commitment to serving people with I/DD and their families.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Demonstrates professionalism, respect, and ability to work in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Paycom is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Employee Relations liaison to support with the performance management process.
• Provides HR policy guidance and interpretation to management, requiring authoritative knowledge of policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Assists or conducts investigation of employee concerns, document findings, and recommended resolutions.
• Apprises leadership of incidents and any noted patterns, via Incident Management meetings/process.
• Collaborates with the Benefit Managers and the Director of Human Resources on all employee requests for reasonable accommodation.
• Maintains sufficient knowledge of the Employee Handbook, including and not limited to time accruals/procedures, benefits, leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, and other common areas of employee inquiries.
• Leads or participates in HR or interdisciplinary meetings of topical items or concerns.
• Identifies training needs and prepare and/or present trainings pertaining to any HR field across the organization.
• Provides observations, insights, and recommendations to enhance best practices.
• Provides other guidance or assistance within HR or the organization, in accordance with need and/or business necessity.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Participates in various projects as assigned.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree