Job Opportunities
Human Resources/Operations Generalist
Full Time Exempt Professional
Parsons TN
Job Description
Collaborates closely with Chief Operations Officer and HR Director to assist HR and Operational functions that support the daily work of our employees. This includes, but is not limited to, daily support of employee benefits program, renewal process of organization’s commercial insurance policies, initial contact for HR related questions (PTO, policies, etc), payroll processing which includes accurate grant allocation and tracking.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Build strong relationships with employees and management to foster and ensure organizational culture, while maintaining confidentiality in all aspects of management decisions and employee matters.
- Assists in administering benefits and employee support programs ● Participates in and schedules interviews, meetings, and various onboarding tasks as requested by HR Director and COO.
- Assists with organization of HR files and employee files to ensure efficiencies and documentation compliance
- Helps facilitate and support performance review process both introductory and annual ● Front line for providing support by connecting employees to available resources for day to day HR and benefit questions, employee relation concerns, etc.
- Manage annual renewal process of supporting commercial insurance programs to include cost-benefit review, updating demographic data, etc.
- Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll by maintaining compliance with federal, state and local payroll wage and hour laws and best practices. ● Facilitates continued audit readiness by maintaining accurate grant allocation and tracking
The Ayers Foundation • P.O. Box 756 • Parsons, Tennessee 38363 www.theayersfoundation.org
Competencies:
- Ability to build and maintain trust among team and stakeholders. ● Consistently being a mission driven, comfortable in ambiguous situations. ● Role Model displaying calm, confident, confidential demeanor. ● Displays an exemplary team mindset while maintaining a high level of pride in work and accepts responsibility for actions and decisions.
- Develop the ability to anticipate potential problem areas and take the preventative corrective action.
- Demonstrate openness and honesty in communications and interactions.
- Display professionalism when dealing with stressful and/or uncomfortable situations. ● Does not allow emotions to interfere in carrying out work and interactions with others. ● Proficiency in computer skills including but not limited to: Microsoft, Google Enterprise, Salesforce, Banner and other platforms as needed
Reporting:
- This position supports the Operations function and reports directly to the Director of HR
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required with preference in Business Administration or Human Resources. Minimum 1-2 years or more of HR experience preferred, certification in related field preferred.
Physical Demands:
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Occasional travel to Nashville or school sites may be required
- Sitting, standing, driving, traveling, lifting up to 15lbs and repetitive motion from computer use
- Ability to walk 1-3 miles for campus tours and visits if needed ● Hearing/Speaking effectively as required for communication
The Ayers Foundation • P.O. Box 756 • Parsons, Tennessee 38363 www.theayersfoundation.org
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified, and the expectation is that the job holder will do whatever is needed to get the job done.