Human Resource Generalist

United Way of the Bluegrass Inc • Lexington, KY

2d • $48,000 - $55,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The HR Generalist serves as United Way of the Bluegrass's primary human resources professional, responsible for the full range of day-to-day HR administration — recruiting and onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, compliance, records management, and offboarding. This is a hands-on, generalist role reporting directly to the President & CEO, well suited to an HR professional who enjoys ownership across the full employee lifecycle in a mission-driven organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2 to 4 years of progressive HR generalist experience.
• Working knowledge of federal and Kentucky employment law and HR compliance requirements.
• Experience with an HRIS platform; Paylocity experience preferred.
• Demonstrated discretion with confidential information and sound, independent judgment.
• Comfortable serving as the organization's sole in-house HR professional, with the maturity to know when to escalate.

Nice To Haves

• PHR or SHRM-CP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions regarding policy, benefits, and workplace concerns, escalating complaints or legal matters promptly.
• Maintain the organization's compliance calendar, including required filings, renewals, and trainings.
• Apply HR policy consistently across the organization and flag any gap or inconsistency in written policy.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for open positions, including posting, applicant screening, and interview coordination.
• Prepare offer letters and coordinate new-hire onboarding, including required paperwork and orientation scheduling.
• Administer annual open enrollment and process qualifying life-event changes.
• Serve as the organization's primary point of contact with benefits carriers.
• Process COBRA notices within required statutory timeframes for every qualifying event, without exception.
• Serve as the Paylocity administrator for HR modules, maintaining accurate, current, and complete personnel records.
• Process employment status changes (hires, terminations, transfers) in the HRIS within 24 hours of the effective date.
• Partner with Finance to verify payroll accuracy, particularly around new hires, separations, and leave status changes.
• Execute a standardized offboarding checklist for every separation, covering HRIS termination processing, benefits termination, COBRA notice, equipment return, and access revocation.
• Confirm completion of each offboarding step in writing before a separation file is closed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-paid and voluntary life insurance options.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Health reimbursement and flexible spending account options.
• Retirement plan participation.
• Paid time off and paid organizational holidays.
• Employee assistance and wellness resources.
• Professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level