Human Resources Generalist

Primary Purpose

The Human Resources Generalist supports key departmental functions, including recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, HRIS maintenance, training development and coordination, employee relations, and compliance, ensuring that Human Resources practices align with organizational values, regulatory requirements, and the organization’s mission-driven culture.

• Partners with supervisors to update job postings. Adds job postings to the museum’s recruiting sites and posts open positions to designated recruitment websites.
• Partners with the Head of Human Resources to develop and continuously improve the museum’s recruitment program, and administers the recruitment program, policies, and procedures.
• Trains all supervisors on the recruitment program, policies, and procedures.
• Provides recruiting assistance by reviewing incoming resumes, conducting phone screens, and scheduling interviews.
• Point of contact for job fairs; attends events to assist with recruitment of camps and entry level staff roles.

• Manages end-to-end recruitment processes to attract, screen, and onboard qualified candidates aligned with organizational needs and culture.
• Schedules, coordinates, and conducts onboarding, offboarding, exit interviews, and processes all related tasks including but not limited to: offer letter creation, background checks, IT setup, benefits enrollment, COBRA notices, etc.
• Supports in coordinating monthly new hire orientations and monthly all-staff celebration meetings.
• Schedules, tracks, and enrolls staff in designated required trainings including harassment prevention, manager training, performance management training, etc.
• Develop, implement, and monitor effective recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, and training programs and make recommendations to Head of HR of improvements needed.

• Serves as the organization’s Subject Matter Expert on ADP , updating all new hire/status change/termination information into ADP Workforce Now system; maintains and troubleshoots system pertaining to benefits, time management, and paid time off.
• Collaborates with the Payroll Specialist, ensuring all data for new hires and changes for current staff are accurately input in the HRIS.
• Manages updates and accuracy employee records. Processes all new hire/status change/termination paperwork; maintains electronic personnel files with required and necessary forms and information.
• Manage and track year-round mandatory employee training programs to ensure timely completion and regulatory compliance.
• Creates, updates, and runs regular reports to ensure up-to-date data is available to staff including emergency contact lists, staff directories, and organization charts.

• Assists the Head of Human Resources in filing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance reports and forms annually.
• Acts as the primary point of contact for employee benefit inquiries, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability, FSA, 403(b), and related programs.
• Coordinates Open Enrollment and Qualifying Life Event changes, ensuring enrollments in all benefits (including medical, dental, vision, life/LTD, FSA, 403(b), etc.) are accurate at all times.
• Administers workers comp claims, submits required monthly reporting, and completes annual workers comp audit.
• Administers the Wellness program and implements ideas to improve wellness events and communication of resources to employees.

• Participates in employee retention strategies to reduce turnover and increase job satisfaction.
• Assist in the development and implementation of employee recognition program.
• Operates as the Safety Officer by administering the Injury, Illness and Violence Prevention Program (Safety Program), ensuring the organization’s Safety Program is in compliance with federal, state, and local statutes and employees are trained on it.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required…