People and Culture Senior Generalist

Orangewood Foundation•Santa Ana, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Orangewood Foundation, established in 1981, is dedicated to advocating for young people facing foster care, homelessness, and trafficking. Our mission is to empower these individuals by supporting the futures they envision, providing dedicated one-on-one support to help them achieve their dreams and goals. We offer programs and services in four essential areas: Basic Needs & Support, Education, Life Skills & Employment, and Transitional Housing & Support. Our vision is a community where every young person thrives. We embody this goal in all our interactions. We are committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer with Flexible Scheduling, fostering Powerful Teamwork, Personal Fulfillment, a Thriving Community, Professional Development, and Mental & Physical Wellness, offering Competitive Compensation. Orangewood Foundation is recognized as a Great Place to Work. We ask all staff to uphold our core values: Trust, Respect, Empathy, Inclusion, and Advocacy.

Requirements

Some college required.
Minimum five years’ experience in a human resources generalist role.
Minimum two years’ experience managing employee relations issues, and investigations.
Minimum two years’ payroll processing experience required.
Ability to handle confidential matters and information.
Demonstrated experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing HRIS systems.
Strong administrative, organization skills, and attention to detail.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; comfortable presenting oneself at staff meetings.
Demonstrated experience in handling multiple assignments and meeting tight deadlines.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications: outlook, word, excel, power point, and teams.
Possess a valid California driver’s license and proof of automobile insurance.
Position requires DMV clearance.
Pre-employment screenings include criminal background checks, FBI/DOJ fingerprinting, TB test, drug screen, and previous employment verification.
A Plum.io assessment is a required part of the application process.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Paylocity experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with P&C leadership to align employee relations initiatives with organizational goals, culture, and values.
Coach leaders on proactive employee engagement and team development practices.
Provide guidance and support to managers and team members on conflict resolution, discipline, performance issues, and policy interpretation.
Participate in complex and sensitive employee relations investigations, ensuring fairness, consistency, and legal compliance.
Analyze trends in employee relations data and recommend proactive solutions.
Serve as a thought partner for continuous improvement in employee engagement and retention strategies.
Conduct new employee People & Culture orientations and participate in the full onboarding experience.
Facilitate the off-boarding process including creating all paperwork, final checks, and conducting exit interviews.
Accurately process the Orangewood Foundation, Samueli Academy, and Youth Connected Program semi-monthly payrolls as scheduled.
Maintain comprehensive notes throughout the pay period to document items that impact payroll.
Review timecards for completion and accuracy, make payroll changes, make payroll benefit deduction updates, and complete all payroll checklist steps and reports.
Provide the payroll check register for review and approval and submit the payroll before deadline.
Participate in the coordination of the open-enrollment process, assist employees with benefit enrollments, new hire enrollments, and qualifying life events.
Assist with leave of absence coordination and work with the COBRA & FSA vendor.
Assist with annual benefit reporting requirements.
Review, approve, and send new hire enrollments to payroll.
Receive and review the carriers’ file feed reports weekly and follow up with the carriers as needed.
Ensure consistent application of company policies and practices across locations and departments.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and contract requirements.
Maintain employee records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Pull reports and documents requested by all auditors throughout the year.
Attend audits meetings when requested.
Additional projects and tasks as assigned by People & Culture leadership.