Human Resources Generalist

Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio•Columbus, OH

17d•$59,000•Onsite

About The Position

Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO)’s mission is to provide civil legal aid and advocacy to overcome unfairness and injustice, reduce poverty, and increase opportunity. LASCO has a long-standing history of being committed to searching out the patterns, causes of, and solutions to the repetitive and fundamental legal problems facing low-income Ohioans and pursuing the legal recourse needed to address those problems. Since 1966, our organizations have helped thousands of Ohio’s poor obtain and keep housing, secure public benefits, worked with families to gain and maintain economic stability, and helped domestic violence survivors to live free of fear and abuse and to obtain the resources needed to sustain themselves and their children. LASCO is actively seeking a professional, reliable, creative, and dedicated Human Resources Generalist to join our team. This position serves as an integral member of the Human Resources team and supports human resources programming across the organization. The HR Generalist carries out responsibilities in general HR functions including new hire orientation, Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) data management, benefit administration, employee relations, and recruitment related activities.

Requirements

Demonstrated relevant experience in HR field with progressive Human Resources working knowledge of recruiting, benefits and compensation or other similar practices
HR competence and knowledge of general HR processes
Ability to approach the role with a “partner” mindset, a sense of urgency, creative problem-solving and attention to detail
Demonstrated knowledge of US and state labor laws
Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and integrity
Ability to influence at all levels in the organization
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships across a diverse group of stakeholders
Familiarity with HR analytics, including how to drive impact in recruitment, talent, and inclusion metrics
Ability to prioritize workload to manage time and tasks in a dynamic environment
Proficient skills across the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally, empathetically, and effectively verbally and in writing, with a variety of audiences
Strong work ethic with an eye for detail
A commitment to access for all people with a wide variety of lived experiences both internally and externally
High ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion
Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
English language proficiency is essential and Spanish/English bilingual skills are a plus. Additional languages – even better

Nice To Haves

SHRM-CP and/or PHR certification preferred
Prior Legal Aid, non-profit or related work experience a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

Be responsible for assisting with and performing general HR functions including administrative, payroll, and employment related activities
Assist with the preparation and facilitation of HR processes, including annual review and engagement survey among others
Support recruiting efforts to create a broad applicant pool as well as support on-boarding processes
Support change management and organizational design activities
Become a point of contact for staff and managers and provide coaching and guidance as appropriate
Assist with workplace investigations
Build strong strategic relationships
Help to identify development gaps, performance trends, and training needs and proactively propose solutions to address
Drive high-performance culture across the organization
Help to implement and coordinate established and new HR policies and practices
Support benefits administration and record-keeping including open enrollment, new hire enrollments and employee benefit education
Support and collaborate with staff, partners, and other related parties to help achieve goals